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Perfect Inheritance

Michał Dmowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 2 (22) 2009 Systems | 8-11
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Michał Dmowski

Throw the Rotten Oranges Out!

Jacek Hołówka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 2 (42) 2014 Utility | 8-11
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We talk to Prof. Jacek Hołowka from the Department of Analytical Philosophy about the pros and cons of utilitarianism, John Stewart Mill's take on politics, and forecasts for Poland's future.
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Jacek Hołówka

The Ordinariness of Genocide

Lech M. Nijakowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 8-11
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The discipline of genocide studies is highly complex, touching on almost all aspects of social life. As such, it faces numerous barriers and demands an interdisciplinary approach.
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Lech M. Nijakowski

Do Look Up!

Anna Łosiak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 1 (77) Security | 8-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.146567
Keywords asteroids climate change geological record
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Every day, about 100 metric tons of extraterrestrial matter falls onto the Earth, most of it comprised of imperceptible particles.
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Anna Łosiak
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  1. PAS Institute of Geological Sciences in Warsaw

Far Behind the Magellanic Clouds

Szymon Kozłowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr 2 (46) 2015 Distinctiveness | 8-11
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Szymon Kozłowski

Home at Last

Barbara Fedyszak-Radziejowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2008 | Nr 1 (17) 2008 Challenges | 8-11
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The stereotype of a Polish peasant riding a pitiful horse-drawn wagon still lingers in the minds of many Poles. Is that what rural Poland really looks like today? How has EU accession changed farmers' attitudes and awareness?
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Barbara Fedyszak-Radziejowska

Gene-Coded Addresses

Katarzyna Mokwa
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2008 | Nr 2 (18) 2008 Memory | 8-11
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In certain bird species the memory of migration routes is retained through traditions passed on from one generation to the next, while in others it is gene-encoded and inherited within specific populations.
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Katarzyna Mokwa

Poles' Values

Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 8-11
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The social values professed by Poles are more traditional than in more affluent European countries, yet have been changing over the past two decades.
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Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania

Reflections from Crystals

Mariusz Jaskólski Mirosław Gilski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 3 (15) 2007 Changes | 8-11
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Scientists no longer have to have the objects they study within arm's reach. Using the Internet and sophisticated equipment, researchers in Poland have - for the first time ever - remotely investigated the structure of protein crystals mounted at the synchrotron center in Grenoble, all without leaving their own lab in Poznań.
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Mariusz Jaskólski
Mirosław Gilski

Freedom of Choice

Jacek Zaremba
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 8-11
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Jacek Zaremba

A Forest Starts With Seeds

Mikołaj Wawrzyniak Ewelina Ratajczak Ewa Kalemba Paweł Chmielarz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2019 | Nr 3-4 (63-64) Forest | 8-11
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The role of seeds is crucial in tree production and development, and the future of forests depends on them. But what impact is climate change having on the seed life cycle? Will the trees that grow out of them manage to survive and adapt to the new environment?

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Mikołaj Wawrzyniak
Ewelina Ratajczak
Ewa Kalemba
Paweł Chmielarz

How to Impress Females?

Piotr Matyjasiak Piotr G. Jabłoński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 2 (6) 2005 The Famale Factor | 8-11
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Female animals make the world more beautiful, and... more deceitful. Their selectivity forces males to become more conspicuous, or occasionally more cunning, in their attempts to stoke the passions of their potential mates.
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Piotr Matyjasiak
Piotr G. Jabłoński

Microinformation

Witold Filipowicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 8-11
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It was long believed that RNA was a molecule specialized in transmitting information from DNA to proteins. However, in recent years scientists have been discovering hitherto unknown complexities of RNA.
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Witold Filipowicz

Water in the Solar System

Maria I. Błęcka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 8-11
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Water is ubiquitous in the Solar System, being present in gaseous form in all planetary and cometary atmospheres, as well as in the form of ice on the surface, subsurface or interior of Mars, comets, and most planetary satellites.
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Maria I. Błęcka

Weaving a Web of Words

Marcin Miłkowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 8-11
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We use our computers to write, to make calculations, to search for information, and so much more. But we do not always realize how more and more of their capabilities crucially hinge on successful natural language processing technologies.
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Marcin Miłkowski

The refugee crisis as a crisis of attitudes

Marek Bilewicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr 1 (3) Migrations - Special Edition | 8-11
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Marek Bilewicz
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  1. University of Warsaw

IBEX Looks at the Heliosphere's Edge

Justyna Sokół
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 2 (34) 2012 Numbers | 8-11
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In 2009, the heliophysics community exploded with the news that, six months after its launch, the IBEX probe yielded a completely unexpected result: instead of appearing as the anticipated smudgy blob, the full sky map revealed the heliosphere to resemble a ribbon. Then, in early 2012, IBEX revolutionized our way of thinking about the heliosphere once again.
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Justyna Sokół

Toxic Fats

Agnieszka Dobrzyń
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 1 (21) 2009 Opposites | 8-11
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The metabolic diseases that pose a major problem for obese individuals are actually not caused by overdeveloped fat tissue. In fact, the culprits turn out to be lipids stored in other tissues, ill adapted to accumulating fat.
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Agnieszka Dobrzyń

The Genome above the Genome

Carsten Carlberg
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 3 (75) Turning Points | 8-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143986
Keywords epigenomics diet nutrients
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Our daily diet contains carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, minerals, and vitamins – nutrients that provide us with energy and serve as the building blocks of our bodies. However, we are increasingly learning that what we eat also interacts with the genes in our cells in important ways.
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Carsten Carlberg
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  1. PAS Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn

Looking Down at the Rich?

Bogdan Wojciszke
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 4 (12) 2006 Richness | 8-11
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Only a small minority of Poles surveyed believe that the prevailing social order is valid and fair. A clear majority believe that the wealthy must have come into their affluence via dishonest means, at the expense of those who are worse off.
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Bogdan Wojciszke
ORCID: ORCID

Whither the Energy Transition?

Jan Kiciński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 1 (69) Energy Transtion | 8-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.138403
Keywords energy transition renewable energy sources fossil fuels green hydrogen
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Humanity is being forced to alter how we use energy sources, to move away from fossil fuels and focus instead on renewable, especially solar energy. This transformation may prove to be the long sought-after “holy grail” of energy.
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Jan Kiciński
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  1. PAS Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery in Gdańsk, Poland

Shaping Nature

Anna Oleńska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 8-11
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Once embellishing nearly every magnate mansion, Baroque gardens are hard to find in their original form in contemporary Poland. Yet the principles by which such gardens were constructed can be experienced thanks to thorough post-war reconstructions in Białystok and Wilanów.
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Anna Oleńska

From Here to the Future

Jerzy Kleer
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 4 (24) 2009 The Future | 8-11
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One of science's important goals is to identify likely directions for future growth, and any accompanying opportunities and threats.
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Jerzy Kleer

The Representation of Objects in Museums

Monika Stobiecka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 8-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144670
Keywords museum studies collections presentation of art
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Museum exhibits and collections can be presented in a variety of ways. Studying how museum displays have developed over the years can tell us much about the history of science.
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Monika Stobiecka
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  1. Polish Young Academy
  2. Faculty of Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw

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