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New Bed, No Sleep?
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New Bed, No Sleep?
First Night Blues
Magazine / science
The phenomenon of first night effect (FNE) often occurs when we spend the night in a new environment – and have trouble sleeping.
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How the Brain Matures
How the Brain Matures
An Interview with Marek Kaczmarzyk
Magazine / science
Biologist Marek Kaczmarzyk talks about how humans differ from chimpanzees, the problem with fractions, and whether the brain ever really matures.
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The Basis of the Universe May not Be Energy or Matter but Information
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A Puzzling Artwork (3)
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Paradox-free Time Travel Is 'Logically' Possible, Say Physicists
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On Freedom
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Peter Mac Looks at the Luggage
Literature
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Art Is Explosion!
Art Is Explosion!
The Revelations of Tarō Okamoto
Magazine / culture
Some reject the art of Tarō Okamoto – including the Tower of the Sun – as primitive, yet he was perhaps one of the only truly avant-garde artists of Japan.
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An Encounter in Tirana
Reading / literature
One day, the Head Assistant of Dental Medicine finds himself in Tirana for a dentistry conference. Little does he know that he will find his late father, too. A short story by a Bulgarian writer.
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What Are You Reading, Mr President?
Reading / society
We imagine a world in which politicians read books, leading to a greater capacity for imagination, truth, and caring for the country.
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Our Favourite Films by Female Directors from the ‘New East’
Our Favourite Films by Female Directors from the ‘New East’
Top 10 of the Decade
Reading / culture
As we reach the end of the 2010s, “Przekrój” looks back on our favourites of the last decade. Here, we give a subjective overview of the best films directed by women from Central and Eastern Europe.
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Figures
Media / Photo
Malala Andrialavidrazana’s works are remarkably personal in their nature, actively referring to the idea of territory – a concept the artist had researched for several years. Her images are filled with concern about cross-cultural dialogue, locality, and all kinds of sociological, economic and political constructs that stand – even if just a little – against the constant advance of globalization.
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22nd October 1909
22nd October 1909
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1909, Poland’s most important shrine – the Jasna Góra Monastery – was broken into; the painting of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa was stolen. But who committed the theft?
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October in History
October in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of October.
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The Hunt
short story
The Hunt
Stanisław Lem’s Unknown Story
Reading / literature
Racing across mountains and remote backwoods, a solitary figure is on the run from a team of heavily armed hunters. Will he manage to get away? Antonia Lloyd-Jones's translation of a previously unknown story by the great master of science fiction.
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Heliography
Media / Photo
In Heliography, Nicolas Grospierre's new body of works, the photographer abandons oneof his favourite topics, architecture, to deliver works that could be seen as the antithesis ofCartier Bressons's concept of "decisive moment".
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Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Why Our Perception of Time Changes
Magazine / science
Our perception of time can be affected many factors, including age, culture, and even what event we are waiting for. A writer investigates why exactly this happens.
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The Subterranean Brain of the Forest
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The Subterranean Brain of the Forest
How Trees Communicate
Magazine / science
The forest is full of life, not only in the green leaves that burst out of tree crowns, but also underground, where a dense collection of roots and fungi form a communication network.
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Nature Is Not Nice
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Nature Is Not Nice
An Interview with Andri Snær Magnason
Reading / culture
Writer and poet Andri Snær Magnason talks about Iceland’s sacred cows, the importance of his grandmother, and his latest book “On Time and Water”.
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Mind the climate
The Limits of Clean Energy
Magazine / science
If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.
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Loss Is Such a Useless Word
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Loss Is Such a Useless Word
An Interview with Forrest Gander
Magazine / culture
American poet Forrest Gander talks about the climate, the role of poetry, and where we can find hope.
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What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say? ♫
Media / Audio
American acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a sound trip to the first quiet park on Earth, where we can hear the gentle sounds of the Zabalo River, nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest.
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Mr Barker, Oedipuss and Us ♫
Media / Audio
We have more in common with cats and dogs than some people think – especially when it comes to cheekily deceiving each other. Original text by Ludwika Włodek.
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The Oak Chronicles ♫
Media / Audio
An encounter with an ancient oak tree named Bartek, as experienced and retold by a biologist and poet. Original text by Urszula Zajączkowska.
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Life in a Sealed Jar. A Brief History of Terrariums ♫
Media / Audio
Closed terrariums are currently in vogue for urban gardeners, but their history runs all the way back to 19th-century botany. Original text by Joanna Dobkowska.
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big think
7 Common Traits of Self-transcended People
Reading / society
The psychologist Abraham Maslow created a hierarchy of needs, which collectively represent the needs and desires required to motivate all human behaviour. How do we reach the highest level?
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Our Bodies Are Chronically in "Threat Mode"
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Our Bodies Are Chronically in "Threat Mode"
But Being Kind Recalibrates Our Nervous System
Magazine / science
Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.
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New Bed, No Sleep?
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New Bed, No Sleep?
First Night Blues
Magazine / science
The phenomenon of first night effect (FNE) often occurs when we spend the night in a new environment – and have trouble sleeping.
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Feeding the Soul
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Feeding the Soul
The Poilâne Bakery
Reading / society
The Poilâne bakery in Paris was founded in the 1930s. Today, it continues as a family business under the leadership of Apollonia Poilâne, baking some of the French capital’s finest bread.