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Intellectuals in Black
World + People
Nature

Intellectuals in Black

They learn quickly, use tools, and beat apes in intelligence tests. Yet they’re still considered a harbinger of misfortune and death. It’s time to give ravens justice.
Adam Zbyryt
This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness
World + People
Science

This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness

Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.
Robby Berman
The Quack
World + People
Nature

The Quack

Zoopharmacognosy—the self-medicating behavior of birds and other animals—can teach us humans a lot about how to live in tandem with the natural world.
Szymon Drobniak
When the Brain Is Dying

When the Brain Is Dying

Out-of-body experiences, meeting the dead, colorful visions. Many people experience similar experiences at the time of clinical death. But what is really at the end of the tunnel: light or darkness?
Wojciech Glac
Reality Is Much Scarier than My Films
Art + Stories
Art

Reality Is Much Scarier than My Films

Japanese director Sion Sono talks about the importance of humour in his films, the realities of cruelty and suffering, and what he is afraid of.
Sylwia Niemczyk
With a Bit of Luck
Soul + Body
Good Mood

With a Bit of Luck

Through happy coincidences, great discoveries—such as penicillin or meeting one’s soulmate—can be made.
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
Cosmic Transmissions (Fall, 2022)
World + People
Outer Space

Cosmic Transmissions (Fall, 2022)

Our quarterly communication of news from Earth and outer space, including a wimpy particle, attempts to contact aliens, and the truth about Jupiter’s shocking past.
Łukasz Kaniewski

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5 Big Predictions for 2021
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5 Big Predictions for 2021

A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.
Derek Beres
On Point
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Wellbeing

On Point

According to traditional Chinese medicine, puncturing the body with needles can restore physical, emotional, and spiritual balance.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Waning Light
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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.
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Mimesis
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Mimesis

The classic idea of mimesis is based on the assumption that art mimics reality. Agnieszka Sejud reverses this order so that reality mimics art.
Agnieszka Sejud
Instructions for Departure
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Instructions for Departure

In contemporary Western culture, death is taboo. Yet Buddhism illustrates how we can take a different approach to death; one that is not as dissimilar as we might expect.
Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka
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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
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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