Barbascura he is nicknamed as the "pirate scientist of Youtube", but he was also one of the contestants of the reality show Beijing Express 2022 edition. Let's find out more about him as we are not just talking about a Youtuber, but a real scientist.
The biography
Unlike many of his colleagues, di Barbascura we do not know his real name due to his personal choice, Barbascura X in fact does not divulge his real name. But we know that was born in 1987 a Taranto and has an incredible course of study behind him.
What did Barbascura X study
After completing high school (presumably scientific high school) he enrolled at the University of Bari and follows the degree course in Chemical industry. He obtained his degree with excellent grades and decided to continue his academic career.
Si specializes then in organic synthesis at the University of Bologna and then conclude with a doctorate in green chemistry and production of materials from renewable sourcesUniversité Cote d'Azur in Nice, in France. Having obtained all his qualifications, he began working at various companies WORKSHOPS around Europe and also participates in two Erasmus: one in Dublin and one in Poitiers.
Work as a researcher
His work his main role is not only that of a chemist, but also of a researcher and participates in large and important projects such as working on the synthesis of some pharmaceutical products and on new technologies prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.
Indeed, he has a background in chemistry and organic synthesis, but has also worked in catalysis, nanotechnology, biology and pharmaceutical chemistry. His work has improved the biocompatibility of arterial stents through the implantation of biomimetic molecules.
What is Barbascura X's real name? Why don't we know what it's called?
Barbascura X, as we can well imagine, is pseudonym by which he calls himself, but has never revealed his real name.
He revealed the reason himself by saying that he doesn't want us to know his name and some information about his private life, because he wants to safeguard his professional figure, to be free and not to create a conflict between his person and his profession .
We know the name but... we won't tell you.
We have spoken by telephone with Barbascura since we are we learned of his real name, but we will not disclose it as requested by him.
There are, however, some theories of which we can speak freely.
Is Barbascura called Carmelo?
According to one thesis Barbascura X is called Carmelo.
In fact, during a live broadcast, one of the other participants called him "Carmelo", receiving in response a "You didn't have to say it, it's not official yet". The fact was noticed by few but surprised because, strangely, she Darkbeard knew that she meant him, in fact she replied immediately.
It is a somewhat sought-after name, typical above all of Sicily, then of Lombardy, Calabria and Puglia according to data from Nomix.it.
This makes it concretely possible but not probable that Carmelo is the real name of Barbascura, being the same as Taranto.
Is Barbascura called Simone?
According to another thesis Barbascura is called Simone.
Another case was that of "Simone", another possible name, but what was it due to?
Up until recently, if you searched online, you could come across some information indicating that his real name was "Simone".
It was Barbascura himself who clarified that this information was incorrect and referred to another person. Indeed the influencer has addressed this misunderstanding with a touch of humor on Instagram, joking that many people are calling him by a different name.
This situation has led to funny situations, such as unknown people greeting him on the street with the wrong name. Nonetheless, he took it all lightly, but kindly ask to put an end to this confusion.
This makes it unlikely that Barbascura's real name is Simone.
His career as a science popularizer, Barbascura X was born
The pseudonym comes from a nice anecdote, his friends said he looked like a pirate, hence the reference to Barbascura, while the X is a reference to hidden treasures, and given that no pirate actually buried treasures, that X is nothing more than a way to fictionalize his reference to pirates, referring to the myth of Salgari's piracy.
As we said before, the young man from Taranto is not only a chemist, but also a researcher. Later, with this pseudonym, he wrote four books all based on popular science. But not only. He is also the author of some programs TV shows that have science as their main subject.
Sul websites leads also Bad science, a column that deals with a sort of documentary based on the most particular and extraordinary aspects of natural sciences. For those who usually follow him on Youtube, he understands how his way of disseminating news is particular and unusual and that is why he is nicknamed the “punk of science popularization”.
On top of all that, Barbascura X is very busy holding conferences at Italian universities (and not only), at scientific festivals and research centres. Since 2019, on the other hand, he has been present in numerous theaters and takes part in shows between popular science and stand up. Also in 2019 he made his debut as a writer and published a comic entitled Frank whose designs are made by Boban Pesov.
In the following years he published the four books which we have mentioned a little above and from the titles Genius doesn't exist, Erotic essay on the end of the world, The version of the tardigraph improbable e The perfect storm. Finally, in 2020, he published in collaboration with Audible Bad stories about science which will win, the following year, the award for best podcast on scientific dissemination.
Youtube channels and television
Not content with its massive success so far, Barbascura X also manages a few Youtube channels: his main called Barbascura opened way back in 2014, Barbascura eXtra opened in 2018 and Barbascura Music opened in 2008. In fact, it also runs a fourth called Pirate Club where he posts live videos.
Finally, he also took part in several Television programs among which: The Commentary (2020 / 2021), South Park (2020) The right place (2021) Beijing Express (2022) May Day Concert (2022) Kilimanjaro (2023) and many others.
Private life of Barbascura X
With regard to the vita privata of Barbascura X is a mystery just like his true identity. There are many who ask him to reveal some more information, but he has never given in to such requests. In fact, he prefers to be talked about as Barbascura X and not to create conflitto between him as a person and him as a professional.
Curiosity of Barbascura X
There isn't much information about Barbascura X, but this was his personal choice. Below we see some Curiosity on his account.
- It is thought that the nickname derives from the fact that as a young man they told him that he looked like a pirate, which is why he chose the name Barbascura. The x would indicate the place of the treasure on the pirate maps;
- likened his Youtube sites to pirate ships that's why he calls his followers "crew";
- He participated in Beijing Express 2022 in a team with Andrea Boscherini, a naturalist, and called themselves The Scientists.
Social profiles of Barbascura X
Barbascura X is not only a chemist and researcher, but he is also a science communicator who loves to use i social for his purposes. Below are the direct links to his social profiles.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barbascurax
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbascura_x/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Barbascura
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@barbascura
