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Inhuman Slaughter
Inhuman Slaughter
How Warriors Dehumanize Themselves
Reading / society
History suggests that, in order to kill, people must reject their natural reflexes—often by taking on an animalistic identity.
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Stop Singing in the Shower
Stop Singing in the Shower
The Global Water Crisis
Magazine / society
Access to clean water is far from a universal right across the globe. We must urgently address this, before it’s too late.
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Is War Natural?
Is War Natural?
On Human Aggression
Reading / society
While some scholars suggest that war is an innate, biological phenomenon, others argue that it is rooted in social and cultural factors.
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Kurzgesagt
What Is Life? Is Death Real?
Media / Video
So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea where to draw the line between living and dead things. Which leads to mind-blowing implications. What is life after all? And is death really a thing? Lets look into it together.
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I’d Love to Go Out on the Town
I’d Love to Go Out on the Town
Pandemic Diaries
Reading / society
One of the great losses of the pandemic is the social life of the city. Without other people to illuminate our daily existence, everything has ground to a halt.
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Bark Medicine
healthy living
Bark Medicine
The Health Benefits of Trees
Magazine / society
Tree bark has many health-related uses – as our ancestors were well-acquainted with. Even hugging a tree can have psychological benefits.
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Up and Down (and Up Again)
Up and Down (and Up Again)
A Stoic Approach to Progress
Reading / society
According to Stoicism, failure can be a source of strength and progress on the path to perfection.
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November in History
November in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of November.
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The Most Important Refrigerator in the World
The Most Important Refrigerator in the World
Inside the Global Seed Vault
Magazine / society
The Global Seed Vault’s doors are closed for 350 days a year. And for good reasons too – it might just save humanity in the event of a mass disaster.
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I Create Everything Anew
I Create Everything Anew
The Life of Wassily Kandinsky
Magazine / culture
The painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was a pioneer of abstraction in the West. His art was influenced by both expressionism and spirituality.
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Natural Order
Natural Order
The Regular Patterns of Nature
Magazine / science
From fractals to columnar joints, the natural world is home to many stunning patterns and regularities.
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Make the Most of Your Coffee
Make the Most of Your Coffee
A Recipe for Facial Scrub
Magazine / society
Instead of throwing away used coffee grounds, follow this recipe for a zero waste, homemade facial scrub.
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2nd November 1848
2nd November 1848
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe was in a decidedly bad place. With a string of successful literary works behind him, what exactly was causing the writer’s melancholia?
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Ghoti in the Machine
Ghoti in the Machine
The Replication Crisis in Science
Reading / science
Replicability is a cornerstone of scientific research, but is often lacking from studies. Our correspondent explores the replication crisis, with the help of a dead salmon.
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Who Made Me Ill?!
Magazine / culture
Commissioner Maciejewski returns, this time for a criminal mystery involving the matter of an unexpected infection...
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Liquid Maturity
healthy living
Liquid Maturity
An Interview with Piotr K. Oleś
Magazine / society
Psychologist Piotr K. Oleś talks about how we mature, the difficulties with making life decisions, and whether our personalities can change in later life.
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A Note of Nature
Mind the climate
A Note of Nature
Natural Inspirations in Music
Magazine / culture
Musical compositions inspired by the sounds of nature can bring relief, while simultaneously raising awareness of issues related to climate change.
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A Short Film About Womanhood
A Short Film About Womanhood
An Interview with Mania Akbari
Magazine / culture
Iranian director Mania Akbari talks about living with illness, exile from her home country, and being a female artist in a world that is still marred by patriarchy.
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History Did Not End
History Did Not End
An Interview with Carlo Strenger
Magazine / society
Carlo Strenger talks about the failures of Obama, how humans are like chimpanzees, and why we should all panic.
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Mikołaj
Łoziński
Łoziński
Learning to Swim
Reading / society
What can you learn, while learning to swim, that doesn’t have a whole lot to do with swimming?
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Too Close to Midnight
Too Close to Midnight
An Interview with Yael Bartana
Reading / culture
Israeli visual artist Yael Bartana talks about the prospect of women ruling the world, patriarchal norms, and her new film “Two Minutes to Midnight”.
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Laugh Boldly!
Laugh Boldly!
An Interview with Sebastian Gendry
Magazine / society
Sebastian Gendry, creator of the laughter wellness method, talks about the everyday benefits of laughing, as well as its more profound properties.
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Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son
The Lesser Known Bach Boy
Magazine / culture
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach lived mostly in the shadow of his father, Johann Sebastian. Yet his music still stands the test of time.
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Our Sisters’ Auntie
Our Sisters’ Auntie
The Life of Alaiza Pashkevich
Reading / culture
Alaiza Pashkevich – also known as ‘Auntie’ – was the first female Belarusian poet. She was also a revolutionary who fought for her country’s language and cultural identity.
