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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 | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images

1 Contents
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images
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2 From the Editors
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images
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3 Imagery Begins Where Words End
Joanna Hańderek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 4-7 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144669
Keywords: philosophy of culture art
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Abstract

Our thoughts, when unmolded by words, can take the form of images. We may find it hard to discuss such weighty issues as “evil” or “violence” verbally, but artists can help us shed new light on these concepts and thus to better understand the world around us.
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Authors and Affiliations

Joanna Hańderek
1
  1. Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
4 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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Abstract

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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Authors and Affiliations

Monika Stobiecka
1 2
  1. Polish Young Academy
  2. Faculty of Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw
5 Images Are Not Innocent
Marianna Michałowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 12-14 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144671
Keywords: culture education photography
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Abstract

An image considered valuable in one culture may be regarded as offensive in another, explains Marianna Michałowska from the Institute of Cultural Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marianna Michałowska
1
  1. Institute of Cultural Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University
6 Our Different Images of the World
Krzysztof Moraczewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 15-17 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144672
Keywords: culture civilization
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Abstract

None of us lives in the world as it simply exists. Rather, each of us inhabits a specific “image of the world” – one which we did not create ourselves, but which we usually mistake for the real world itself.
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Authors and Affiliations

Krzysztof Moraczewski
1
ORCID: ORCID
  1. Institute of Cultural Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
7 The Linguistic Image of the World
Bogusław Skowronek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 18-20 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144673
Keywords: communication linguistics culture
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Abstract

Language is used for more than just communication – it is a tool for interpreting the world around us.
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Authors and Affiliations

Bogusław Skowronek
1
  1. Institute of Polish Philology, Pedagogical University of Kraków
8 Treasures of the Academy
Joanna Arvaniti
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 21-21 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144674
Keywords: PAS archives exhibition for PAS’s 70th jubilee
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Abstract

To help celebrate the Polish Academy of Sciences’ 70th anniversary, the historic Staszic Palace is hosting a commemorative exhibition showcasing some of the centerpieces of the Academy’s extensive collections.
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Authors and Affiliations

Joanna Arvaniti
1
  1. PAS Archives in Warsaw
9 The Forest in Infrared
Paweł Strzeliński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 22-25 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144675
Keywords: forestry satellite imagery remote sensing
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Abstract

High-resolution images of forest areas taken by drone or satellite, further integrated with airborne and terrestrial laser scanning data, can provide early warning of damage – even of individual trees afflicted by pests.
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Authors and Affiliations

Paweł Strzeliński
1
  1. Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
10 Landscape vs Environment, Painting vs Conceptual Art
Edyta Ołdak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 26-29 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144676
Keywords: art applied art
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Abstract

How landscapes are understood in human life can be linked to successive stages in the evolution of art and imagery. How humans perceive the world around us is reflected in how artists craft the messages they want to convey.
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Authors and Affiliations

Edyta Ołdak
1
  1. The “Based in Warsaw” Association
11 Otherworldly Surfaces
Anna Łosiak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 30-33 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144677
Keywords: planetary geology planetary photography impact craters
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Abstract

Studying the geology of planetary surfaces largely involves analyzing photographs and comparing the images to known terrestrial objects.
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Authors and Affiliations

Anna Łosiak
1
  1. Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
12 Visualizing Geological Structures
Joanna Rychel , Łukasz Nowacki , Mirosław Kamiński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 39-41 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144678
Keywords: cartography 3D modelling structural models
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Abstract

Modern geological maps are 3D, or even 4D models representing the complex structure of the Earth. They interpret a variety of geological information and represent it in graphical form.
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Authors and Affiliations

Joanna Rychel
1
Łukasz Nowacki
1
Mirosław Kamiński
1
  1. Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute in Warsaw
13 Landscapes and Soundscapes
Michał Bełcik
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 39-41 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144679
Keywords: animal communication social information
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Abstract

Social information is used by animals to communicate, but it also affects their habitat selection and preferences.
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Authors and Affiliations

