What Are We Made Of? Particles and the Quantum World

The standard model (despite the humble name) is the most fundamental and comprehensive theory in science.
In this talk, I will walk you through the builing blocks of this amazing theory, built brick by brick: from neutrinos to the Z and W bosons, from the quark to the Higgs boson...
Finally, we will look at where we are today, the limits of what we know, and how particle physics is pushing forward in what has been defined as its 'high precision era'.

In the quantum world, physics behave very differently from ours: things are in many places at the same time, and even the notion of a single "thing" breaks down. These are precisely the notions of quantum entanglement and superposition.
So, how can this wonderful, microscopic world give rise to our world? I will share a fascinating idea about the quantum decoherence, which could explain why both worlds are so different and what bridges them together.