We are at the beginning of a period of unprecedented technological advancement, a new age of scientific discovery. New experiments allow us to look deeper into our origins, and unveil the mysteries of dark energy, dark matter and extra dimensions. Physicist Manuel Calderon de la Barca Sanchez gives his insight on the nature of forces and matter and on the pursuit of science. We get an inside look at the largest machine ever built, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It studies the fundamental particles that comprise all forms of matter.

Then we travel to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO), the amazing project that recently confirmed Einstein’s century old prediction of the existence of gravitational waves. We come to understand just what it means to do science, teaming up to solve the universe’s greatest mysteries. Humanity is at the edge of unprecedented scientific discovery, and the truth remains—there is still so much we do not know!