Popular 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

Volumes

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 4-9

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2 Harnessing the Power of Protons

Marek Jeżabek , Andrzej Kawecki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 10-13

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The Cyclotron Center, delivering proton therapy for certain types of cancer, opened recently in Bronowice, Kraków. We talk to Prof. Marek Jeżabek, Director of the Niewodniczański Institute for Nuclear Physics, PAS, and Prof. Andrzej Kawecki, radiotherapist, clinical oncologist and vice-chairman of the Scientific Board at the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology.

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Marek Jeżabek

Andrzej Kawecki

3 About Poland, in English

Natalia Nowakowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 14-17

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We talk with the British historian Dr. Natalia Nowakowska about winning a 1.5 million euro ERC grant for the project "The Jagiellonians: Dynasty, Identity and Memory in Central Europe" and about why the Jagiellonians may be interesting to British students?

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Natalia Nowakowska

4 An Injection of Health

Lidia Brydak , Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 14-17

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We talk to Prof. Lidia Brydak, director of the Influenza Virus Research Institute and the National Influenza Centre, and Dr. Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz, national consultant for epidemiology, about how vaccines work and why they are so important

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Lidia Brydak

Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz

5 Conservation and Conquest

Aleksander Pluskowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 18-21

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What impact did crusading medieval armies, waging a ruthless holy war against tribal groups in the eastern Baltic region, end up having on the local environment? An interdisciplinary team of international experts is working hard to connect the dots.

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Aleksander Pluskowski

6 Coaxing Copper to Tell Its Story

Urszula Bugaj

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 22-25

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Finding locations where copper ore was mined in prehistoric times and learning about how metal objects were manufactured during the Bronze Age is key to answering questions about major turning points in European history. Our multidisciplinary team, including archaeologists, geologists and materials engineers, is developing a universal research strategy.

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Urszula Bugaj

7 A Symphonyof International Voices and Instruments in Poland

Barbara Przybyszewska-Jarmińska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 26-29

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In the 17th century, when the fashion for music in the Italian style prevailed in Europe, singers and instrumentalists from Italy headed north across the Alps, invited by wealthy patrons. Some came to Poland, enriching the ensembles at the courts of kings and magnates with their talent.

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Barbara Przybyszewska-Jarmińska

8 Gregarious Gulls

Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 30-32

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Almost 13% of all bird species, and 95% of those living in marine environments, nest in colonies. They exhibit many types of social behavior which can be interpreted as collaboration.

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Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer

9 Coral Reefs

Mikołaj K. Zapalski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 33-35

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They usually are less than a centimeter in diameter, but they can build colonies sometimes running kilometers in length. How do corals manage these massive feats of construction, and what part do single-cell algae play?

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Mikołaj K. Zapalski

10 Let's Start With the Heart

Witold Rużyłło

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 36-40

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We talk with Prof. Witold Rużyłło, MD, PhD, a pioneer of advanced cardiological techiques in Poland, about ongoing progress in interventional cardiology, creating a system for early identification of those at risk of heart disease, and the role of prevention.

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Witold Rużyłło

11 Partnership for Success

Piotr Martyniuk , Adam Piotrowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 41-43

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How can we make Poland's economy more competitive and productive? By supporting R&D projects pursued jointly by entrepreneurs and scientists and turning their findings into marketable products. This strategy can be very successful, as demonstrated by longstanding collaborative ties between the Military University of Technology and Vigo System S.A., a globally recognized manufacturer of infrared detectors listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Piotr Martyniuk

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Adam Piotrowski

12 Ancient Rivers of Ice

Jerzy Zasadni

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 44-45

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Were there glaciers in the Tatras? If so, what did the mountains look like back in the Ice Age? Perhaps similar to the Alps? To journey more than 20,000 years back in time and find answers to these questions, we have created the first 3D paleogeographic map of the Tatras.

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Jerzy Zasadni

13 To the Stars in Seventeen Years

Bogdan Wszołek

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 46-47

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In the International Year of Light, Dr. Bogdan Wszołek opened a private observatory in Rzepiennik Biskupi. He writes for us about how he fulfilled his dream and the future he's planned.

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Bogdan Wszołek

14 The Citizen as Scientist

Olek Michalski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 48-49

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Not enough computing power for data processing? A ridiculous number of man-hours needed to visually inspect collections of raw data? Scientists facing such problems can seek help from volunteers equipped only with computers connected to the Internet. In other words, from practically everybody.

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Olek Michalski

15 Together or Separately?

Agnieszka Pollo

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2015 | Nr3 (47) 2015 Cooperation | 50-50

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Agnieszka Pollo