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Paper alert: We discuss the challenges of curbing land take and the complexity of achieving the net-zero limit. We call for a shift in perspective beyond the restrictive logic of traditional land-use planning ...
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ioer.bsky.social
@csh.ac.at

#joselobo on ipcc, policy advise, and history grounded urban science #mpigea

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Paper alert: We discuss the challenges of curbing land take and the complexity of achieving the net-zero limit. We call for a shift in perspective beyond the restrictive logic of traditional land-use planning ...
rdcu.be/eK7uH
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ioer.bsky.social
@csh.ac.at

Heat map of travel efficiency, updated

“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.

The persistence of ancient settlements and urban sustainability | PNAS We propose a dedicated research effort on the determinants of settlement persistence in the ancient world, with the potential to significantly adva...

it's rare though www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

"Modeling the spatial growth of cities" review by Ulysse Marquis and Marc Barthelemy: arxiv.org/abs/2510.03045 @ulyssemarquis.bsky.social #MarcBarthelemy #urbanscience

Urban October #unhabitat urbanoctober.unhabitat.org

An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science Abstract. Scientists must communicate their work through clear writing and publish it where it will be read. To succeed, you need method, but also need to

I came across "An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science" by Michael Hochberg (Oxford, 2019). As far as I have read, this is the best book on the subject that I know. academic.oup.com/book/35089 doi.org/10.1093/oso/...

reminder ... please repost

Ethics in Complex Systems

ethics.dsi.uzh.ch/project/ethi...

Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ | Quanta Magazine In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers can start with the structures and reverse-engineer the rules.

In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers are working backward — starting with the result to learn the rules behind it. @georgemusser.com, SFI’s 2025 Journalism Fellow, explores how this could reshape computation and self-organization in Quanta:

On Writing Papers Have you ever wondered why some scientific papers become extremely influential, while so many others fade into obscurity? Contrary to popular belief, this is often more about the presentation of the a...

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The 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships applications are open, offering early-career scholars intellectual freedom, transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers, and a competitive salary with research and collaboration funds.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

next CCS: Oct 9-16 2026, Binghamton, NY #CCS2026 @hirokisayama.bsky.social

Hard Switch II?

Major European cities at the same scale. I to Melbourne (Australia) 18 years ago from Berlin. You can squeeze Berlin around seven times into Melbourne. Density matters. In a low density beast like Melbourne residents pay for much more infrastructure per head. Expensive exercise. HT @xruiztru

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Looks more complicated than it is. In our recent study journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... we search for an optimum city size, minimizing both urban carbon emissions and urban heat island (constraint: fundamental allometry). It turns out that given the known UHI parameters such optimum does not exist.

Call for Nominations: Young Scientist Awards 2026
Physics of Socio-economic Systems Division (phi·SOE), German Physical Society (DPG)
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Sponsored by Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Further details:
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Collaborate with researchers globally. Chart your transdisciplinary path. Apply to SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competitive pay, research funds, and generous benefits to become a leader in transdisciplinary research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

Reproducible spatial visual analytics with Carto-Lab Docker

At the @ioer FDZ, we have been thinking about ways to improve the production of scientific knowledge and contribute solutions to the #reproducibility crisis.

One initiative that we are now sharing with the wider scientific community is #Carto-Lab […]

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Direct your research. Forge lifelong connections. Apply for the 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent PhD graduates with quantitative and computational skills interested in theoretical collaborative research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

Application Guidelines — Guggenheim Fellowship — Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists Find detailed information on the application process for the Guggenheim Fellowship and learn how to submit your application for a grant.

Applications for next year’s Guggenheim Fellowships are now open! @guggfellows.bsky.social

www.gf.org/program/how-...

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Global Minds Initiative Germany - BMBF Our Global Minds Initiative Germany offers international research talent career prospects in the German science system. We will thereby lastingly strengthen the German and European Research Area.

Global Minds Initiative Germany: Federal Ministry of Research launches new programme to strengthen Germany as a science location together with the Humboldt Foundation, @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social.
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...