The NERDS have just returned from an exciting week at the NetSci conference in Maastricht.

Alessia G. presented her work on mapping climate discourse on TikTok both at the main conference and at the UNCSS satellite. She also spearheaded the TENET satellite, which turned out to be a real hit!

Michele gave us a tour through time with a talk on the economic complexity of the Roman Empire, and another on piecing together the social networks of Çatalhöyük using clues from material culture.

Elisabetta shared her research on fairness in network rankings at the Women in Network Science satellite, and also in the main conference.

Anastassia and Luca jumped right into the action, joining the scientific discussions.

We also had the joy of reuniting with our former NERDS Alessia A. and Daniele, who were part of the sweet Honai satellite🍯.

Last but not least, a special shout-out to Alessia G., mastermind of the wildly successful “Match them all!” game, created with the awesome folks at NetPlace.

All in all, it was a full and rewarding week—one that reinforced how vibrant and collaborative the network science community continues to be.