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Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances
World + People
Nature

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

Author and naturalist Jacek Karczewski talks about the sexual habits of birds, their symbolism in Europe, and why we must strive to describe animals in empathetic terms.
Stasia Budzisz
The Eternal Beginner
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Eternal Beginner

The American composer was a true pioneer, combining Zen Buddhism and indeterminacy in his avant-garde approach to music.
Julia Fiedorczuk
Don’t Stress the Mess
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
How Encyclopaedias Die
Art + Stories
Experiences

How Encyclopaedias Die

The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. As a result, unique cultures and languages are dying out.
Julia Fiedorczuk
Bravo, Okinawa!
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Bravo, Okinawa!

The inhabitants of the Japanese island Okinawa famously live long, satisfied lives. What is the secret to their success?
Aleksandra Reszelska
Different Horizons
Art + Stories
Experiences

Different Horizons

Is faith in the unity of the world simply naive, or perhaps the only hope we can still cling to in disorderly times?
Wojciech Bonowicz
How Arne Sowed the Seed
World + People
Nature

How Arne Sowed the Seed

Almost half a century ago, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss created the concept of deep ecology. We still have much to learn from his principles today.
Andrzej Kula

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Fun, Fear and Focus with Friederike Fabritius
Joanna Domańska
What’s in a Joke?
Jan Pelczar
A Time for Questions
Adam Aduszkiewicz
Backyard Fungi
Łukasz Nowacki
With a Bit of Luck
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
The Fig Tree Remembers
Art + Stories
Opinions

The Fig Tree Remembers

In her book “The Island of Missing Trees”, novelist Elif Shafak gives voice to a fig tree, raising pertinent questions about borders and belonging.
Paulina Wilk
Oasis: In Our Quarantine Yard
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Experiences

Oasis: In Our Quarantine Yard

Irmina Walczak’s series was created during the 95 days that her family was confined in the Spanish countryside, the place where the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic took them by surprise.
Irmina Walczak
The Lost Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk
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Fiction

The Lost Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk

In 1704, Alexander Selkirk found himself exiled on the island of Más a Tierra, next to South America. Our author channels Selkirk’s voice to recount his seafaring life.
Andrzej Kula
Silence of the Mind Is Awareness of Being
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Silence of the Mind Is Awareness of Being

The silence and stillness brought to us by the act of meditation can lead to awareness of our consciousness—and insights about the nature of selfhood.
Tim Parks
The Silence of Light
World + People
Outer Space

The Silence of Light

Nothing is more beautiful at night than the sight of a coal-black sky uncontaminated by the lights of major metropolises. But when we look up, do we really see what we think we see?
Szymon Drobniak
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What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?
World + People
Nature

What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?

American acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a sound trip to the first quiet park on Earth, where we can hear the gentle sounds of the Zabalo River, nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Gordon Hempton
Mrs Mohr Goes Missing
Art + Stories
Fiction

Mrs Mohr Goes Missing

A corpse has been discovered at a retirement home run by nuns, but Zofia is not convinced that the death was entirely natural… Antonia Lloyd-Jones translates an excerpt from the first novel in a period crime series featuring Zofia Turbotyńska.
Maryla Szymiczkowa
Mr. Barker, Oedipuss, and Us
World + People
Nature

Mr. Barker, Oedipuss, and Us

We have more in common with cats and dogs than some people think – especially when it comes to cheekily deceiving each other.
Ludwika Włodek
Energy Travels Vertically
Art + Stories
Experiences

Energy Travels Vertically

In the summer of 1920, a young Indian swami boarded a ship from Bombay to Boston. The yogi’s spiritual teachings went on to change the lives of millions.
Paulina Wilk

Soul + Body

Unshaken as The Himalayas
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Unshaken as The Himalayas

For centuries, yoga adepts and spiritual seekers have been heading to Rishikesh, a small city in northern India. Przekrój editor and yogi Agnieszka Rostkowska followed in their footsteps to talk with Sandeep Pandey, one of the most renowned yoga teachers in the Himalayan Yoga tradition.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Find the Inner Teacher
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Find the Inner Teacher

Kirti Gahlawat, a winner of multiple world championship medals in yoga, discusses respecting limits in yoga and how to find a good teacher, along with much more.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Simple, Ordinary Kindness
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Simple, Ordinary Kindness

It’s in our blood: kind gestures are evolution’s gift to humankind. If it hadn’t been for kindness, the story of our species would most likely have taken a very different turn. 
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana
At Your Own Pace
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

At Your Own Pace

Running, jumping, gardening, even caring for animals: these are all physical activities that can benefit our mental health. Psychotherapist Anna Cichoń shows us how to do them in healthy doses.
Kamila Kielar