My job is narrating science. I define myself as a science writer: something different from a journalist, something beyond a popularizer. Talking about science shouldn't just mean explaining a scientific fact: it should bring readers to other places, the same as literature. In my work, I try to reconcile scientific and humanistic cultures, which have been unfairly distant for too long, attempting to restore the narrative of science to its rightful place in the cultural landscape.

I have experienced science firsthand: I have a background as a university researcher, earning a PhD in Experimental Biophysics from the University of Bologna and one in Computational Biology from the Technical University of Aachen (Germany), where I still live.

I began writing about science in 2011, while still a researcher. Since 2016, I have been a full-time freelance science writer. My topics range from medicine to astronomy, always keeping an eye on the sociological, cultural, and political aspects of science. In recent years, however, I have focused on reflections on deep time, the Anthropocene, and the Earth system. In particular, I dedicated my first book, La malinconia del mammut (Il Saggiatore, 2019; translated into German by Hirzel Verlag in 2023), to the history, science, and culture of species extinction.

My work appeared in numerous Italian publications (Il Post, Wired, Esquire, Le Scienze, Il Tascabile, L’Indiscreto, Lucy, Mind-Mente e cervello, Repubblica). Several of my articles have been translated internationally by Spektrum der Wissenschaft and Scientific American.

In addition to writing, I have collaborated on writing and participated in theatrical performances (at the Arena del Sole in Bologna and the Piccolo in Milan), and given numerous live performances at cultural festivals, both in Italy and abroad, including the Tools for After literary festival in Melbourne (Australia) in 2023. Finally, I was the only professional science writer selected by the Ministry of Culture to represent Italian writers at the Frankfurt Literature Festival in 2024.