🇫🇷 Et voilà! CSH is featured on the French Institute's website! Amélie Desvars-Larrive recently hosted Auregan Labrune from the French Institute/French Embassy in Vienna at CSH, discussing how complexity science tackles real-world challenges through interdisciplinary research. 👉 shorturl.at/VAIgG

#SpreadtheWord We are looking for #PhD candidates passionate about using large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to study the complex interactions within #epidemiology, #OneHealth, and #publichealthsystems. More info: csh.ac.at/education/gr...

Tackling cybercrime requires global collaboration. This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.

What matters in #science today? You might want to ask @floragraham.bsky.social, editor of Nature Briefing. Last week, Flora joined us to give our scientists a crash course in science communication. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Flora, and for sparking such thought-provoking discussions!

Grateful for our #postdocs! Last week at CSH we celebrated #PostdocAppreciationWeek with a research jam featuring talks on history, women’s health, algorithms, the brain & more. Postdocs drive CSH science, and shape our community. @spintheory.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @vitelot.bsky.social

Our first Art & Science night at Palais Springer-Rothschild explored Wendelin Pressl’s NEOΣ KOΣMOΣ. From his book to the PLANETOTHEK installation, guests became part of the art—an experiment in perception, imagination & discovery. #ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience

She’s a superstar! 🌟 Mirta Galesic kicked off our Tuesday Talks at CSH with an open + inspiring talk on her journey from Croatia to co-leading #CollectiveMinds. Honest about setbacks, rejections, and moving across cultures—her reflections made us rethink what it means to be a researcher today.

Not every day CSH President Stefan Thurner joins a workshop. This time he did—alongside CSH scientists—for a session led by Aashima Dogra on the unspoken challenges of science. From values to vulnerabilities, power to powerlessness, participants reflected on the human side of science.

Vienna-based artist Wendelin Pressl invites you to explore his latest work on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 7:00 PM, at the Complexity Science Hub. He'll be joined by curator Astrid Kury, and complexity scientist Leonhard Horstmeyer. 💌 RSVP: shorturl.at/WQrap

🌟 We were honoured to welcome @erc.europa.eu president Maria Leptin to CSH! Helga Nowotny, chair of CSH science board, and Stefan Thurner, CSH president, met with her. Leptin also connected with Mirta Galesic (ERC Advanced Grant) and Aashima Dogra (Maria Leptin @embo.org Fellow).

Young research in the spotlight! At #FallingWalls Lab Vienna 2025, 12 talents pitched bold ideas in 3 min. 🥇 Tayebeh Saghaei (BOKU) 🥈 Sanja Savić (OFI) 🥉 Benedikt Schwarze (Uni Vienna) Tayebeh will represent 🇦🇹 at the Berlin final!

What a week at the 21st Conference on #ComplexSystems in Siena! Proud of our researchers sharing work on migration, supply chains, economies, collective minds & fairness. Thanks @css-conference.bsky.social — see you in Binghamton 2026!

CCS Junior Scientific Award 2025 goes to Rafael Prieto-Curiel! Congratulations!

On 17 Sept, 7 PM @csh.ac.at: Art & Science with Wendelin Pressl – NEOΣ KOΣMOΣ ✨ With artist Wendelin Pressl, curator Astrid Kury, & scientist Leonhard Horstmeyer. RSVP 👉 csh.ac.at/events/art-s...

👏 Big congrats to CSH researcher @hillaryvipond.bsky.social — finalist for the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize for best thesis in non-US #EconomicHistory! She’ll present her research this Sat, Sept 6 at the Economic History Association Annual Meeting.

Still amazed by last week’s Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop at CSH! 🌍✨ 5 days of talks, discussions & projects brought together brilliant minds in #art, #science, #journalism & #dataviz. Huge thanks to the organizers, speakers & participants!

