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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 352 Breaks:
Did the Justinianic Plague kill millions of people in antiquity?
A plague pandemic reached the Roman Empire in the sixth century. Did it contribute to its fall? An interdisciplinary methodological approach provides new answers to an old question.
Apr 17, 2020 | 4 min readThe evolution of the new coronavirus: what the past teaches us for a better future
The new coronavirus which is causing the ongoing global crisis is evolutionarily related to SARS-CoV: the very same which induced the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s. Accordingly, scientists named this novel virus SARS-CoV-2, and here we report the steps they took to classify it.
Apr 9, 2020 | 3.5 min readThe Face Mask Dilemma: to wear or not to wear, that is the question
COVID-19 is raging across the world. Lacking available treatments, policymakers are looking for efficient public health measures that could turn the tide. The general use of face masks in public spaces is one proposed strategy that is, however, widely disputed. Here, we zoom in on the most recent study investigating the effect of surgical face masks in halting the spread of coronavirus particles.
Apr 6, 2020 | 4 min readCoronaviruses: Contagious Beasts and Where to Find Them
Analysis of the CoV-19 genome reveals two crucial mutations responsible for its efficient capacity to infect humans. There are two possible scenarios of how these mutations could have emerged. Both of them dismiss the possibility that the CoV-19 is a human-made virus that escaped from some laboratory.
Apr 3, 2020 | 4 min readBronze Age food diversity: ceci n’est pas un bagel
Think about prehistoric food. Images of chunks of roasted meat may appear before your inner eye, maybe also of coarse flatbread, porridge, a slice of cheese, soups of wild herbs, and tubers. But there is much, much more to it. In the following, three pieces of peculiar pastry from a 3,000 years old settlement are presented, which add up to the knowledge of the complexity of past cuisines.
Mar 30, 2020 | 4 min readRapid increase of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan may lead to local and global catastrophes
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could be triggered by the ongoing conflict over Kashmir. The direct effects of this nuclear exchange would be horrible, and 50 to 125 million people could die. Much of the world would suffer crop losses, possibly leading to mass starvation, a global catastrophe. But this problem was created by people and can be solved by them.
Mar 26, 2020 | 4 min read