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In Your Prime
In Your Prime
Plants for Youth and Longevity
Magazine / society
According to both Eastern and Western traditions, certain plants and herbs have youth-giving properties and can ensure that we live a long life.
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He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph
He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph
A Conversation About the Legacy of Robert Frank
Reading / culture
Art historian Ania Diduch talks with photographer Wojtek Wieteska about out of focus photographs, deckchairs, and colliding with the world at “Unseen”, an exhibition of Robert Frank’s work at the renowned gallery, C/O Berlin.
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Lily Briscoe’s Painting
Lily Briscoe’s Painting
On a Fictional Work of Art
Reading / culture
A writer channels the spirit of Virginia Woolf to reflect on the significance of a painting from her novel “To the Lighthouse”, both for the character who painted it and for the author herself.
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A Lair
Media / Photo
In his new series, Tomasz Kawecki weaves an intimate narrative about the spirits and ghosts inhabiting his childhood home and the nearby forest.
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Delighted Man
Mind the climate
Delighted Man
The Metaphysics of Nature Conservation
Magazine / science
Nature conservation is not simply a matter of being conscious about the environment – it also raises metaphysical questions.
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Foraging for Forgotten Foods
Foraging for Forgotten Foods
An Interview with Jarosław Dumanowski
Magazine / society
Cultural historian Jarosław Dumanowski talks with Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux about maintaining nutritional knowledge and the importance of our culinary roots.
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The Apostle of (Inner) Peace
The Apostle of (Inner) Peace
The Life of Thích Nhất Hạnh
Magazine / society
Thích Nhất Hạnh, the spiritual father of mindfulness, lived a remarkable life focused on empathy, forgiveness, and peace.
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The Most Famous Celts in the World
The Most Famous Celts in the World
The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix
Magazine / culture
The French comic book series starring Asterix and Obelix is well-known across the world. What do these two Gallic villagers represent?
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Poematic
Voices
Reading / literature
“And there she stands again, petite, at the blackboard.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
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Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee
Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee
The 46th Anniversary of Bruce Lee’s Death
Reading / society
Bruce Lee’s philosophy was borne primarily of Western sources, especially the American counterculture.
CzytajA Note of Nature
Mind the climate
A Note of Nature
Natural Inspirations in Music
Magazine / culture
Musical compositions inspired by the sounds of nature can bring relief, while simultaneously raising awareness of issues related to climate change.
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What Comes After Growth?
Mind the climate
What Comes After Growth?
An Interview about Food Sovereignty and Cooperativism
Magazine / society
Wojciech Mejor – a leading figure in the Polish post-growth movement – talks about food sovereignty, food cooperativism and alternatives to capitalism.
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Julia
Fiedorczuk
Fiedorczuk
Against Apocalypse
Reading / society
What does the word ‘apocalypse’ mean? And how can we understand it in the context of an Earth hurtling towards climate catastrophe?
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Life-Giving Dust
Mind the climate
Life-Giving Dust
From the Sahara to the Ocean
Magazine / science
Saharan dust is a phenomenon that starts in the desert and brings multiple benefits to oceans and plants across the whole of the globe.
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“Przekrój” for Beginners
“Przekrój” for Beginners
A History of the Magazine
Magazine / culture
“Przekrój” revisits the story of our magazine – from a cramped tenement block in post-war Kraków, to the relaunched and revitalized quarterly in modern-day Warsaw.
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Matured into Immaturity
Matured into Immaturity
The Life of Zbigniew Lengren
Magazine / culture
The illustrator and cartoonist Zbigniew Lengren ran a 50-year comic strip in “Przekrój”. His daughter remembers his remarkable life.
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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.
CzytajHealing Exercises from Tibet
healthy living
Healing Exercises from Tibet
How to Practise Tsalung
Reading / society
Tsalung – a Tibetan yogic practice – combines both breathing and physical exercises to further support meditation and mindfulness.
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Garden Greens
healthy living
Garden Greens
Five Healthy Spring Leaves
Magazine / society
Spring is the perfect time to pick the leaves of nettle, starwort, dandelion, common yarrow and sheep’s sorrel.
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Beehive Medicine
Beehive Medicine
The Benefits of Apitherapy
Magazine / society
Bees produce honey, wax, pollen and propolis, among others. Apitherapy shows us how to use these products to enrich our own health and wellbeing.
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Breathe In, Gently
healthy living
Breathe In, Gently
The Problem with Excessive Breathing
Magazine / society
Excessive breathing can entail too little carbon dioxide in our body, which can lead to numerous health complications. This can be solved with diaphragmatic breathing.