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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 | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 3

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3 Bats Band Together

Ireneusz Ruczyński

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 4-7

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Abstract

Bats form the planet's largest colonies of vertebrates. The complex mechanisms governing their giant colonies' creation and continuation are just as intriguing as their size.

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Ireneusz Ruczyński

4 Poles' Values

Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 8-11

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The social values professed by Poles are more traditional than in more affluent European countries, yet have been changing over the past two decades.

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Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania

5 Memory Sickness?

Wojciech Kostowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 12-15

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Processes associated with the appearance of addiction are remarkably similar to learning and memory processes. Addictive substances induce false memory traces in reward system structures.

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Wojciech Kostowski

6 Intelligentsia Twilight?

Magdalena Gawin

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 16-19

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Tracing the history of Poland's intelligentsia social stratum shows it to have constantly undergone institutional, social, ideological, and political crises.

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Magdalena Gawin

7 The Twin Method

Włodzimierz Oniszczenko

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 20-23

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The debate over whether our behavior is more strongly influenced by genetics or the environment has been going on for years. One way we can gain insight into their relative impact is by studying pairs of twins.

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Włodzimierz Oniszczenko

8 Beauties and Beasts

Anna Stankiewicz-Fiedurek

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 24-27

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In order to survive, butteńlies of the Maculinea genus must occur together with Myrmica ants, whose nests provide the environment for a significant part of their development.

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Anna Stankiewicz-Fiedurek

9 Benefits from the Atom

Zdzisław Celiński

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 28-31

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Many countries have found nuclear power stations to be successful solutions. Poland will join them sooner or later. The point is for this decision to be taken with full understanding of the benefits to be gained.

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Zdzisław Celiński

10 Avian Infidelity

Anna Dubiec

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 32-34

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Birds were until recently considered to be very faithful animals, but now we know that "extramarital" affairs are common among most socially monogamous species. What motivates birds to cheat?

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Anna Dubiec

11 Traveling Toxins

Piotr Holnicki , Zbigniew Nahorski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 35-37

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Abstract

The majority of atmospheric pollution moves over great distances, crossing national borders. The deposition of harmful compounds may even be global.

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Piotr Holnicki

Zbigniew Nahorski

12 Old Cantionals

Arleta Nawrocka-Wysocka

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 38-39

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"In days of old, song was a person's friend, accompanying him in joy and sorrow;' reminisced Jan Tacina, folk historian from Cieszyn Silesia, back in the 1970s. Yet even today there remain some individuals who hold the old Silesian singing traditions dear.

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Arleta Nawrocka-Wysocka

13 Paleontology Instills Humility

Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 40-43

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Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska

14 Don't Believe Dogma

Herald zur Hausen

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2009 | Nr 3 (23) 2009 Links | 46-47

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Academia had the opportunity to question Prof. Harald zur Hausen about his fascinating viral research leading to the development of a cervical cancer vaccine, about how great scientific discoveries are not always recognized right away, and also about his own plans for the futu.

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