![]() His article entitled " Memetics and Neural Models of Conspiracy Theories", has just been published in Patterns (Cell Press), a highly renowned, open-access journal in which breakthrough, original texts concerning data science are released. 10 years ago, he wrote his first report on memetics, conspiracy theories, representation of memes as neural network attractor states in the brain, linking it with the formation of conspiracy theories. For years, his scientific interests have been focused on artificial intelligence, neural networks, informatics, quantum physics as well as cognitive science. Professor Wlodzislaw Duch from the Department of Informatics at the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, NCU, (Torun, Poland) is an exception. However, the presumed conspiracy theories mechanism is still a matter of speculations because the problem is scarcely researched by specialists in natural science. Various studies, articles and books using psychological, sociological, political science, or anthropological approaches have been published. Because the formation of a distorted image of reality is so widespread this topic has been dealt with by numerous scientists. They actually accompany each significant event: a catastrophe, assassination, death of a famous person or, currently, the Covid-19 pandemic. The multitude of conspiracy theories people believe in all over the world is astonishing. An article dealing with this issue has just been published in a prestigious journal "Patterns" (Cell Press). ![]() Włodzisław Duch from the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) has decided to examine the process of their development in the brain. Where do conspiracy theories originate from? Prof. The world is ruled by shape-shifting lizards, landing on the moon was fake, and a UFO crashed in Roswell. ![]()
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