Science
Peter Frankopan, historian: If we go back to the beginnings of recorded history, we'll notice that nearly all the world's great texts warn of some environmental catastrophe. By Jacek Stawiski and Peter Frankopan Jacek Stawiski: Your monumental book The Earth Transformed: An Untold History was published
Psyche
Loves me, likes me, respects me: love has many faces, and perhaps it's the unassuming second line of that daisy rhyme that holds the key to lasting happiness. By Olga Drenda "The most important thing is to like each other" — this recipe for a successful life
Society
Hurtful stereotypes, fear of rejection, and overwhelming emotions. This is what people with borderline personality disorder face every day. Monika, Ola, and Justyna tell us how they took back control of their lives. By Anna Korytowska "For me, borderline shows up mainly as very intense emotional experiences and as
Society
Universities have no chance of rising to the challenges of the future. So maybe they should play an entirely different role? By Mateusz Mazzini The turning point came on a particular autumn afternoon. We were, technically, still in one place — my twelve first-year journalism students and I — but beyond
Spirituality
Phyllis Zagano, theologian: The People of God have already decided on the diaconate of women, even though many Church leaders seem unwilling to accept it. By Dawid Gospodarek and Phyllis Zagano Dawid Gospodarek: You've documented fifty years of the work of Vatican commissions on the diaconate of women.
Culture
Sławomir Zubrzycki: From the very start, the instrument promised to be a revelation. According to Praetorius, the viola organista could play both town and country music, convey all kinds of feelings, and even imitate a drunk. By Jacek Ślusarczyk and Sławomir Zubrzycki Jacek Ślusarczyk: At a time when The Da
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Science
A vast hole yawns in our planet's geological record, spanning as much as a billion years. Perhaps this is because the entire Earth was once locked in ice — ice that put life to an extreme test and ground down thick layers of rock. By Łukasz Kwiatek The American
Spirituality
In the years after the Second World War, contemplation became a lifeline for many who had been traumatized by their wartime experiences and were searching for meaning in life. By Maciej Bielawski Let's now look at this story from a different perspective — from the perspective of those who
Psyche
Prof. Dariusz Doliński, social psychologist: We expect other people to treat our perspective as central, the way our therapist does. We want to be understood and heard, not to understand and hear others. By Ewa Pągowska and Dariusz Doliński Ewa Pągowska: A Polish travel company recently described on LinkedIn how
Society
They fled to Kazakhstan to escape Chinese repression. But today it's Kazakhstan that hunts them down when they speak up for relatives in China's Xinjiang. A story about people who are strangers everywhere. By Agnieszka Pikulicka, reporting from Kazakhstan Alimnur Turganbay crossed the Kazakh-Chinese border
Science
A humanoid can lose to a dirty sock. Whether robots built in our own image find a place in the world will depend on how well AI copes with the mess of real life. By Agata Kaźmierska and Wojciech Brzeziński This August in Beijing, the robot Tiangong Ultra ran 100