After a degree in Biotechnology, Matteo Pompili gained a Masters in Environmental Education at the University of Bologna and one in Communication of Science at Sissa in Trieste. He works in popularising and teaching science. He is responsible for visits and educational courses at the Centre for Education and information on the ecological city in the Municipality of Bologna (Show-Room Energy and Environment). He founded and is coordinator of Tecnoscienza.it, a studio specialising in scientific storytelling. He is the author of books for young people such as Lo strano caso della cellula X [The strange case of the X cell] (2012), Esperimenti con frutta, verdura e altre delizie [Experiments with fruit, vegetables and other delights] (2012) and Esperimenti con zombi, vampiri e altri mostri [Experiments with zombies, vampires and other monsters] (2013) for Editoriale Scienza and of science teaching manuals for children from 3 to 6 (Facciamo che eravamo Scienziati [Let’s pretend we’re Scientists] – 2011, Facciamo che eravamo inventori [Let’s pretend we’re Inventors] – 2013, for ScienzaExpress).