Superquark+
Superquark+

Superquark+

2019 4 Seasons 40 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

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

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The View

The eye is a perfect machine, the result of millions of years of evolution. But also a mechanism that can be deceived, a

EP 2

Sleep

What are the sleep phases and how do they work? What does it mean to sleepwalk? How does a sleeping pill work? How to im

EP 3

The Memory

Memory is the basis of learning, but it is also a still mysterious universe. How big is human memory? And what means do

EP 4

Sport

The physical structures of athletes. The forces that come into play during a pole vault. Digital technologies used in sp

EP 5

The Cold

What is cold? How do frozen embryos survive months? And could the same be done for an entire human being? A journey thro

EP 6

The Diets

Nourishment is one of the central aspects of life: our body is constantly destroyed and rebuilt through food. But not al

EP 7

Extraterrestrial Life

Are we alone in the universe? It is one of man's oldest questions and today the search for life on planets other than ou

EP 8

The Game

The educational function of the game, but also its negative aspects and gambling addiction. The mechanisms of gambling u

EP 9

Love

What can science tell us about love? From falling in love and the chemical storms of our brain, to love between young pe

EP 10

The Water

What is happening to the oceans? And how much will they rise due to climate change? A journey into the fundamental eleme

EP 1

Hair Biography

How many do we have and why they have different colors. And then, what do we need them for, when did we start dyeing the

EP 2

Live To Be 120?

The lifespan of human beings has become much longer. But can we all live to be 120 years old? A short journey to discove

EP 3

Why the Earth Doesn't Break

There is a force that acts everywhere in the universe: the force of gravity. It keeps us grounded, but it has also shape

EP 4

The Unknown Universe

The Universe is gigantic, but will we ever know if there is something beyond the boundaries of what we can see? And what

EP 5

The Foods of the Future

The world population is increasing and everyone needs to be fed. We need more and more food, but we also need healthy fo

EP 6

It's Easy To Say Plastic

Plastic is an extraordinary material, capable of unthinkable performances. Yet it has become a public danger, which risk

EP 7

The Vertical Air

We live immersed in an ocean of air, but we almost never notice its presence. Yet the air around us has a long story to

EP 8

The Surprises of New Materials

We live immersed in an ocean of air, but we almost never notice its presence. Yet the air around us has a long story to

EP 9

Living on the Moon

A real space house built on site. Or orbiting the Moon. So after fifty years man will return to our satellite, to stay t

EP 10

The New Frontiers of DNA

The genetic code is a book that we have just learned to decipher. And we are already capable of reading a person's entir

EP 1

The Attraction

What triggers that strange spark that makes a certain person strike us and not another? What makes us grow in the desire

EP 2

Falling in Love

What happens in the brain when you fall in love? Does love at first sight really exist? What is a kiss for? All the answ

EP 3

Choosing a Partner

It is one of the most important decisions we make in our lives. Genetically we are predisposed to choose the best opport

EP 4

Sexual Health

What does it mean to feel good from a sexual point of view? A question of hormones, but also of physical health which mu

EP 5

The Pleasure

What is foreplay for? How long is the ideal duration of sexual intercourse? How does the male orgasm work? And the femal

EP 6

Fatherhood

In the human species it takes a year to learn to walk, three years to talk, and even longer to get food. It is precisely

EP 7

Jealousy

A pinch of jealousy, it is said, spices up the relationship. But, as with alcohol, beyond a certain dose it leads to out

EP 8

The Betrayal

We have evidence that there have been betrayals since prehistoric times. Betrayal, moreover, exists in most animals, eve

EP 9

The Couple's Relationship

Studies say that falling in love lasts on average 2 or 3 years. And then? The disturbances of attraction are replaced by

EP 10

Why So Few Children?

In our country, fewer and fewer children are being had, resulting in an increase in the elderly population and a reducti

EP 1

Eating Responsibly

Eating pollutes: however we put it, this is an incontrovertible truth. Already today, food production alone is responsib

EP 2

What Crickets Do You Have on Your Plate?

If eating pollutes, then let's try to be careful. But how? There are solutions, some have always existed, others looking

EP 3

Lunch in Space

What do you eat on a space station when a small crumb of bread could cause irreparable damage? And when we are on top of

EP 4

Nourish Yourself... Fasting

Eating too much is bad for you, undoubtedly. But not eating is certainly not good for you. Especially if decided alone t

EP 5

Cannibalism and Other Taboos

Eating one's own kind, is there anything more scabrous, almost inconceivable? Yet, in human history it has always been d

EP 6

Food Wars

Maybe we don't realize it but everything we find on our plate every day is closely linked to the events that happen in t

EP 7

Food Between Rites and Myths

Eating is such an important event in life that it is not just used... to feed yourself! The act of eating has always bee

EP 8

The World on Your Plate

Every cuisine is mixed, most of the ingredients come from far away. Foreigners that we put on our plate. To get them, un

EP 9

Health in the Refrigerator

Prevention, the magic word! To cure a disease there is only medicine but, it has now been proven, a healthy diet can hel

EP 10

Calories: Friendly Enemies

It all depends on calories, you need a certain amount to live, but without exaggerating. The risk of obesity is increasi

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