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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Description

The „Academia” magazine was founded on the initiative of Professor Andrzej B. Legocki, a President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2003 – 2006. In the beginning it was published only in English as a reply to the growing demand for a current information on the Polish Academy of Sciences` activities, expressed by foreign scientists and Poles living abroad and interested in Polish science.

Since 2005 the magazine is published both in Polish and English.

The „Academia” is an exceptional - on the Polish market - scientific magazine for the general public, propagating achievements of Polish scientists here and abroad. Authors of articles in „Academia” explain their subject in a way that is accessible not only for all sorts of academics but also for students, pupils and all other readers interested in scientific topics for the general public.

ISSN
1731-7401
Publishers
Polish Academy of Sciences

Editorial Staff

Jolanta Iwańczuk (Editor-in-Chief, Earth Sciences)

Daniel Sax (Editor, English-Language Version)

Marcin Pietras (Biological & Agricultural Sciences)

Justyna Orłowska (Journalist)

Andrzej Figatowski (Graphic Designer)

Anna Bielec (Project Coordinator)


Scientific Council

Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chairman)

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Katarzyna Czarnecka

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Anna Zawadzka

Publisher:


Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl



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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science

1 Contents
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science
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2 From the Editors
Katarzyna Turnau , Jerzy Duszyński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Turnau
Jerzy Duszyński
3 Mathematics and Art
Robert A. Wolak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 4-8 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139774
Keywords: mathematics tessellation architecture cubism Islamic art
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Abstract

At first glance mathematics and art might appear very distant, perhaps even directly opposed to one another, but the fact is that they have quite a lot in common. How are they interlinked, and what do these links tell us?
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Authors and Affiliations

Robert A. Wolak
1
  1. Institute of Mathematics, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
4 Psychedelic Experience
Krzysztof Sikorski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 9-13 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139775
Keywords: art & science hallucinogens creativity altered states of consciousness
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Abstract

Where abstraction meets reality.
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Krzysztof Sikorski
1
  1. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University
5 Art & Science: The Art of the Origins of Life
Adam Szewczyk , Hanna Fabczak , Marek A. Olszyński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 14-19 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139776
Keywords: art & science molecular biology The Art of Biodiversity The Power of Biological Structures The Art of the Origins of Life bioimaging
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Abstract

What shared intellectual foundations underpin collaboration between the artistic community and scientists? What benefits can artists and biologists derive from working together? Can their very different spheres of creativity support one another?
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Authors and Affiliations

Adam Szewczyk
1
Hanna Fabczak
1 2
Marek A. Olszyński
3
  1. Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw
  2. Marceli Nencki Foundation for the Support of Biological Sciences, Warsaw
  3. Institute of Fine Arts, University of Rzeszów
6 The Arts in Modern Teaching
Urszula Szuścik
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 20-23 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139777
Keywords: art education child development
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Abstract

What is the importance of art in shaping a child’s personality and molding them for the future?
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Authors and Affiliations

Urszula Szuścik
1
  1. Institute of Pedagogy, Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, University of Silesia in Katowice
7 Science in Art Networks. How art and education intertwine in the project “Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds”
Joanna Hoffmann , Marlena Lembicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 24-29 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139778
Keywords: art & science rhizosphere natural science transdisciplinary projects artistic activity
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Abstract

As revolutionary advances in science and technology make the world increasingly complex, initiatives that combine science and art become more important than ever. “Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds” is a project that brings together art, science, and technology.
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Authors and Affiliations

Joanna Hoffmann
1
Marlena Lembicz
2
  1. Studio of Transdisciplinary Projects and Research, University of the Arts Poznan
  2. Department of Systematics and Environmental Botany, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
8 Technology and Dance
Sandra Frydrysiak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 30-33 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139779
Keywords: art & science dance brain body technology human movement
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Abstract

Sandra Frydrysiak from the Institute of Humanities at the SWPS University in Warsaw talks about what dance teaches us about the human brain and the ways in which we experience the world around us.
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Authors and Affiliations

