Keywords: particle physics, (un)resolved mysteries of the universe, machine learning, artificial neural networks, soft skills in science

The popular course in particle physics returns to Discover – this time with a new twist. In addition to the basics of this most fundamental natural science – and answering what our world is made of – we will now also dive into the area of artificial neural networks. Technologies utilizing artificial intelligence, including this one, have recently achieved tremendous success, but in addition to creating digital art and facial recognition, they are also widely used in natural sciences. In this course, you will build and train a neural network algorithm that will help you discover a new elementary particle, a feat worthy of a Nobel Prize. Finally, we will focus on some key soft skills of a modern physicist – you will communicate your scientific results to the media and the general public.

— Class 1: What are the smallest building blocks of the universe?
— Class 2: Understanding and going beyond the Standard Model
— Class 3: Solving the biggest (un)resolved mysteries of the universe
— Class 4: Programme your own neural network and make a discovery
— Class 5: Communicating with journalists

Requirements: basics of high school physics and mathematics (recommended), laptop (optional), curiosity (essential)