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Trees Die Twice
World + People
Nature

Trees Die Twice

Trees not only live much longer than humans and other animals—they also die differently, bit-by-bit, in a carefully-planned process.
Szymon Drobniak
Open Your Ears
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Experiences

Open Your Ears

Truly hearing what someone else has to say—or even the birds outside the window—is a rare skill. Yet it can benefit everyone’s health and well-being.
Aleksandra Pezda
We Are Nature
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Nature

We Are Nature

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural world.
Beth Lord
In Black and White
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Experiences

In Black and White

Unrecorded knowledge is fleeting knowledge. However, while recognizing the merits of writing, we should also acknowledge that human experience extends far beyond the confines of written language. 
Paweł Majewski
Power Points
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Power Points

Imagine that all it takes is a ten-second gentle touch to set off or cure ailments like headaches. “It’s possible,” says Ayurvedic doctor Nisha Manikantan in conversation with Agnieszka Rostkowska.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Never Outfoxed
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Nature

Never Outfoxed

Foxes are a remarkable species whose intelligence and pragmatism has led to them becoming the most widespread land predatory mammals on Earth.
Mikołaj Golachowski
A Neolithic Superfood
Soul + Body
Good Food

A Neolithic Superfood

Millet is rich in antioxidants, high in protein, and versatile in form. What’s more, humans have been eating it for thousands of years.
Dominika Bok

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The Breath of Harmony
Paulina Wilk
Between Eye and Hand
Paweł Boguszewski
Nice To Err
Szymon Drobniak
Thought Took Wing from the Body
Katarzyna Sroczyńska
More Than a Thousand Words
Andrzej Kula
Waning Light
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Waning Light

For thousands of years, humans have used our sole lunar body to understand health and nature, as well as the mystical and the creative.
Enis Yucekoralp
Planthropocene
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Dreams and Visions

Planthropocene

Let us try to redefine humanity by acknowledging its fragility and transience. These days, as philosophy seeks ways to overcome anthropocentrism, the classical theory of evolution can help. 
Monika Rogowska-Stangret: 
My Name Is Fear
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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
A $400,000 Punt
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Experiences

A $400,000 Punt

Anthony Curcio – a one-time American football team captain – planned an almost-perfect bank heist for $400,000. In many ways, he was lucky that his plan was foiled.
Wojtek Antonów
Don’t Follow the Wind
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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
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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
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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
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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