A dive into the mysteries of the oceans. An introduction to the charm of the sea, as well as to those who explored it, mapped it, and wanted to conquer it. A hymn to the relentless curiosity, the ancient driving force that pushes us to know, to understand the world, the one that in the course of history has sometimes proven to be the most beautiful human quality and sometimes the most destructive. 

How did humans learn to find their way at sea? Was Magellan really the first to circumnavigate the Earth? What was the contribution of whales to the Enlightenment? How did a poor Scottish baker change our perspective on the history of evolution? What do we really know about the depths of the oceans and the creatures that remain beneath the surface?