The Vermont Complex Systems Institute at the University of Vermont is a post-disciplinary team working on real-world, data-rich, meaningful complex systems problems of all kinds. https://vermontcomplexsystems.org/https://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3mlbrnnfvhk2tResearchers at the University of Vermont, led by VCSI Director @peterdodds.bsky.social, have uncovered a powerful new insight about how language works—one that overturns a cornerstone assumption in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence that has stood for more than 70 years.07 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbrnnfvhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3mfmxfws32c2cCongratulations to Laurent Hébert-Dufresne @lhd.bsky.social, UVM Professor of Computer Science and core faculty member of the Vermont Complex Systems Institute, on receiving the 2026 Young Scientist Award for Socio and Econophysics from the German Physical Society! https://www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news/international-honor-laurent-hebert-dufresne24 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmxfws32c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3m6xfmcvbck2fWoohoo! We're excited. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xfmcvbck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3m52fluxdac2uCore faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8FRr4tHY07 Nov 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52fluxdac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3m3sanc4i722nEight arms clapping for our champions: "Complex City United" is #1! Our complex systems team of faculty and graduate students won UVM's recreational soccer finals this month:22 Oct 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sanc4i722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3m3djjpkgt22qCongratulations (to us) for making a Valencian-approved paella 🥘 under suboptimal (regular) stove top conditions in honor of our excellent cohort of visiting PhD scholars from Spain:16 Oct 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3djjpkgt22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3m2zlky62qk2vIt’s fall in Vermont and here we are with @uvmvermont.bsky.social president Dr. Marlene Tromp for the annual social on the green 🍁🍂12 Oct 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zlky62qk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lz4zun4rns26Excited about this paper and the interactive story to accompany it. Congrats @lhd.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social @giulioburgio.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social and nice story telling @jstonge.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4zun4rns26https://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lxkqlms3l22jWorking on an interesting data project? Want to enjoy Vermont during leaf peeping season? Submit a talk for PyData Vermont 2025! We will be hosting this event at UVM through our open source program office, VERSO: pydata.org/vermont2025/ https://pydata.org/vermont2025/29 Aug 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkqlms3l22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lxkeqn4efs2oWe love this research profile on Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty @juniperlov.bsky.social 🐙 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vcsc_ive-always-been-fascinated-by-stories-not-activity-7366938255755206656-4tYS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAALuCfgBpS0I8MuP3eAzUAZ9Hz0zQE0H6Dk29 Aug 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkeqn4efs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lwyojqxxv22yWhat do cascade dynamics teach us about why things go viral? New research from VCSI faculty and @sfiscience.bsky.social considers the fact that things don’t just spread — they change as they spread, and those changes strengthen or weaken their impact. Read more here: https://www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news/going-viral-how-ideas-beliefs-and-innovations-spread-digital-age22 Aug 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyojqxxv22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lwr62d3x522dWhy do stock markets behave the way they do? New work from our partnership with MITRE upends traditional understanding of stylized facts in markets. Read more here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14697688.2025.253063719 Aug 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr62d3x522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcsi.bsky.social/post/3lurw63in2c2uProud of our team's talks and posters at #IC2S2 in Norrköping Sweden - what a great week. We're excited to host next year in Vermont!25 Jul 2025 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:hqm2mkjg3kqlua746hsrtmdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurw63in2c2u