Michał Bełcik
1
  1. PAS Institute of Nature Conservation in Kraków
14 A Portrait of Foraminifera
Anna Waśkowska , Justyna Kowal-Kasprzyk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 42-45 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144680
Keywords: Foraminifera Tethys Ocean microscope imagery
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Abstract

Foraminifera are microorganisms of enormous importance – both now and in the past.
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Authors and Affiliations

Anna Waśkowska
1
Justyna Kowal-Kasprzyk
1
  1. Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków
15 The Artwork Doctors
Marta Zaborowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 46-49 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144681
Keywords: artwork conservation art
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Abstract

To be an art conservator, one needs to have the skills of an accomplished painter, the knowledge of an art historian, the enthusiasm of a chemist, and the nose of a detective – says Marta Zaborowska from the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marta Zaborowska
1 2
ORCID: ORCID
  1. Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
  2. Frederic Chopin Museum
16 Drawings and Micrographs: Complementary Ways of Depicting the Biological World
Dominik Tomaszewski , Marzenna Guzicka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 50-54 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144682
Keywords: drawing micrographs microscope imagery plants
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Abstract

How can the world of plants best be depicted? How do drawings differ from micrographs? Why is it that even the best quality photographs are no match for hand-drawn illustrations?
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Authors and Affiliations

Dominik Tomaszewski
1
Marzenna Guzicka
1
  1. Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences in Kórnik
17 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Steps
Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk , Michalina Błażkiewicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 55-57 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144683
Keywords: physiotherapy gait geometry
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Abstract

Step by step, one foot in front of the other – the easiest thing in the world, right? In reality, the human gait is one of the most complex movements we perform. How can we describe it, and what can gait analysis tell us?
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk
1
Michalina Błażkiewicz
1
  1. Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
18 The Pathway of Creation
Magdalena Zawisza
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 58-61 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144684
Keywords: painting art imagery
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Abstract

What creative process is involved in creating a painting? Where does artistic inspiration come from?
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Authors and Affiliations

Magdalena Zawisza
1
  1. Faculty of the Humanities, University of Social Sciences in Warsaw
19 Imagery That Enriches Our Speech
Maciej Rosiński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 62-65 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144685
Keywords: linguistics gestures communication
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Abstract

We all gesture as we talk, albeit mostly unconsciously. The gestures we produce support and supplement what we are saying. In different cultures, however, the very same gestures may carry very different meanings.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maciej Rosiński
1
  1. Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw
20 Visualizing Maps in Practice
Paweł Dłotko
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 66-69 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144686
Keywords: mathematical functions multidimensional data visualization
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Abstract

Visualizations of mathematical functions have myriad applications in our daily lives, from the economy all the way to medicine.
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Authors and Affiliations

Paweł Dłotko
1
  1. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
21 The Points, Lines, and Trajectories of Plants
Urszula Zajączkowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 70-73 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144687
Keywords: plants time-lapse- film botany plant biomechanics
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Abstract

Time-lapse imagery allows us to witness, first-hand, how plants grow and heal, sway in cyclical motions, and even “dance” in reaction to various environmental factors.
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Authors and Affiliations

Urszula Zajączkowska
1
  1. Department of Forest Botany, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
22 Shadows and Reflections
Katarzyna Kasia
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 74-75 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144688
Keywords: philosophy
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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
23 The Many Faces of Wood
Hubert Lachowicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 76-81 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144689
Keywords: dendrology wood
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Abstract

We talk to Hubert Lachowicz from the Institute of Forestry Sciences at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences about his fascination with wood and its tactility, as well as the material’s practical applications in manufacturing.
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Authors and Affiliations

Hubert Lachowicz
1
  1. Institute of Forestry Sciences at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
24 The Case for Feminatives in Polish
Jadwiga Linde-Usiekniewicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 4 (76) Images | 82-82 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.144690
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Authors and Affiliations

Jadwiga Linde-Usiekniewicz
1
  1. Faculty of Polish Studies, University of Warsaw

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