Strona główna
Czytaj
Electricity and Fear
Electricity and Fear
The Trouble with Nuclear Energy
Magazine / science
After the disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima, mention of nuclear power plants is met with strong public trepidation. But, in the face of climate catastrophe, might this be our most feasible energy source?
Czytaj
The Queen of Backyard Games
cross-border reportage
The Queen of Backyard Games
A European Witch Hunt
Reading / society
What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our new cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of the final part include the Kraków-based artist and activist Cecylia Malik.
Most popular
- Czytaj
Jump!
Culture - Czytaj
A Bird’s-Eye View on Biebrza and Narew
Science - Czytaj
Kontakt
Media - Czytaj
On Tomatoes and Kombucha
Society - Czytaj
Monks on Ice
Society
Czytaj
A National Asana
A National Asana
Yoga Branches Across Poland
Magazine / society
Back in the early 1980s, “Przekrój” was already instructing our younger readers on the yogic tree pose. But the history of yoga in Poland dates way back to the early 20th century with one Wincenty Lutosławski.
Czytaj
Miss Gienia
Miss Gienia
Memories of School Dinners
Reading / society
The school canteen menu in Poland is full of traditional comfort food. That same home-made feeling of culinary nostalgia can also be found in the country’s milk bars.
Czytaj
Poematic
Could Have
Reading / literature
A poem by a Polish Nobel Prize winner, translated by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
Czytaj
The Lift Looks After the Washing Machine
The Lift Looks After the Washing Machine
Self-Automation in a Household Appliance Warehouse
Reading / society
Europe’s tallest high-bay warehouse processes 120 pallets every hour. Remarkably, it’s managed by only three human employees. Our correspondent explores its intelligent design.
Czytaj
Cartoons
Marek Raczkowski's drawings
Discover what Polish humour is about. Check out Marek Raczkowski's cartoons translated by Marek Kazmierski.
Czytaj
20th July 1969
20th July 1969
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1969, a certain Mr Armstrong touched down on the moon and spoke about a giant leap for mankind, but how was all of this observed in communist Poland?
Czytaj
July in History
July in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of July.
Czytaj
Following the Example of Nature
Following the Example of Nature
Six Inventions Inspired by the Natural World
Magazine / science
Sometimes, nature is simply ahead of us humans. We present six scientific developments that take their cue from plants and animals.
Czytaj
Death, or a Cannonball Jump
Death, or a Cannonball Jump
An Innocent Discussion About Death
Reading / society
In this edition of “Conversations from the Playground”, Ewa Pawlik talks to Lu and her friends about that ever-so-autumnal subject: death.
Czytaj
Skyborne Whales
Skyborne Whales
The Rise (and Fall) of the Airship
Magazine / culture
Airships – those long, cylindrical balloons that cruise through the sky – seem like a relic of a bygone era. But, with the climate now high on the agenda, they might be making an unexpected comeback.
Czytaj
Finding Peace Through Yoga
Finding Peace Through Yoga
A Way for Veterans to Combat Trauma
Reading / society
VEToga is a yoga programme developed specifically for war veterans. It was designed by Justin Blazejewski, who began to experience PTSD after 10 years of military service.
Zobacz
Mind the climate
Greta Thunberg: Let’s Use Nature to Fight Climate Change
Media / Video
All around us are magic machines that suck carbon out of the air, cost very little and build themselves. Trees – in all their gorgeous variety and spectacular beauty – can make a massive difference to the world, if we accept one condition: we have to leave fossil fuels in the ground, where they belong.
Czytaj
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.
Czytaj
What Comes After the Flood?
Mind the climate
What Comes After the Flood?
An Interview with Marcin Popkiewicz
Magazine / science
Marcin Popkiewicz, co-founder of a Polish climate science portal, talks about ecotourism, the fight against disinformation, and a possible future world.
Czytaj
A Rightful Balance
Mind the climate
A Rightful Balance
Environmentalism in the Films of Studio Ghibli
Reading / culture
Studio Ghibli – the Japanese animation film studio – may be known for its fluffy mascots such as Totoro, but beneath this cute veneer are a series of films with serious ecological concerns.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Czytaj
Healthy Living
Summer Meditations
Reading / society
A psychologist outlines four meditation exercises for the summer months.
Czytaj
healthy living
Are we morally obligated to meditate?
Magazine / science
A growing body of neuroscience research shows that meditation can make us better to each other.
Czytaj
healthy living
This incredible meditation will help solve your existential dread
Magazine / society
Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.
Czytaj
Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself
Magazine / society
Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself.