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Maciej Świetlik

A Very Bushy Tale
World + People
Nature

A Very Bushy Tale

Shapeshifting trickster foxes are part of Chinese and Japanese folklore. Often portrayed as women, their mythological presence reveals social attitudes and anxieties.
Maciej Świetlik
Eccentric Journeys
Art + Stories
Experiences

Eccentric Journeys

Intrigued by the world’s civilizations and with a financial safety net, the 20th century saw the likes of Robert Byron and Patrick Leigh Fermor trek across Eurasia—and write about it.
Maciej Świetlik
The Most Famous Celts in the World
Humor + Variety
Variety

The Most Famous Celts in the World

The French comic book series starring Asterix and Obelix is well-known across the world. What do these two Gallic villagers represent?
Maciej Świetlik
Iron People
World + People
Science

Iron People

The history of the Celts stretches back thousands of years and across the breadth of Central and Western Europe.
Maciej Świetlik
We Are the Future!
Art + Stories
Art

We Are the Future!

Russian Futurism developed alongside Italian Futurism, yet the two art movements ultimately took different directions.
Maciej Świetlik
Psilocynations
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Psilocynations

Psychedelic mushrooms may be few in number in the fungi kingdom, but they have great potential for invoking permanent change among humans.
Maciej Świetlik
The World’s Pre-Eminent Globetrotter
Art + Stories
Experiences

The World’s Pre-Eminent Globetrotter

Almost 700 years ago, the Moroccan Muslim scholar Muhammad Ibn Battuta travelled around 117,000 kilometres across the world – more than any other pre-modern explorer.
Maciej Świetlik
The Happy Minimalists
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Happy Minimalists

The Pirahã people of the Amazon River basin live in the present. They also speak a unique language, which sparked a linguistic war with the likes of Noam Chomsky.
Maciej Świetlik
Oh, To Be a Jargonaut!
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Oh, To Be a Jargonaut!

The game of Ouscrapo is at once fun, in the spirit of cooperation, and full of the limitless poetic potential of language.
Maciej Świetlik
An Archivist of Nature
Art + Stories
Fiction, Art

An Archivist of Nature

Anna Atkins was the author of the first photographic album in history, yet her achievement was largely unknown until the 1970s.
Maciej Świetlik
Farmers of the Dreamtime
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Farmers of the Dreamtime

After colonizing Australia, white settlers rewrote the continent’s history. It is only now that their descendants are discovering the importance of Aboriginal agricultural practices.
Maciej Świetlik
Right Under Your Quantum Nose
World + People
Science

Right Under Your Quantum Nose

Fragrant perfumes, a freshly-baked loaf of bread, the odours of a summertime rush-hour bus – smells are all around us. But from a scientific perspective, what exactly are smells?
Maciej Świetlik