Creed for Complexity

SynoSys is Complexity Science. The spirit and perspectives that Complexity Science offers pervade the Center, its people and their activities. We investigate phenomena that seem unrelated at first glance. Yet, we seek and search for underlying rules that connect them. We have an anti-disciplinary attitude, we are neo-generalists, we transcend the borders of traditional disciplines. We explore, we do science with a compass, rather than a map. We get lost in science.

News

€2.3 Million Funding for SynoSys to Advance Long-COVID Research

A major milestone for us: We have been awarded €2.3 million in funding from the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) for the SynoSys.PC project, aimed at advancing the understanding of Long-COVID and advancing patient care.

Breaking Boundaries: Prof. Brockmann’s Vision for Complexity Research

On February 6, 2025, Professor Dirk Brockmann, head of our Center Synergy of Systems, delivered his university-wide inaugural lecture at TU Dresden, attracting over 100 attendees from various disciplines. Under the intriguing title “Doing Science Like a Fungus – Complexity Research in the 21st Century”, Dirk Brockmann provided fascinating insights into complex systems and the hidden rules that govern social and natural phenomena.

New Research Explores News Values in Perceived Misinformation Across 24 Countries

Sami Nenno, Postdoc in the Junior Research Group Computational Social Science at SynoSys, Center Synergy of Systems, has co-authored an insightful new paper, All the (Fake) News That’s Fit to Share?

New Study Reveals Who’s Most Vulnerable to Misinformation—and why

Our junior research group leader Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, whose work focuses on the digital information environment and among other things on misinformation, has co-authored a comprehensive meta-analysis of over 256,000 decisions from thousands of participants that sheds light on who is most susceptible to misinformation and the factors behind it.