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In the near future, several large-scale research projects under way in astronomy, physics, biology, cybernetics and medicine have the potential to reshape our understanding of the universe and ourselves.

Join The University of Arizona College of Science as we provide a firsthand look into the workings of these far-reaching research programs and the diverse outcomes they may offer.

Six scientists will intimately describe their explorations into deep space, particle physics, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence and the hidden workings of the human brain. Their insights and observations will provide a front-row seat to the epic scientific discoveries that the world may be making next.

Feb. 3

NEXT: Unlocking the Mystery of Matter

Elliott Cheu, professor of physics

Since the time of the Greeks, humans have sought to understand the most fundamental constituents that make up all things. The 27-kilometer circumference Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, built in a tunnel beneath the French/Swiss border, is designed to smash protons into each other as they race at 99.999999 percent of the speed of light. The recent startup of the LHC could allow mankind to journey further into the mystery of matter as we probe the processes of the first second of time following the Big Bang. Hear how UA physicists' involvement in this historic experiment is key to the LHC's potential.