During his residency at the @csh.ac.at, @ruschneider.bsky.social sat down with Peter Turchin to tackle one of the most intriguing—and debated—questions in science: Can #history be predicted? Curious about what he discovered? Read Schneider’s latest piece in NZZ Folio [in German]: shorturl.at/0Szmn

Meeting Nobel Laureates – not in dreams, but in real life ✨ This week, CSH's Johannes Stangl and Jan Hurt are attending the 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences (#LINOecon). Highlights so far include a discussion with Nobel Laureate Steven Chu and Johannes speaking at the Welcome Session 🤯🙌

Honored to welcome State Secretary Elisabeth Zehetner 🇦🇹 The meeting with CSH's Stefan Thurner, Philipp Marxgut, and Peter Klimek allowed an in-depth exchange on how understanding complex systems can benefit society – from healthcare to supply networks and data availability.

Just out in @hbr.org: study by CSH researcher Frank Neffke, together with Moh Hosseinioun, Hyejin Youn, and Letian (LT) Zhang, shows why #foundationalskills like #collaboration, #mathematicalthinking, and #adaptability are becoming essential in a world reshaped by generative #AI. 👉 shorturl.at/p3h3d

The 3rd Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop has kicked off at CSH! Over the next 5 days, 37 participants and 6 guests from #art, #science, #journalism, and #visualization will share ideas, work on projects, and connect. And #Vienna friends: join us at the Dataviz Garden Party 👉 shorturl.at/KTsV6

🏥 Migrants make up 20% of Austria’s population but account for less than 10% of hospital patients, a @csh.ac.at & @meduniwien.ac.at study finds. Based on 13M hospital stays, the results highlight unequal access to #healthcare. 🔗 More: csh.ac.at/events-news/... with @elmahd.bsky.social

🫵 Ready to tackle the world’s most complex challenges? The Complexity Science Hub is looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues. 📅 Apply by 11 November 2025 ℹ️ csh.ac.at/education/gr...

While in Vienna, CSH resident journalist Will Grimond was fascinated to learn about grätzloase--neighbourhood oasis made by and for residents to enjoy shared urban life. And he wrote a story about it for @theguardian.com (featuring @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social and @csh.ac.at): shorturl.at/gC6Ch

🔥 Things got wild yesterday when we tested our very first CSH #card #game! Designed by our talented and wonderful summer intern Baris Ulas and guided by CSH’s brilliant data visualization expert Liuhuaying Yang, the game brings supply networks to life as players try to build e-bikes 🚲

🚶🚌🚗 Where you live in a city shapes how you commute. @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (CSH) & Filipe Barroso (Universidade de Aveiro) analyzed Lisbon & Porto and found: car use rises ~1% every 2 km from downtown, reaching 75%+ in outer neighborhoods. Over the decade, car trips increased nationwide.

In a recent @nature.com story, @giorgiag-sciwriter.bsky.social explains how heatwaves are affecting European economies and populations--featuring Hannah Schuster, Peter Klimek and @csh.ac.at!

What makes an investment “safe” – and does that depend on whether it's a stock or a cryptocurrency? A recent study co-authored by CSH's @miroslavmirchev.bsky.social takes a closer look at how network structures can help make more informed decisions. shorturl.at/PcG2F

🎙️ Spotlight On: Jan Korbel Welcome back to our interview series with a twist—where researchers pick the questions they want to answer! In this edition, you’ll meet Jan Korbel, a PostDoc at the Complexity Science Hub, exploring the #foundations of #complexsystems. 🔗 csh.ac.at/news/spotlig...

#1: 🎡 Vienna in the early 1900s was the center of the intellectual world, the fourth largest city in Europe, and home to “dazzling coteries of thinkers.” ...

Is there a “speed limit” for innovation? In #AI, #biotech, and beyond, faster might not always be better: A new study led by CSH's @spintheory.bsky.social shows that while highly connected systems can innovate quickly, they also become more fragile and risk collapse. More: csh.ac.at/news/a-speed...

How do you turn a dataset into a headline? At a workshop at CSH, Frontiers journalist-in-residence @willljg.bsky.social walked researchers through the basics of #DataJournalism —then sat down for an interview on the relationship between #science, #data, and #storytelling. 👉 shorturl.at/ig0WX

We were thrilled to host Mathijs de Vaan from Berkeley Haas School of Business at CSH last week! Mathijs delivered a seminar on how #LLMs are transforming #ScientificTesearch and writing. Our #PhDs & #postdocs also presented their work—sparking great discussions from the library to the courtyard.

