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Zosia Krasodomska-Jones

is a literary translator working from Polish into English, with a particular interest in children's literature.
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
I Was a Little Unruly
Art + Stories
Experiences

I Was a Little Unruly

Kōji Kamoji was born in Japan, but shortly after graduating from art school he moved to Poland, where he has spent the rest of his life making paintings, drawings and installations.
Zbigniew Libera
Painted Children
Art + Stories
Experiences

Painted Children

Throughout the history of art, children are rarely depicted affectionately in paintings. Rather, they represent the politics and society of their times.
Anna Arno
We Are Born to Learn
World + People
The Other School

We Are Born to Learn

Learning not only can, but really ought to be a source of joy, according to educational neuroscientist Dr. Marzena Żylińska, in discussion with Berenika Steinberg.
Berenika Steinberg
The End of the World
Art + Stories
Fiction

The End of the World

Our writer imagines a situation in which the world ends—by returning every animate and inanimate thing to its beginning.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
A Murderer in Morpheus’s Embrace
Soul + Body, Art + Stories
Wellbeing, Fiction

A Murderer in Morpheus’s Embrace

Sleepwalking affects a fraction of the population; an even smaller fraction of sleepwalkers commit murder while asleep. Yet this doesn’t mean that they’re guilty of a crime.
Marcin Kozłowski
Don’t Be Rubbish, Be a Pearl!
Soul + Body, Art + Stories
Wellbeing, Fiction

Don’t Be Rubbish, Be a Pearl!

We live in an era of disinformation; where ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ have quickly established themselves in the common language. What can we do about this?
Paulina Wilk
Hues of Our Own
World + People
Science

Hues of Our Own

Each of us lives in our own multi-coloured universe. And there’s scientific proof of it.
Szymon Drobniak
Fragile Women
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

Fragile Women

Mathilda Gustavsson, author of “The Club”, talks about her journalistic work uncovering the Jean-Claude Arnault rape scandal at the heart of the Swedish Academy.
Paulina Małochleb
Pure, Invincible, Magical
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Pure, Invincible, Magical

The myths and history of the ancient Greeks and Romans reveal the ways in which they viewed the sun.
Paweł Janiszewski
The Non-Neutral Scientist of Neutrons
World + People
Science

The Non-Neutral Scientist of Neutrons

From electrician to Nobel Peace Prize laureate via work on the atomic bomb, the life of Polish physicist Józef Rotblat was full of remarkable twists and turns.
Marek Górlikowski
The Para-Scientific Popularity of Aura
World + People
Science

The Para-Scientific Popularity of Aura

Aura is depicted in a variety of art and myths; it is also described by adherents of esotericism. But can it be proven scientifically?
Tomasz Wiśniewski