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

The journal content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
ttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 3

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3 Destination: World

Michał P. Garapich

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 4-7

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Abstract

What is migration: an acute social problem, an anomaly that upsets the world's natural order and should be eliminated? Or maybe a natural and welcome phenomenon that has been present throughout the history of mankind? What significance does it have for such countries as Poland?

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Michał P. Garapich

4 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

5 Far From Straightforward

Dariusz Libionka

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 12-15

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Dariusz Libionka

6 Eighteenth-Century Peregrinations

Agata Roćko

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 16-19

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Alongside numerous archaeological discoveries, the 18th century brought an upsurge of interest in the age of Antiquity across Europe. Young Polish nobles embarked on Grand Tours "to gather knowledge and experience;' the more adventurous ones blazing previously unfamiliar trails.

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Agata Roćko

7 Green Aid for a Hungry World

Jacek Hennig

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 20-21

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One of the main challenges faced by contemporary science is keeping up with population growth and humankind's rapidly increasing demand for food.

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Jacek Hennig

8 The Myth of "Natural" Behavior

Maria Pawłowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 22-25

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Maria Pawłowska

9 The Gypsy Dream

Anna Sobieska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 26-29

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Abstract

The ways the Romani have been depicted in European literature are projections of various fears, phobias, and prejudices against strangers, while at the same time expressing yearnings for the idealistic side of life - freedom, happiness, and disregard for borders.

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Anna Sobieska

10 Algae Under Stress

Izabela Krzemińska , Jerzy Tys

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 30-31

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Abstract

The global demand for energy continues to grow while non-renewable energy resources are rapidly running out and their exploitation is damaging the environment and Earth's climate. As such, there has been growing interest in scientific circles and among the public in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and gradually replacing them with renewable sources such as biofuels.

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Izabela Krzemińska

Jerzy Tys

11 Paradoxes of Emancipation

Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 32-35

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To achieve success in large corporations, women are adopting strategies which do not conform to traditional gender stereotypes.

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Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik

12 Wearing Two Hats

Marcin Kula

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 36-40

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Marcin Kula

13 Watching Microscopic Basketball

Remigiusz Worch

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 41-43

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Optical imaging techniques allow us to study physical phenomena on the molecular level.

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Remigiusz Worch

14 The Metamorphic Earth

Piotr Perkowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 44-45

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Metamorphic processes - one of the key geological parameters responsible for shaping our planet - can be classified into varying types, each of them delimited by its own set of boundary conditions.

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Piotr Perkowski

15 Revolutionary Microbes

Kazimierz Kochman

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2013 | Nr 1 (37) 2013 Borders | 46-47

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The shift from traditional to contemporary medicine in the early 19th century was as fundamental as it was rapid. This revolution was driven by the development of new, effective methods of fighting infections, with the French scholar Louis Pasteur leading the way.

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