Sandra Frydrysiak
1 2
  1. Institute of Humanities, SWPS University in Warsaw
  2. Joint European Master’s Degree in Women’s and Gender Studies (GEMMA), University of Lodz
9 Contemporary Cities Facing Climate Change
Agnieszka Sobol
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 34-37 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139780
Keywords: ecology urban ecology climate change urban development blue-green infrastructure concrete plague
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Abstract

The high numbers of residents and dense urban fabric of buildings and infrastructure found in cities mean that extreme weather events have a particularly severe impact on them. Furthermore, urban development is itself an important element of climate change.
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Authors and Affiliations

Agnieszka Sobol
1
  1. Institute of Urban and Regional Development
10 Social Art as a Means of Civic Activity
Katarzyna Niziołek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 38-43 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139781
Keywords: social arts sociology civic art
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Abstract

The concept of social art is not exactly new, dating back to at least the 1970s. Its current revival, however, creates an opportunity to reconsider the social and civic potential of artistic practices.
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Niziołek
1
  1. Institute of Sociology, University of Białystok
11 Art as an Escape from Technology
Andrzej Jajszczyk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 44-46 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139782
Keywords: Japanese culture Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology Andrzej Wajda museology exhibition
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Abstract

We talk with Prof. Andrzej Jajszczyk about his encounter with the historic ethnic group of Slovincians, his friendship with film director Andrzej Wajda, and his fascination with Japanese culture.
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Authors and Affiliations

Andrzej Jajszczyk
12 Common Goals of Artists and Scientists
Adam Wsiołkowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 47-49 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139783
Keywords: art & science intuition pedagogy
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Abstract

We talk about the crossovers between science and art with the artist and pedagogue Prof. Adam Wsiołkowski.
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Authors and Affiliations

Adam Wsiołkowski
13 How to Bring a Dinosaur to Life?
Agnieszka Kapuścińska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 50-54 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139784
Keywords: paleontology natural history museums paleontological reconstructions shifting appearances
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Abstract

Visitors to natural history museums can admire replicas of animals that died out ages ago. What tricks can be used to “bring them to life”? How have such animals been reconstructed in the past, and how is it done today?
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Authors and Affiliations

Agnieszka Kapuścińska
1
  1. Museum of Evolution, PAS Institute of Paleobiology in Warsaw
14 Illustration in Scientific Research
Max Rykaczewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 55-59 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139785
Keywords: scientific illustration natural history aquarelle sketch plant sketches
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Abstract

The role of illustration in our studies of natural history has changed over the centuries, not just in how it depicts specimens or technologies but also as our interest in its different aspects has shifted.
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Authors and Affiliations

Max Rykaczewski
1
  1. Plant and Fungi Herbarium, University of Gdańsk
15 The Conservator’s Scrutinous Eye – Science in the Service of Art
Maciej Czyński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 60-63 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139786
Keywords: Imperial Castle in Poznań stone restoration work conservation
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Abstract

The interiors of the Imperial Castle in Poznań are embellished with scores of different stone varieties. In order to preserve and renovate them, an in-depth conservation examination needed to be performed.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maciej Czyński
1
  1. Monument Service
16 Digital Ars Exhibition
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 64-71 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139787
Keywords: technology artificial intelligence creativity experiment
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Abstract

Technology does not negate creativity, but rather stimulates the imagination to experiment with it.
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17 The War Over Truth
Katarzyna Kasia
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 72-74 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139788
Keywords: art & science truth deceit
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Abstract

Art has never aspired to wield authority to the same extent as science, because it left a wide margin for itself resulting from the intrinsic consent to the subjectivity of both the creator and the audience.
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Kasia
1
  1. Department of Culture Theory, Faculty of Management of Visual Culture, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
18 “Artificial” – i.e. “Pertaining to Art”?
Katarzyna Kłosińska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2021 | No 3 (71) Art & Science | 75 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2021.139789
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Kłosińska
1
  1. Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw

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