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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Description

The „Academia” magazine was founded on the initiative of Professor Andrzej B. Legocki, a President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2003 – 2006. In the beginning it was published only in English as a reply to the growing demand for a current information on the Polish Academy of Sciences` activities, expressed by foreign scientists and Poles living abroad and interested in Polish science.

Since 2005 the magazine is published both in Polish and English.

The „Academia” is an exceptional - on the Polish market - scientific magazine for the general public, propagating achievements of Polish scientists here and abroad. Authors of articles in „Academia” explain their subject in a way that is accessible not only for all sorts of academics but also for students, pupils and all other readers interested in scientific topics for the general public.

ISSN

1731-7401

Publishers

Polish Academy of Sciences

Editorial Staff

Jolanta Iwańczuk (Editor-in-Chief, Earth Sciences)

Daniel Sax (Editor, English-Language Version)

Marcin Pietras (Biological & Agricultural Sciences)

Justyna Orłowska (Journalist)

Andrzej Figatowski (Graphic Designer)

Anna Bielec (Project Coordinator)

Scientific Council

Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chairman)

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Katarzyna Czarnecka

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Anna Zawadzka

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl

The journal content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
ttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 3

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3 Cancer - 200 Different Diseases

Janusz A. Siedlecki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 4-7

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Abstract

Are cancer cells in conflict with healthy cells? Is cancer inherited? What new therapies are currently being developed? We talk to Prof. Janusz A. Siedlecki, who has been studying the mechanisms of carcinogenesis for over 40 years, and has focused on molecular diagnostics for the last two decades.

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Janusz A. Siedlecki

4 The Ordinariness of Genocide

Lech M. Nijakowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 8-11

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The discipline of genocide studies is highly complex, touching on almost all aspects of social life. As such, it faces numerous barriers and demands an interdisciplinary approach.

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Lech M. Nijakowski

5 Tapping Deep into Public Emotions

Magdalena Sidorczuk , Piotr Stankiewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict

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On the one hand, shale gas extraction has been portrayed as the future of Poland's energy sector, and on the other, as an undertaking potentially harmful to the natural environment that might spark public protests. Why are opinions on this issue so widely disparate?

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Magdalena Sidorczuk

Piotr Stankiewicz

6 Mediating an Immunological Truce

Jacek Nowak

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 16-19

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Transplants can save lives, but only if the donor tissue is compatible with the recipient's body. Understanding how the body identifies and rejects foreign tissue is crucial for success. The molecules responsible for this are known as major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins.

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Jacek Nowak

7 You're Getting Warmer, You're Getting Colder...

Mirosław Miętus

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 20-23

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We discuss climate change and its potential outcomes for Poland and the world with the climatologist Prof. Mirosław Miętus - coordinator and member of projects studying global climate change.

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Mirosław Miętus

8 The Art of Entanglement

Marek Żukowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 24-27

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Quantum theory was discovered in 1925 independently by Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schródlnger, The discovery was the culmination of 25 years of intensive research. Today, its interpretation remains as controversial as it is inspirational.

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Marek Żukowski

9 A Superficial Equality?

Małgorzata Fuszara

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 28-30

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The debate about gender issues that is currently sweeping across Poland has served to illustrate how confusing the term "gender" is in our country, as well as revealing the vast resistance among Polish society to initiatives aiming to eliminate discrimination and improve equality between men and women.

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Małgorzata Fuszara

10 Poverty: a Test of Democracy

Ryszard Szarfenberg

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 31-33

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We discuss inequalities, social justice and the "two Polands" with Dr. Ryszard Sharfenberg. He studies problems of social exclusion, poverty, and social assistance, and he has written publications on social policy and the welfare state.

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Ryszard Szarfenberg

11 Ants and Their Uninvited Guests

Magdalena Witek

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 34-36

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When one observes an ant colony, it probably seems like an efficient and harmonious community devoid of quarrels and conflicts. Nothing could be further from the truth. The world of ants, it turns out, is full of animosities. For example, there is friction between the queen and the workers over the gender of the offspring, or among workers themselves about laying unfertilized eggs. There are also other hostilities, for instance, between a colony's rightful inhabitants and any unwanted guests.

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Magdalena Witek

12 Can a Crystal Be Frustrated?

Andrzej M. Oleś

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 37-39

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Not being able to carry out our plans frequently leads to frustration. Can a similar phenomenon occur in physics? It turns out that it can.

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Andrzej M. Oleś

13 Progeny Above All

Agata Plesnar-Bielak

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 40-41

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Gender inequality is not a unique trait of our species. It turns out to be quite a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom, and can be attributed to differing amounts of resources invested in reproduction. What kinds of strategies are adopted by each side of this conflict? And whose interests will ultimately turn out to be less important?

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Agata Plesnar-Bielak

14 Our Own Tyranny

Andrzej Walicki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 42-46

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A debate is currently raging on the role played by liberalism in Poland's transformation. Do you think that in 1989 it was inevitable that we would follow the road of neoliberalism, as set out by Friedrich Hayek?

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Andrzej Walicki

15 Hunting for the Highest Energies

Jacek Niemiec

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2014 | Nr 1 (41) 2014 Conflict | 48-49

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In the early 21st century, modern ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray observatories have ushered in a new era of astronomy. The number of known gamma-ray sources increased from the handful detected prior to 2002 to more than 150 a decade later. Using three types of telescopes - small, medium, and large-sized - the CTA array will observe many new objects and phenomena. One of these instruments is being designed by Polish scientists and engineers.

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