Albert-László Barabási

Hungary’s chance to rebuild science: my editorial in Science is out today. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Its message is simple: “If Hungary gets this right, it will offer a model that matters far beyond its borders.”

A special week: I had the privilege of seeing two outstanding Hungarian scientists I deeply admire—Katalin Karikó @kkariko and Réka Albert—inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC. Join me in congratulating them both! @theNASciences

Join us-- Physical Network Satellite at @NetSciConf in Boston!

needless to say, it is Feb 5, Thursday...

Speaking at NYU this Thursday, Feb 6, at 4:45, join me if interested in 'Network Science as a Falsifiable Discipline: From Graphs to Testable Laws' law.nyu.edu/events/innovat…

Congratulations Alex @alexvespi for the APS Award! Much deserved! news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/15/com…

Speaking today at 10am EST/4pm EU about our Nature on String Theory and the Brain and the Lognormal Connectome. ...at the U of Cambridge Making connections- brains and other complex systems lecture, Sign up here to watch here: talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/128… Photo by Peter Puklus

Our Nature paper just received 0/10 on Sabine Hossenfelder’s @skdh BS meter.” Yay! "After 40 years, string theory may have finally found its destiny: fruit fly neurons... Fruit flies in 10 dimensions. Go for it." 🎥 youtu.be/Hj5b0ieVWSo 📄 barabasi.com/science/public…

When the brain & string theory find common mathematical ground New paper out in @Nature Surface optimization governs the local design of physical networks nature.com/articles/s4158… Thanks for a great collaboration @barabasi, Xiangyi Meng, @csabath95 & Ben Piazza 👇👇Thread👇👇

More about our recent Nature. PDF here: barabasilab.com/science/public… news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/07/str…?

Surface minimization explains previously mysterious features of physical networks—and even predicts sprouting, the mechanism neurons use to form synapses. A wonderful collaboration with Xiangyi Meng, @csabath95 , Ben Piazza & @baruchbarzel . Cover Image by @peterpuklus.

From blood vessels to neurons, physical networks are modeled as wires optimized for length. In @Nature we how surface minimization, via a surprising link to string theory, explains brain and vascular architecture, including neuronal sprouting. Paper: barabasi.com/science/public…

Just in time for the holidays: The Dark Matter of Food. nautil.us/the-dark-matte…

Network Medicine travels to Stockholm on Dec 5th: Join us in @karolinskainst! Speaking on: From Network Medicine to the Foodome news.ki.se/calendar/netwo…

Paper Paper Paper 📢 Out in @NatureComms Observing network dynamics through sentinel nodes Here: nature.com/articles/s4146… Thanks N. Masuda and N. MacLaren for leading this collaboration Here is what all the fuss is about 👇👇👇

This is today at noon, in costume @harvard or by zoom: From Physical Network to Network Materials events.seas.harvard.edu/event/albert-l…

@NetSci2026 is coming to Boston! Yay! 🎉

@NetSciConf is coming to Boston! Yey!

Delighted to revisit the story of networks with @veritasium.

📢Keynote Announcement📢 Marc Barthelemy will speak at Physical Network III Satellite @NetSciConf on Surfacic Networks - spatial networks on 2D surfaces with elevation. Save the date: June 2nd, 2025 14:30 ~ 🔗 Learn more: sites.google.com/view/physnet25…