Nonlinear behavior is by no means a negative thing. Ubiquitous in nature, it can be found in the response of climate to warming, in the dynamics of the solar wind, and in the spread of pandemics. In this episode, Tommaso Alberti invites everybody to marvel at the beauty of nonlinearities in nature – and to better understand them mathematically. As a theoretical physicist based in Rome, Tommaso works on formulas and algorithms to better identify and characterize nonlinear processes. He explains why this is important, for example, to protect critical infrastructure or to determine the current stage of the pandemic. The second part of this episode is all about early-career networks. Tommaso shares his experience as Early Career Scientists Representative of the Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP), a Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and his idea on how to make research networks even more creative, diverse and vibrant. Find out more about Tommaso's activities and nonlinear processes in geosciences here: https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/np/