S01E01 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...
Superquark+
S01E02: 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.
Overview
Superquark+, Piero Angela's scientific dissemination program, created by RaiPlay in collaboration with RaiUno.
Episodes
S01E02 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....
S01E03 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...
S01E04 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.
S01E05 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...
S01E06 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...
S01E07 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...
S01E08 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.
S01E09 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...
S01E10 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...
Cast
Piero Angela
Davide Coero Borga
Co-Conductor
Giuliana Galati
Co-Conductor
Luca Perri
Co-Conductor
Edwige Pezzulli
Co-Conductor
Ruggero Rollini
Co-Conductor
Barbara Bernardini
Co-Conductor
Barbara Gallavotti
Co-Conductor
Nicola Bertini
Paolo Magliocco
Letizia Rossi
