Last paper to unwind: @zbattiz puts this slide up... ...the audience collectively nods. Outstanding series of speakers, thanks a ton to the support from NetSci 2018 Vittoria Colizza Alain Barrat!

Follower count is not a very good measure of influence. Rather use retweets or h-index (no. of posts and retweets as citations).

A much deserved Service Award of the Network Science Society goes to Prof. Guido Caldarelli 贵多, Congrats Guido! NetSci MMXX

What are the one-year risks of COVID-19 for the general population? Possible outcomes are: – didn't catch it – infected, fully recovered – infected, long COVID – infected, death Here's a simple risk analysis for vaccinated and unvaccinated, based on published data.

Scientists & engineers have given us almost everything we need to drive this pandemic into the ground (vaccinations, great masks, excellent filtration & upper-room UV systems, and (in some cases) effective ventilation systems). The only thing missing is common sense.

The most powerful feature that Twitter has: Advanced search Until recently I hadn't even heard of it, but now I use it all the time. Here are 6 twitter advanced search features that will revolutionise the way you search for what to read: 🧵👇

NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef2654… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:

Most successful nations have been able to deal with their past. They have admitted mistakes, even apologised and changed behaviour accordingly. Failed nations are unable to deal with their past, even hailing atrocities and victimising themselves. There is often a choice.

🚨Call for collaborators 🚨 We are launching a global study to test the causal impact of social media on psychological outcomes (mental health, polarization) around the world. If you want to collaborate with us, fill out this form: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6y… Please retweet!

🏆 WORLDS FIRST: ESG fund invests in Swedish nuclear power developer. First green investment in nuclear power realized by Swedish project developer Kärnfull Next. Inclusion of nuclear power in the EU taxonomy now makes sustainable investment possible through ESG funds! (1/12)

A comparison of text classification methods for automatic genre identification, promising results of GPT models, a freely-available genre classifier and a benchmark for this task. Read on all that and more in our new paper in MDPI: mdpi.com/2504-4990/5/3/…

A common response to many AI efforts is "but humans have that problem too". I don't know who is to blame here (maybe the AGI nonsense?) but most of us are not trying to replicate humans. We're trying to build useful, and hopefully reliable, *tools* and *systems* for people.

Sram naj bo Info pooblaščenko, da vodi postopek proti avtorjem spletne strani, ki omogoča brezplačno preverjanje veljavnosti vinjete. Mladi strokovnjaki delajo zastonj za ljudi, urad info pooblaščenke pa nas letno stane 2,5mio€. A nima bolj pametnega dela?!

'Neodvisna' KPK potrebuje zeleno luč za preiskavo Golobove korupcije. Če se zgražaš, deli objavo.

You know what would be far more impactful and inclusive nature? Not charging people around the world to read scientific articles on your site.

Še ena fizikalna resnica, ki bo bolela vse ljubitelje zelenega prehoda po FDVjevsko. Električno omrežje ni kot cestna infrastruktura. Ceste imajo velikansko kapaciteto zadrževanja prometa. Električno omrežje je nima oziroma gre največ za (delčke) sekunde. Kaj to pomeni 1/n

Mobilising private capital for social dimensions of sustainable development. Deadline of #HLEG_Sus_Fin survey TODAY! bit.ly/2yjYjnv

Important report on lobbying at the #ECB: 98% of seats in advisory groups held by the financial industry corporateeurope.org/financial-lobb…

[1803.05160] How to evaluate sentiment classifiers for Twitter time-ordered data? bit.ly/2FMeg98

Being Highly Skilled and a Refugee: Self-Perceptions of Non-European Physicians in Sweden | Refugee Survey Quarterly | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/rsq/advance-ar…