Season 19 · Episode 2

Superquark: Episode 2

In the second episode of Superquark, the BBC Frozen Planet series continues: we will see what happens with the arrival of spring in the frozen areas of our planet. The sun returns to heat, allowing the eternal reproduction of all species. Given the extreme conditions, everything is more difficult and longer, but the extraordinary push of life prevails, as every year. The media call it the "God particle", the physicists Higgs boson. Lorenzo Pinna and Barbara Gallavotti went to Geneva to understand why the discovery made at Cern is so important. After the report, Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano with an experiment in the studio, will talk about the world of particles. Accustomed to studying dolphin sonar and fascinated by the interaction between sounds and air bubbles, Prof. Leighton, of the University of Southampton, has developed an instrument capable of drastically reducing the amount of water we use to wash objects.