I have been reading up on AlphaFold which is an AI tool used to predict folding of known large protein sequences. It is really amazing what has been achieved, with hundreds of millions of folded protein structures predicted in only a couple of years. This is an incredible achievement which will likely facilitate many major… Continue reading truth speakers
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Why are Conspiracy Theories so Popular?
I wonder about the popularity of conspiracy theories, like flat earth or that the moon landings were faked. These go against the helpful approach of Occam’s Razor which discourages introducing unnecessary complexity into hypotheses. So why do we do it? Why do we have these intricate and complex conspiracy theories instead of just accepting the… Continue reading Why are Conspiracy Theories so Popular?