Superquark+

Season 42019

Superquark+, Piero Angela's scientific dissemination program, created by RaiPlay in collaboration with RaiUno.

10 Episodes

E01 La vista

The eye is a perfect machine, the result of millions of years of evolution. But also a mechanism that can be deceived, as with optical illusions, or defective, as in color blindness. Increasingly refined visual machines are capable not only of seeing, but also of interpreting images and recognizing human faces and gestures.

December 22, 2019

E02 Il sonno

What are the sleep phases and how do they work? What does it mean to sleepwalk? How does a sleeping pill work? How to improve the quality of our rest? Sleeping is a biological need. Sleep is not just a period of inactivity, it is a time when fundamental things happen in the brain. This is why when we sleep poorly we function less well.

December 22, 2019

E03 La memoria

Memory is the basis of learning, but it is also a still mysterious universe. How big is human memory? And what means do we have to increase our ability to remember? The ability that the brain has to simulate the future thanks to memory and how much we can trust what we seem to remember.

December 22, 2019

E04 Lo sport

The physical structures of athletes. The forces that come into play during a pole vault. Digital technologies used in sport, where data is becoming increasingly important to improve athletes' performance. The scientific aspects of sport.

December 22, 2019

E05 Il freddo

What is cold? How do frozen embryos survive months? And could the same be done for an entire human being? A journey through low temperatures and their effects. And the cases of children who remained in freezing water, without breathing for almost half an hour, and then returned to live normally, which made researchers discover many things about the mechanism of cold.

December 22, 2019

E06 Le diete

Nourishment is one of the central aspects of life: our body is constantly destroyed and rebuilt through food. But not all diets are the same, and some are even false. Controlling your body weight and calorie count may not be easy or sufficient. The topic is explored from multiple points of view to better understand the mechanisms that lead us to eat the right quantity and quality of food.

December 22, 2019

E07 Vita extraterrestre

Are we alone in the universe? It is one of man's oldest questions and today the search for life on planets other than ours is an activity that engages scientists all over the world. What are the methods of this research? What might life forms on planets with characteristics different from Earth look like? How many planets could host life?

December 22, 2019

E08 Il gioco

The educational function of the game, but also its negative aspects and gambling addiction. The mechanisms of gambling unmasked by statistics. The world of videogames: how they are born and how they are developed.

December 22, 2019

E09 L'amore

What can science tell us about love? From falling in love and the chemical storms of our brain, to love between young people in the age of social networks and falling in love in the animal world. The scientific aspects of a mechanism that underlies the continuation of each species.

December 22, 2019

E10 L'acqua

What is happening to the oceans? And how much will they rise due to climate change? A journey into the fundamental element for life on Earth, which is also our main food. Everything that happens in our body needs this liquid. However, there isn't a lot of fresh water on Earth, and producing more isn't easy.

December 22, 2019

Superquark+

E01 La vista

E02 Il sonno

E03 La memoria

E04 Lo sport

E05 Il freddo

E06 Le diete

E07 Vita extraterrestre

E08 Il gioco

E09 L'amore

E10 L'acqua

Prepararsi al futuro

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Stranger Things

Breaking Bad

WandaVision

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Upload

The Good Doctor

The Mandalorian

The Last of Us

The Walking Dead

Money Heist

American Horror Story

The Seven Deadly Sins

Prison Break

Chernobyl

The Americans

DARLING in the FRANXX

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

SPY x FAMILY

E01 La vista

E02 Il sonno

E03 La memoria

E04 Lo sport

E05 Il freddo

E06 Le diete

E07 Vita extraterrestre

E08 Il gioco

E09 L'amore

E10 L'acqua