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Tomasz Sitarz

was asked to write a few words about himself and it blocked him. He clogged up like the import channels of the mitochondrial proteins, whose unblocking and biogenesis he studies. Out of curiosity and hunger.
Primordial Broth
World + People
Nature

Primordial Broth

With the help of a mysterious manual—and his vivid imagination—a biologist uses the metaphor of soup to explain how living cells are created.
Tomasz Sitarz
A Recipe for Death
World + People
Nature

A Recipe for Death

The ageing process in the human body is the sum of various symptoms, each of which can affect living cells.
Tomasz Sitarz
Earthworms on the Piano
World + People
Science

Earthworms on the Piano

Cultural scientist and philosopher Justyna Schollenberger explains what Charles Darwin taught us about empathy, cooperation and animals.
Aleksandra Gosk, Tomasz Sitarz
Testing the Waters
Humor + Variety
Variety

Testing the Waters

Our biologist-reporter tunes in to an interview with a particle of water, who explains everything we could wish to know about its structure and properties.
Tomasz Sitarz
Mythology and Mitochondria
World + People
Science

Mythology and Mitochondria

Oren Harman, author of “Evolution: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World”, talks about Daedalus and Icarus, the power of myths, and the role of storytelling in science.
Tomasz Sitarz
The Book of Generation
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

The Book of Generation

Our biologist-reporter observes a story similar to the Judeo-Christian account of creation, but featuring soil, plants and fungi instead.
Tomasz Sitarz
The Magic of Mushrooms
World + People
Nature

The Magic of Mushrooms

Our unmatched biologist-reporter takes a camping trip to the forest, where – after eating a freshly-picked mushroom breakfast – he ends up on the other side of the mycelium.
Tomasz Sitarz
In Rhythm with the Sun
World + People
Science

In Rhythm with the Sun

The human body has adapted to function in cycles of light and dark. Here’s what goes inside your organism during one 24-hour shift.
Tomasz Sitarz
Of Viruses and Men
Art + Stories, Humor + Variety
Opinions, Variety

Of Viruses and Men

Our fearless biologist-reporter closes his eyes and wakes up to find himself summoned to the Virus Council – chaired by none other than the notorious SARS-CoV-2.
Tomasz Sitarz
Tesla’s Greatest Hits
World + People
Science

Tesla’s Greatest Hits

Nikola Tesla was one of the 20th century’s most pioneering inventors. What were his most interesting inventions?
Tomasz Sitarz
In the Clouds as in Beehives
World + People
Science

In the Clouds as in Beehives

When, in the winter months, we see snowflakes fall from the sky, their patterns look so intricately delicate. What exactly is the secret to their hexagonal form?
Tomasz Sitarz