New preprint examines which simple food heuristics actually work
Authors Kamil Fuławka Published on February 9, 2026
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At SynoSys, we bring together Data Science, Dynamical Systems, Network and Computational Social Science, and Citizen Science to explore complex phenomena. We analyze large, heterogeneous datasets from everyday and digital technologies, model dynamic processes such as epidemics or collective behavior, uncover universal patterns in networks, and engage citizens as active contributors to research – always with an empirical foundation, methodological diversity, and integrative perspectives.
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The SynoSys team brings together people from different fields, backgrounds and research cultures. We come from physics, computer science and related areas. Some work with data, others build models or focus on theory. We approach problems in different ways and that is what makes the collaboration work. Our team is international. We share ideas, learn from each other and work closely together. There is no single way of doing things here. And that is exactly the point.
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Read all newsNew Paper: Understanding Participation Inequality in Online Political Discussions
Authors Philipp Lorenz-Spreen Published on December 10, 2025
SynoSys Coordinates National Research Project DREAM EP
Authors SynoSys Team Published on November 28, 2025
Survival of the Nettest Wins Science Book of the Year
Authors Dirk Brockmann Published on November 25, 2025
How Network Structure Shapes Evolutionary Dynamics
Authors Adrian Zachariae Published on November 6, 2025
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Explore all publicationsFractured reality: How democracy can win the global struggle over the information space
M Scharfbillig, S Lewandowsky, S Altay, M Van Alstyne, A Kozyreva, R Hertwig, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, R DiResta, S Valenzuela, S Egidy, W Quattrociocchi, A Orben Published in Publications Office of the European Union
Boosting metacognition in entangled human-AI interaction to navigate cognitive-behavioral drift
E Lopez-Lopez, C M Abels, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, S Lewandowsky, S M Herzog Published in arXiv
Empirical Perspectives on Digital Media and Democracy and Implications for Alternative Platform Governance
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen Published in The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Democracy
Research Opportunities and Challenges of the EU's Digital Services Act
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, Francesco Pierri, Theo Araujo, Sanne Kruikemeier, Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele, Laura Vandenbosch, Joana Gonçalves-Sa, Przemyslaw A. Grabowicz Published in Communications of the ACM (preprint)
Not Extremely Plastic: Testing the Limits of Morphological Plasticity in Fungal Mycelia in Response to Soil Grazers
Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros, Lynne Boddy, Mark D. Fricker Published in Ecology Letters (Wiley)