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On Sensitivity

Human sensitivity and empathy can be studied, measured and shared—SWPS University Professor Kamila Jankowiak-Siuda discusses what science currently knows about these phenomena.

Dagny Kurdwanowska

World + People

Nature

Hot Springs Eternal

Hot springs and thermal baths have been enjoyed by humans (and animals) for thousands of years. They have health benefits, too.

Renata Lis

Art + Stories

Experiences

My Name Is Fear

I was seven years old when I got scared for the first time. I was getting back from school when my friend told me: “Did you know that if you reveal your hair out of your scarf, God will punish you by hanging you from it?”

Sima Choubdarzadeh

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

World + People

The Other School

Cieszyn of the Two Nations

Time passes slowly here, lovers kiss on the Friendship Bridge, and tourists ask the locals about the rotunda made of twenty gold coins. The very name of the city here makes a person happy.

Beata Mońka, Marcin Mońka

Art + Stories

Experiences

A Timeless Bond

One sign of aging is that we stop seeing our future in the eyes of others: no one asks about future plans, society says that changes are no longer possible or even expected.

Wojciech Bonowicz

World + People

Science

Partial Recall

An expert in neuroscience talks about what memory is, whether we can train it, and if we might be able to read other people’s thoughts in the future.

Aleksandra Pezda

The Eurasian art collective reimagines symbols of power through forgotten myths. As their last Simurgh Self-Help exhibition at Warsaw’s Raster Gallery demonstrates, Slavs and Tatars are intent on translating not only languages but entire cultural narratives—from Persian epics to Soviet-altered alphabets—into tools for critique, humor, and healing.

Steph Kretowicz

World + People

Science

The Eccentricities of Lady Lovelace

Born in the early 19th century, Ada Lovelace defied the gender norms of her time by making significant contributions to the field of computing – and becoming the first computer programmer.

Piotr Żelazny

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

The Flashlight of Awareness

Is it possible to achieve inner harmony? How can we stop our thoughts for longer than a moment?

Ram Dass

Soul + Body

Good Food

Centuries of Milk

From cosmogonic myths to medieval cooking books, butter, cheese, and milk have played an important role in the everyday lives of humans across the globe.

Łukasz Modelski

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