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@csh.ac.at๐ Our ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ก will take place in November. Stay tuned and ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐๐: csh.ac.at/events-news/...
@csh.ac.at๐ Thanks so much, Orit, for sharing your research on these fascinating creatures. Thank you, Eddie Lee @spintheory.bsky.social, for leading us through the evening, and thanks to everyone who attended for coming and the lively discussion!
@csh.ac.at๐ณ Fireflies are sensitive to pesticides and light pollution, and are becoming ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ. Some things anyone can do: Provide habitable structures in your garden, avoid pesticides, spread the word about fireflies, and participate in local monitoring projects (Vienna: shorturl.at/PoRGu).
@csh.ac.atโ๏ธ Some species ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Orit's team tries to understand this by probing fireflies' responses to artificial flashing patterns that mimic those of different species.
@csh.ac.at๐จ It seems that fireflies don't flash periodically when they are alone, but they readily synchronize with an external signal (LED experiments). But how exactly synchronization initiates in the swarm is an open question that Orit and her team are tackling.
@csh.ac.at๐ฆ In some species, ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ their flashing across an entire forest. The signal spreads through the swarm like a stadium wave. One fireflyโs flash triggers its neighbor, which triggers the next. This local coupling is enough for a synced flashing rhythm across the swarm.
@csh.ac.at๐ก ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ: Fireflies use flashes of light to find mates. ๐ Each species has its own pattern, a kind of Morse code in light. But when thousands of fireflies flash in the same place, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒ?
@csh.ac.atIf you've ever wondered about the glow up routines of ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ก, our second ๐ช๐๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ก was for you! Orit Peleg from @colorado.edu talked about these marvelous bugs that are not only enchanting to look at, but also offer fascinating lessons for #AnimalCommunication in #swarms. ๐งช #scicomm
@csh.ac.atโณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ! Want to join us for your #PhD and dive into #Complexity Science? Applications for the ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ at the Complexity Science Hub are open until ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ. #AcademicSky
๐ More info: csh.ac.at/education/gr...
@csh.ac.at๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ! ๐
In a Q&A, Mirta Galesic, who co-leads CSH's Collective Minds research group, talked about the best way to respond to hate speech โ and why simply saying โI disagreeโ matters a lot.
๐ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
๐ Collective Minds research group: shorturl.at/xDr30
@csh.ac.at๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ? Read our interview with @behas.bsky.social, who leads CSH's Digital Currency Ecosystems research group and helped shape the forum's academic program: shorturl.at/QE4mV
@csh.ac.atBig thanks to ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป @interpol.int, ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ (Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime) and @behas.bsky.social (CSH) for the amazing event and collaboration โ and to everyone who contributed to two days of focused discussions, knowledge exchange and networking at CSH!
@csh.ac.atLast week, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ brought together experts from law enforcement, academia, and industry. Co-organized with the ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ @interpol.int Innovation Centre and the ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, it explored how emerging tech is changing crime and investigations.
@csh.ac.at๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ Philipp Hilmbauer-Hofmarcher, who received the ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ for his research on how the bombing of Vienna in World War II shaped the cityโs social makeup in the long run.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ about what Viennaโs post-war reconstruction can teach us: shorturl.at/KI0Q6
@csh.ac.atHappening this Wednesday at the Complexity Science Hub! If you haven't secured your spot yet, use the link to register: csh.ac.at/events/wedne...
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@csh.ac.atJoin us in welcoming ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ to the CSH as a #PhD Candidate! ๐He will study how systems like markets, voting, and organizations aggregate scattered information to make decisions and coordinate action.
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ: csh.ac.at/abhishek-yad...
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๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐: shorturl.at/MPUDD
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@csh.ac.at๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: csh.ac.at/news/digital...
@csh.ac.at๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: We're proud to have the following people working on this topic at the Complexity Science Hub: @behas.bsky.social, Rainer Stรผtz, Stefan Kitzler, Alexander Kropiunig, Allison Owen, Johann Stockinger.
@csh.ac.at๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: Vast sums of money are circulating in digital currencies. When failures occur, society ultimately bears the costs. Data-driven insights can identify risks at the individual level as well as the potential for systemic collapse, enabling the design of safeguards and interventions.
