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About Massimo
With a degree in molecular biology and one in digital communications, Massimo is constantly on a mission to inspire scientists and laypeople around him with his passion for science. Head of TheScienceBreaker, he proudly chases his naïve dream of an engaged society where science and technology are part of the solution to the challenges ahead of human civilization.
Massimo is the editor of 332 Breaks:
Big changes ahead for Antarctica’s plants and animals
Antarctica’s ice-free areas, home to nearly all the continents flora and fauna, are set to transform dramatically with climate change, which could mean big changes for these species.
Jun 21, 2018 | 3 min readProbing the evolution of photosynthetic life on the early Earth
Plants are able to gather energy from the sun thanks to an evolutionary partnership between photosynthetic bacteria and early living organisms. It is commonly assumed that this took place more than a billion years ago within the ancient ocean, but molecular biology sheds new light on this key event in early Earth evolution.
Jun 19, 2018 | 3 min readEnvironmental sustainability of nationally recommended diets
We are what we eat – similarly, our environment depends more and more on our choices for our daily menu. National recommended diets are intended to provide us with healthier food habits. However, are those diet more environmentally sustainable than nation’s average diets?
Jun 14, 2018 | 3 min readHow babies learn what we want
Every day, we interpret the actions of other people in terms of what they want and how hard they’re willing to try.This ability appears to emerge early in development: Like us, babies use the amount of effort someone spends towards a particular goal to infer how much the person values that goal.Foundational abilities like these may support our lifelong capacity to learn about and from other minds.
Jun 12, 2018 | 3 min readMicroscopic Body-Snatchers Infest Our Oceans
Taking control of another body and using it (or part of it) to produce your own energy? What might seem a zombie-like practice is actually a common plankton behavior in oceans worldwide.
Jun 5, 2018 | 3.5 min readAn exoplanet with glowing water reveals its nature
Astronomers are now beginning to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, revealing details about their chemical composition and how temperature changes with altitude. One unanswered question has been the role played by hot stratospheres, which act as a kind of lid between different atmosphere layers. Why are stratospheres important and how do glowing molecules reveal their presence?
May 24, 2018 | 3.5 min read