Mario Savini, Ph.D., is an art critic and journalist. His research focuses on the social dimensions of new media and the relationship between contemporary visual culture and biotechnology. He is an adjunct professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Camerino (Italy). He contributes to Nòva – Il Sole 24 Ore and is the editor of Postinterface, a web magazine dedicated to digital culture and science. He is the author of Postinterface (2009) and Arte transgenica. La vita è il medium (2018), both published by Pisa University Press.