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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:
Leidenfrost reinvents the wheel
Placed on hot solids, water does not only levitate, but it also self-propels!
Mar 27, 2019 | 3.5 min readTo See a World in a Grain of Interplanetary Dust
Interplanetary dust from comets contains surviving interstellar dust, the starting solids from which our Solar System formed. In some, we find evidence of the first aggregation of dust in a cold environment, the initial step in planet formation.
Mar 22, 2019 | 4 min readNorwegian IQ scores are falling – but genes are not to blame
After several decades of increasing IQ scores, the average score of Norwegian male conscripts began to decline with the birth cohorts born after 1975. Both the increase and decline, however, can be identified by comparing siblings with the same mother and father, ruling out genetic explanations.
Mar 20, 2019 | 4 min readMethane ice dunes on Pluto
Spotting features that looked like dunes on Pluto's surface proved the easy part of the research. Showing that the ridges only made sense if they had been blown by the wind was harder. But it was explaining how dunes could form on a world with almost no atmosphere that took time and a diverse range of expertise. We describe a world at once both familiar and very alien to our own.
Mar 18, 2019 | 4 min readA bacterium with the power of changing the course of Human history
Around 5,000 years ago, different Neolithic populations in Europe started to reduce in size and even disappear. The reasons for this decay are still largely discussed, but the process is known as the Neolithic Decline. We found pieces of evidence suggesting that infectious diseases, and precisely plague, may have played a role in this process.
Mar 15, 2019 | 3.5 min readShould Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Be Considered an Impulse Control Disorder?
With an estimated 3 to 6 percent of the population possibly having compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), it is now being researched like never before. This is leading to the question whether it should be considered an impulse control disorder, or something else?
Mar 13, 2019 | 4.5 min read