What do the gods want? The book Seshat History of Moralizing Religion explores how cultures from Egypt to India to the Americas linked morality to supernatural reward & punishment. Learn more & read about the book edited by Jenny Reddish, Peter Turchin and Jennifer Larson: shorturl.at/jUj6m

🚔 #Crime has a rhythm — can we decode its beat? In a new study co-authored by CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, 12 years of detailed crime data reveal relatively stable temporal “heartbeats” for different crime types over time. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We’re hiring a Data Visualization Specialist! 🎨📊 Join our Visuals team & work with award-winning Liuhuaying Yang. From supply chains to crime—you'll help make the invisible visible! Apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs/ More: csh.ac.at/visuals/

💬💡Explaining your research to kids? Easier said than done — but absolutely essential. Markus Hofer, PhD candidate at @csh.ac.at and @meduniwien.ac.at, took on the challenge. In #FÄKT by #ÖAW, he explains what friendships have to do with physics. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=weYs... (in German)

Aashima Dogra-Freitag, EMBO #ScienceJournalism Fellow at @csh.ac.at, usually asks the questions — but yesterday she shared her own journey: 10+ yrs of bold science storytelling in India, #women in #STEM, & now #complexityscience. CSH is thrilled to have her voice and vision this summer!

🌟 Want to become part of a vibrant and international scientific community? Whether you’re just starting your career or bring years of experience, the Complexity Science Hub offers many ways to grow scientifically and collaborate across disciplines.

It's about #science, #collaboration, and a touch of #Italian flair What began in our #VisitingStudents Program led to a new method to map species’ roles & vulnerabilities—just published in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. Bravo Emanuele Calò, Giordano De Marzo & @vitelot.bsky.social!

Scientists know it's happening: #LLMs like #ChatGPT are quietly transforming #academia —helping write papers, draft grants & process data. CSH's @lespin.bsky.social organized a 3-day workshop to explore their ethical, practical use in research—from writing to coding to data annotation.

🧍↔️🧍‍♀️ Is society truly more divided — or does it just feel that way? A new study in @pnasnexus.org by CSH’s Peter Steiglechner shows how our social circles shape what we perceive as polarization — even when real differences haven’t grown. Read more: csh.ac.at/news/opinion...

Vienna’s housing preferences have shifted since the pandemic, says new study. ➡️ Outer districts saw 50% higher rent increases than central ones ➡️ Proximity to subways matters less; extra rooms, balconies, and gardens matter more ➡️ Urban planning needs to reflect shifting demand shorturl.at/j21jk

No summer slowdown at CSH – This week’s workshops: 🔁 Collective Adaptation – how AI can boost group learning amid polarization, plus how collectives face change & diverging beliefs 🚶‍♀️Mobility – tackling data gaps & shaping sustainable urban movement with science & practice csh.ac.at/events-news/...

🌡️ The heatwave currently gripping Europe is also hitting Austria hard — and that brings health risks, especially for older people. To help understand these developments, the Complexity Science Hub has updated its #interactive #heatmap with the latest data for 2024: vis.csh.ac.at/heat-health-...

Why @csh.ac.at? I study collective adaptation. CSH brings together transdisciplinary thinkers, cutting-edge tools, and global networks—plus strong public links and support staff—so we can focus on research that matters. — Mirta Galesic, CSH Faculty

A “balanced” neighborhood isn’t always what it seems—it strongly depends on how #balance is defined. In a new study, Guillermo Prieto Viertel, together with colleagues from TU Delft, examined over 3,000 housing value combinations in Rotterdam: csh.ac.at/news/a-balan...

Migration is shaping the future of our societies — but how can research help shape migration policy? Last week, the #HumanMigration research group led by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social hosted a three-part event series at the Complexity Science Hub to explore this pressing question.

Just 3 days left to apply for #FallingWallsLabVienna! 🚀 🌍 Open to students & early-career pros from all disciplines 📅 Deadline: June 27, 2025 🎤 Lab Day: September 10 @ FFG Forum 🔗 Apply now: falling-walls.com/falling-wall...

What does the future hold for over 5 million displaced #Ukrainians? At @csh.ac.at, Ljubica Nedelkoska and Frank Neffke hosted a workshop on how to turn displacement into opportunity — from integrating talent abroad to rebuilding #Ukraine’s economy.