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Art for Art’s Sake?
Art + Stories
Art

Art for Art’s Sake?

Admiring a work of art often feels like an emotionally-enriching experience. But does engaging with the arts actually instigate demonstrable psychological change?
Ellen Winner
A Chance for Gifts of Fate
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Chance for Gifts of Fate

Non-traditional teaching approaches that integrate serendipity and social emotional learning can greatly aid the development of children in the classroom.
Maria Hawranek
The Spirit of the Rainforest
World + People
Nature

The Spirit of the Rainforest

The Kermode bear lives in a temperate rainforest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and is a litmus test for the future of the entire ecosystem.
Kamila Kielar
A Sonic Suprise
World + People
Science

A Sonic Suprise

Cymatics—the study of visible sound—is quite easily explored. All you need to do is rub your fingers around the rim of a glass…
Iza Smelczyńska
Postcards from the Woodstock of the Mind
Art + Stories
Art

Postcards from the Woodstock of the Mind

Margaret Atwood says to save stories like pieces of bent wire; popstar Dua Lipa recommends a shelf of novels. This is the Hay Festival, full of creativity and hope.
Natalia Domagała
Dukkha
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Dukkha

An author and practising Buddhist discusses his manyfold spiritual path – and how the path to liberation is, in fact, quite ordinary – in the third part of our new series about Buddhism.
Juliusz Strachota
The Pishtaco Emerges from the Andes
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Pishtaco Emerges from the Andes

The pishtaco – a seemingly mythical creature that lives among the Indigenous peoples of the Andes – has its origins in the real-life events of Spanish colonialism.
Tomasz Pindel

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The Unbearable Fluidity of Being
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The Lost Art of Rest
Paulina Wilk
Chirping, Whistling, and Tootling
Olga Drenda
5 Big Predictions for 2021
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Fiction, Experiences

5 Big Predictions for 2021

A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.
Derek Beres
Socialism in Cusco?
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Experiences

Socialism in Cusco?

The Incan Empire was driven by many surprising yet successful ideas – such as managing a powerful political entity without a market economy.
Scotty Hendricks
Great Chemistry
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Science

Great Chemistry

It is true that alchemists did not manage to invent the elixir of life, but we owe them for the discovery of oxygen, as well as the famous phrase “only the dose makes the poison.” Their search helped lay the foundations of modern science.
Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka
Yam Porridge and Odun Isu
Soul + Body
Good Food

Yam Porridge and Odun Isu

Every year, Nigeria’s different ethnic groups celebrate the yam harvest with food and festivities. How do the Yoruba people prepare Asaro yam porridge?
Mariam Adetona
5th December 1952
World + People
Science

5th December 1952

On this day in 1952, just over a decade after the wartime Blitz, death from above hit the streets of London again. Smog was everywhere, blinding pedestrians and even creeping into cinema screens.
Adam Węgłowski
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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
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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

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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