Horizon Season 0 Episode 61 - The Hunt for Higgs: A Horizon Special

Airdate: 2012-Jan-09

Episode summary:

Horizon goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most epic and expensive scientific quests of all time: the search for the Higgs particle, believed to give mass to everything in our universe. However, the hunt for Higgs is part of a much grander search for how the universe works. It promises to help answer questions like why we exist and is a vital part of a Grand Unified Theory of nature. At the heart of the pursuit of the elusive particle is the same feature that makes snowflakes beautiful and human faces attractive: the simple and enchanting idea of symmetry.

About Horizon series:

Series exploring topical scientific issues and their effects for the future. Horizon is the BBC2 documentary that explores and educates us about co...Show more >