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

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 3

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3 Dreaming of a New Earth

Milena Ratajczak

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 4-7

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Abstract

The star-studded night sky has fascinated humankind since the dawn of time. Today, as we grow closer and closer to discovering a new Earthlike planet, our fascination with the skies has not weakened. On the contrary - our enchantment is approaching its zenit.

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Milena Ratajczak

4 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

5 Nets on Neurons

Dorota Nowicka

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 12-15

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Dorota Nowicka

6 Kindness of Strangers

Katarzyna Growiec

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 16-19

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Why, in spite of changes to the political and social system, do Poles continue to distrust their fellow Poles? Is it because most of us put our trust mainly in our family networks, and don't feel we can depend on anyone else?

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Katarzyna Growiec

7 A Multiethnic Patchwork

Igor Kakolewski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 20-23

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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, also known as the Commonwealth of Both Nations, was one of Europe's most highly populated and ethnically diverse countries. Who inhabited her lands? What made this extraordinary coexistence of different nations, languages, and religions possible?

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Igor Kakolewski

8 Web Spun out of Darkness

Wojciech A. Hellwing

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 24-27

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Contemporary cosmology poses fundamental questions on the nature and structure of the Universe, its evolution and future.

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Wojciech A. Hellwing

9 Natural Opportunities

Marek Kłodziński

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 28-31

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The Natura 2000 network is a lifeline for many of Poland's key natural resources; however, its introduction requires a sensitive dialogue between local authorities and communities.

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Marek Kłodziński

10 Spider-Man's Web

Marek Cieplak

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 32-33

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Researchers working at the laboratory of the PAS Institute of Physics have discovered that a wellknown protein may prove to have super-tough mechanical properties, almost twice as strong as spider silk - absolutely perfect for Spider-Man.

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Marek Cieplak

11 A Cascade of Queues

Tadeusz Czachórski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 34-35

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Vast volumes of data are constantly flowing across telecommunications networks, including the Internet. Every time a user connects to a webpage, a bitstream flows across the network to his or her computer.

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Tadeusz Czachórski

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12 Online Narratives

Matylda Szewczyk

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 36-37

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New online technologies make it possible to archive and present works - moving images - whose viewers become active researchers and co-creators of the tales told by artists.

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Matylda Szewczyk

13 CERN - Europe's Treasure-Trove

Agnieszka Zalewska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 38-42

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Agnieszka Zalewska

14 Modern-Day Narcissi

Joanna Derkaczew

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 43-45

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Who are the netizens - the new denizens of the digital era? What kind of a space do they inhabit? What can we expect of them, and is their behavior predictable.

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Joanna Derkaczew

15 A Polar Network

Piotr Głowacki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 46-47

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The initiative to form the scientific network "Multidisciplinary Research of Geobiosystems in the Polar Regions", later widely known as the Polar Network, was first proposed back in summer 2006.

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Piotr Głowacki

16 The Republic of Letters 2.0

Aleksander Tarkowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Nr 3 (35) 2012 Networks | 50

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Aleksander Tarkowski