Superquark
Season 27 Episode 3 - The Trapani salt pans and the Digital University
The world's population could drop to 8.8 billion in just over 40 years, and 23 countries, including Italy, will see their populations shrink by more than 50%. Piero Angela explains the complex consequences of the demographic study just published in The Lancet. From the Trapani and Paceco Salt Pans nature reserve, Alberto Angela will talk about salt, the white gold of antiquity, so much so that the Romans distributed it to soldiers as extra pay, giving rise to the word "salary." He will take us inside the ancient Chiusicella salt pans, where the traditional salt extraction and harvesting system is still in place. Giovanni Carrada and Gianpiero Orsingher will discuss innovation: the forgotten ingredient of the economic miracle that can revive Italy after the pandemic. Next, Rossaella Li Vigni will take us to Brescia, where the Digital University was founded, a unique educational experiment to prepare young people for digital challenges and integrate them into the workforce.
Episodes in Season 27
Viruses, the energy transition, new drugs
87 min
Microscopic entomology and 3D mammography
120 min
The Trapani salt pans and the Digital University
116 min
The ancient palaces of Rome and the lost glaciers of the Karakoram
122 min
Europe and the DNA of the Romans
123 min
North America, smart working, and the perfect pizza
120 min
With Alberto Angela in Aosta
118 min
