Andrzej Kula
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Boudica Was Victorious
Boudica Was Victorious
Roman Britain’s Warrior Queen
Magazine / society
Boudica, the queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, led a revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain. She will not be forgotten any time soon.
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You Don’t Come Here Voluntarily
You Don’t Come Here Voluntarily
Chekhov and Sakhalin Island
Magazine / culture
In the late 19th-century, Anton Chekhov visited the penal colony on Sakhalin island and wrote about the fate of the convicts there. What did he see?
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The Digital Precambrian
The Digital Precambrian
The World’s First Computer System
Magazine / society
More than half a century ago, PLATO became the world’s first computer system. But it soon ran into some problems that we still experience today...
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How Arne Sowed the Seed
How Arne Sowed the Seed
The Father of Deep Ecology
Magazine / society
Almost half a century ago, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss created the concept of deep ecology. We still have much to learn from his principles today.
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The Raft of Thor
The Raft of Thor
The Kon-Tiki Expedition
Magazine / society
The Kon-Tiki expedition aimed to prove that Polynesians were descended from the Indigenous peoples of Central and South America. Its results were impressive, but problematic.
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The Haka
The Haka
A Māori Tradition
Magazine / culture
The haka – a traditional Māori dance – is well-known from the New Zealand rugby team. What are its cultural origins?
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More Than a Thousand Words
More Than a Thousand Words
How the Neuraths Created Isotype
Magazine / culture
Isotype – the set of pictorial symbols developed by Otto and Marie Neurath – was an egalitarian project, aimed at developing a universal language for communicating social-scientific data.
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The Lost Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk
The Lost Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk
A Real-Life Robinson Crusoe
Magazine / culture
In 1704, Alexander Selkirk found himself exiled on the island of Más a Tierra, next to South America. Our author channels Selkirk’s voice to recount his seafaring life.
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The Fabulous Bryan Boys
sports
The Fabulous Bryan Boys
Tennis’s Champion Twins
Magazine / society
Mike and Bob Bryan don’t exist as single entities. They are the Bryan brothers – the twins who became the best tennis doubles team of all time.
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Mount Tenzing
sports
Mount Tenzing
The First Man on Everest
Magazine / society
Tenzing Norgay was the first to climb Mount Everest, alongside Edmund Hillary. This was an incredible feat, even for a Sherpa.
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The Little Brother of War
sports
The Little Brother of War
The History of Lacrosse
Magazine / society
Lacrosse is North America’s oldest sport, practised by the various Native American peoples long before the Europeans colonized their land – and the game.
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As Athletic as a Yak
sports
As Athletic as a Yak
Mushrooms and Doping
Magazine / science
According to legend, Amanita muscaria – the fly agaric mushroom – has incredible strengthening properties. Might athletes gain an advantage from consuming fungi?
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No Bread, No Circuses
sports
No Bread, No Circuses
The Olympics and Climate Change
Magazine / society
The pandemic has already delayed the 2020 Olympic Games. But sporting tournaments are already facing a larger issue: global warming.
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Enthusiasm Goes by Many Names
sports
Enthusiasm Goes by Many Names
Why Choose to Lose?
Magazine / society
It seems clear why Olympic athletes are driven to compete in their sporting disciplines. But what about the perennial losers who persevere in the face of inevitable defeat?
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The Race for the Pole
sports
The Race for the Pole
An Antarctic Challenge
Magazine / culture
Few sporting challenges are as physically and psychologically taxing as crossing the Antarctic continent, solo and unaided. Yet that is precisely what Colin O’Brady and Louis Rudd set out to do.
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The Speedy and the Sneaky
sports
The Speedy and the Sneaky
An Interview with Bartosz Molik
Magazine / society
Bartosz Molik, a coach of the Polish wheelchair basketball team, talks about doping at the Paralympic Games.