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The World’s Pre-Eminent Globetrotter

Almost 700 years ago, the Moroccan Muslim scholar Muhammad Ibn Battuta travelled around 117,000 kilometres across the world – more than any other pre-modern explorer.

Maciej Świetlik

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

A Sensory Siege

If your brain lost the ability to shut out certain stimuli, you would hear every single sound clearly, sense every single smell and taste, and feel the texture of everything that your skin comes into contact with. This is precisely how people on the autism spectrum often feel.

Natalia Fiedorczuk

Art + Stories

Fiction

Ten Bulls

Here is an old tale that is part of the Zen tradition. The man heading out to search for the bull is traditionally interpreted as embarking on a quest to look for one’s true nature. But there is nothing wrong with understanding the symbolism of the bull in a different way.

Kuòān Shīyuăn

Art + Stories

Opinions

The Evolution of a Leader

Evo Morales rode a wave of popular support when he became the first Indigenous president of Bolivia in 2006. A decade later, his popularity is waning.

Maciej Wesołowski

World + People

Outer Space

Cosmic Transmissions – Small Star

News from Earth and outer space, including the race between Jupiter and Saturn, fanciful radio bursts, and the slow unveiling of invisible galaxies.

Łukasz Kaniewski

Art + Stories

Experiences

A Three-Dimensional Nothing

In the art world anything can happen, and at the same time nothing has to happen. Holography is a technique that artists have slightly forgotten. It’s a pity.

Stach Szabłowski

Serotonin Plays a Key Role In Patience and Impulse Control, Research Says

Soul + Body, World + People

Wellbeing, Science

Serotonin Plays a Key Role In Patience and Impulse Control, Research Says

There is a neurological link between serotonin levels and the brain’s ability to control impulses and patience levels.

Jaimee Bell

The state of limited production resources has so deeply shaped our consciousness that virtually any conversation about money is extremely awkward. Ada Zielińska uses her position as an artist adept at navigating the field of art to critically scrutinize the system and its conditions while at the same time empathizing with her co-participants.

Ada Zielińska

Art + Stories

Experiences

Morality With Its Claws Out

We can learn a lot of life lessons from cats, especially that famous one in boots!

Kamila Dzika-Jurek

Soul + Body

Good Mood

Don’t Stress the Mess

Environmental psychology – the study of how our natural and built surroundings influence us as individuals – suggests that too much order can be of social detriment.

Sylwia Niemczyk

World + People

Science

Don’t Follow the Wind

In Japan, the Fukushima exclusion zone is contaminated with nuclear radiation. It is also the site of an atypical art exhibition.

Stach Szabłowski

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Adventures of Blue

It is the shade of the sea and the sky and is often associated with freedom, as well as sensitivity. Yet the universal recognition of blue came relatively late.

Ewa Pluta

PRZEKRÓJ Foundation

PRZEKRÓJ Foundation wants to provide thrills that result in sparks of conscious growth. In addition to funding the magazine, we engage in art projects, performances, films, festivals, workshops, and exhibitions, where we regularly meet our Readers. We want to help others foster a fuller, more conscious relationship with themselves and the world.

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