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FEDORA - Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 872841 www.fedora-project.eu

Simulations of complex systems

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Where are we?

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What do you expect from this course?

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FEDORA - Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 872841 www.fedora-project.eu

PLS Lab: Simulations of complex systems

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FEDORA - Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 872841 www.fedora-project.eu

PLS Lab: Simulations of complex systems

as new languages for re-thinking the

future and the disciplines

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What to expect from this course?

  • Learn the main characteristics of simulations as scientific tools and how they fit into the landscape of computational physics in the so-called "big data era"
  • Acquire basic knowledge of complex systems science and simulations
  • Explore applications of simulations in physics and other areas of knowledge

  • Seeing simulations as tools for thinking about the future
  • Grasp the interdisciplinary nature of simulations and orient themselves with respect to possible professions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields and beyond
  • Working with the language of simulations to enrich thinking about science in connection with the arts

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What to expect from this course?

  • Frontal lectures
  • Seminars by researchers with expertise in the topic
  • Immersive experiences
  • Group work
  • Sessions of "virtual experiments"

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What to expect from this course?

  • Frontal lectures
  • Seminars by researchers with expertise in the topic
  • Immersive experiences
  • Group work
  • Sessions of "virtual experiments"

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What to expect from this course?

  • Frontal lectures
  • Seminars by researchers with expertise in the topic
  • Immersive experiences
  • Group work
  • Sessions of "virtual experiments"

  • Seemingly strange tasks...

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The preparatory task �(Imagine being in 2040...)

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Reflect on the future you have envisioned

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The completion of the questionnaire

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THANK YOU!

FEDORA - Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 872841 www.fedoraproject.eu