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About Massimo
Harnessing his dual expertise in molecular biology and digital communications, Massimo is a steadfast advocate for science, striving to weave it into the fabric of everyday life. As the founder and editor-in-chief of TheScienceBreaker, he is not just chasing a dream, but actively building a reality where society and science walk hand-in-hand. His aspiration is not one of distant admiration, but of close collaboration: empowering every individual with scientific understanding and fostering a collective enthusiasm for discovery. His vision is one of unity, where society acknowledges the integral role of science and technology in shaping our shared future.
Massimo is the editor of 344 Breaks:
Life’s early dinner parties
Ernietta was a complex lifeform inhabiting the Earth’s earliest seafloor ecosystem. There are few fossil specimens available to study in detail how these organisms fed. However, thanks to virtual fluid studies, we have been able to demonstrate that Ernietta was feeding on suspensions and assembling in groups. Thus, our results provide a link between today’s oceans and the earliest ecosystems.
Jan 9, 2020 | 3.5 min readRecent Rapid Changes in Antarctic Sea Ice Coverage
A newly completed 40-year satellite record of Antarctic sea ice coverage reveals that after slowly increasing, overall, from the late 1970s to 2014, Antarctic sea ice expanse rapidly decreased from 2014 to 2017, followed by a slight rebound in 2018 that hasn’t continued so far in 2019.
Jan 8, 2020 | 4 min read'Take a deep breath in': a new treatment for congenital lung disease
Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to genetically edit the genome of a developing mice fetus. This revolutionary treatment allows to treat a respiratory illness ahead of birth and it shows promise application for future treatment in humans.
Dec 20, 2019 | 3.5 min readMore boats and less fish in the oceans
Since the 50s, the number of fishing boats in the oceans has vastly increased. The quantity of fish we catch? Not so much. This discrepancy indicates that globally, we could manage our fishing activities a bit better.
Dec 20, 2019 | 2 min readMindfulness yoga relieves anxiety and depression for Parkinson’s patients
One out of every two patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience anxiety and depressive symptoms. Our study unraveled that mindfulness yoga that teaches mindfulness, along with physical training, appears to be well suited for stress and symptom management for PD patients.
Dec 20, 2019 | 3 min readIs prison the answer to preventing violence?
Violence is a serious public health problem. Prison is often the response to preventing violence, but it's unclear how much it achieves this goal. In our study, we use a novel research design to compare people convicted of a violent crime, sentenced to either prison or probation. Our results show that prison is an ineffective long-term solution to violence prevention.
Dec 19, 2019 | 3.5 min read