Spirituality
Patti Smith singing in a church at the Venice Biennale? For Fr. Antonio Spadaro, this is not a provocation but a "sound prayer." And a sign that the Church needs art that disturbs. By Edward Augustyn, from Venice and Fr. Antonio Spadaro Edward Augustyn: Patti Smith singing in
Science
Members of the scientific consortium known as FlyWire first scanned fruit fly brains in detail using an electron microscope, then identified 140,000 neurons and 54.5 million connections between them, and provided their full description. By Łukasz Kwiatek More than 120 years have passed since the pioneering work of
Culture
Surrealism is a revolt against the coldness of geometry, dead abstraction, the prose of protocol sentences. How does one create one's own world against them? By Eliza Kącka In the catering section of the SuperSam in Warsaw — barbarically demolished twenty years ago — a colossal panel spread above the
Society
It costs billions, makes millions unhappy, and kills thousands. The United States and some European countries have recognized it as an epidemic. Poland has yet to join them. By Przemysław Wilczyński Student A: "It comes up when I'm at university and don't know people (...); when
Science
Sir Roger Penrose on his path to understanding reality. An interview with the physicist who described the universe like no one before him. By Marta Emilia Bielińska Marta Bielińska: Some people have favorite numbers, but a Nobel Prize-winning physicist probably needs to be asked something more abstract. Do you
History
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Benjamin Netanyahu are also competing over the material traces of the past. Excavations are a battlefield for competing visions of the past and claims to the land. By Aleksander R. Michalak The president did not mince his words. Speaking in August 2025 at an archaeological symposium
Psyche
Vigilance and scepticism are necessary — they protect against manipulation. But when they become our default response to the world, we lose our sense of security. What can be done about it? By Cveta Dimitrova A woman wakes up on a conference table. We don't know who she is,
History
Does the cult of warrior spirit strengthen an army, or does it lead to strategic chaos? A martial arts historian reads the ideas of the US Secretary of Defense through a medieval lens. By Maciej Talaga The United States entered its confrontation with Iran with an overwhelming technological advantage, the
Science
Michael Morris, cultural psychologist: The rise of tribes expanded our circle of trust. Today we can trust a complete stranger if they speak our language, practice the same profession, or share the same ideals. By Kasper Kalinowski and Michael Morris Kasper Kalinowski: Aristotle described man as a "social animal,
Psyche
A diagnosis of mental illness means the whole family must face change. What difficulties and emotions do the loved ones of a mentally ill person encounter? And how can they help, while also remembering their own wellbeing? By Anna Goc "My name is Hania, and this is my story.
Science
How did it come about that the civilizations created by the Romans, the Maya, and the inhabitants of Easter Island came to an end? It is easy to conclude that there is no hypothesis too absurd for some scholar to have put forward. By Kamil Kopij At the end of
History
Daisy Dunn, scholar of the ancient world: On Roman tombstones, women were praised for their virtue and their spinning of wool. Yet without poets, priestesses, prophetesses, and rebels, the history of antiquity could not truly be told. By Kasper Kalinowski and Daisy Dunn Kasper Kalinowski: What irritates you most about