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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress

1 Contents
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress
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2 Editorial
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 3
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3 Metal Pollution in the Baltic
Jacek Bełdowski , Magdalena Bełdowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 4-7
Keywords: Baltic Sea heavy metals
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Abstract

Metals are useful raw materials used in various industries. But one of the side-effects of their production is pollution of the marine environment.
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Authors and Affiliations

Jacek Bełdowski
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Magdalena Bełdowska
2
  1. PAS Institute of Oceanology in Sopot
  2. Faculty of Oceanography and Geography,University of Gdańsk
4 Ancestral Languages Look to the Future
Kamil Czaiński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 8-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147455
Keywords: Kashubian language minority languages
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Abstract

Can local dialects and vernaculars carve out a future for themselves in today’s world?
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Authors and Affiliations

Kamil Czaiński
1
  1. Institute of Slavic Studies,Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
5 Media Up Close
Piotr Celiński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 12-14 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147456
Keywords: media interfaces communication
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Abstract

The tale of human progress is also a story of advancements in media technologies. But should we necessarily greet the changes now on the horizon with optimism?
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Authors and Affiliations

Piotr Celiński
1
  1. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
6 Harnessing Autonomous Technologies
Artur Modliński , Aleksandra Przegalińska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 15-17 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147457
Keywords: artificial intelligence robotics
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence technologies are moving forward by leaps and bounds, right before our very eyes. How well prepared are we to treat them not as tools or rivals, but as autonomous partners?
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Authors and Affiliations

Artur Modliński
1
Aleksandra Przegalińska
2
  1. University of Łódź
  2. Kozminski University in Warsaw
7 In Pursuit of Progress in Archaeology
Arkadiusz Marciniak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 18-21 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147458
Keywords: neolithic cultures neolithic societies
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Abstract

The emergence and development of large cities in antiquity was not necessarily associated with the concentration of wealth and resources in privileged social groups. Often, urban centers turn out to have been created by egalitarian societies.
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Authors and Affiliations

Arkadiusz Marciniak
1
  1. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
8 Modeling Tree Species With Random Foorests
Łukasz Pawlik , Marcin K. Dyderski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 22-25 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147459
Keywords: artificial intelligence mathematical models forests
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Abstract

Machine learning methods, such as the random forests algorithm, have revolutionized how we analyze growing volumes of data. The algorithm can be usefully applied in studying… real forests.
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Authors and Affiliations

Łukasz Pawlik
1
Marcin K. Dyderski
2
  1. Institute of Earth Sciences,Faculty of Natural Sciences,University of Silesia in Katowice
  2. Institute of Dendrology,Polish Academy of Sciences in Kórnik
9 Genomics to the REscue
Katarzyna Sękiewicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 26-29 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147460
Keywords: climate change forests mathematical models
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Abstract

New types of models can help us better predict how well species will be able to adapt to climate change.
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Sękiewicz
1
  1. Department of Biogeography and SystematicsInstitute of Dendrology PAS in Kórnik
10 Self-Organization in the World of Crystals
Piotr Piotrowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 30-33 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147461
Keywords: semiconductors eutectic materials
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Abstract

State-of-the-art techniques for growing crystals are yielding materials with unique properties – such as metamaterial behavior or plasmon-enhanced optical performance.
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Authors and Affiliations

Piotr Piotrowski
1
  1. ENSEMBLE Centre of Excellence in WarsawUniversity of Warsaw
11 We Are What We Eat
Marek Konarzewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 34-39 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147462
Keywords: evolution diet
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Abstract

Marek Konarzewski, Professor of Biology at the University of Białystok and President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, talks about how our ancient evolutionary past still affects our eating habits today.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marek Konarzewski
1
  1. President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
12 Superantibiotics to Combat Superbacteris
Maria Górna
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 40-43 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147463
Keywords: drugs pathogens
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Abstract

Novel types of drugs can very precisely target harmful proteins in our bodies.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maria Górna
1
  1. University of Warsaw
13 Between the Market and the State
Piotr Dworczak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 44-47 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147464
Keywords: mathematical model society
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Abstract

Mathematical models offer certain solutions to social problems, but implementing them in practice may spark certain controversies – says Prof. Piotr Dworczak from Northwestern University.
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Authors and Affiliations

Piotr Dworczak
1
  1. Northwestern University
14 Homo sustinens
Bogusław Fiedor
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 48-51 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147465
Keywords: climate change energy sustainable development
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Abstract

We can either pursue sustainable economic development or face the prospect of no development at all – warns Prof. Boguslaw Fiedor of the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, chairman of the PAS Committee on Economic Sciences.
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Authors and Affiliations

Bogusław Fiedor
1
  1. PAS Committee on Economic Sciences
15 Revolutionary Applications of DNA Sequencing
January Weiner
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 52-55 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147466
Keywords: genes DNA
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Abstract

Few technologies have transformed the field of biology as profoundly as sequencing – the ability to decipher the sequence of base pairs in a fragment of DNA.
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Authors and Affiliations

January Weiner
1
  1. Berlin Institute of Health at Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin
16 Fresh Water at Your Fingertips
Bartosz Kruszka , Aleksandra Szudzik
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 56-59 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147467
Keywords: climate change fresh water nanomaterials
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Abstract

A revolutionary invention from Nanoseen, a nanotechnology startup headquartered in Poland, is likely to soon help solve the widespread problem of access to clean, fresh water
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Authors and Affiliations

Bartosz Kruszka
1
Aleksandra Szudzik
1
  1. Nanoseen Sp. z o. o. in Gdynia
17 New Technologies Reinvigorate Archaeology
Piotr Włodarczak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 60-62 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147468
Keywords: migration DNA neolithic cultures
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Abstract

Cooperation with specialists using state-of-the-art technologies has ushered archaeological research into a whole new era, making it much more attractive to the public.
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Authors and Affiliations

Piotr Włodarczak
1
  1. PAS Institute of Archaeology and Ethnologyin Cracow
18 The Quest
Jerzy Trammer
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 64-65 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147469
Keywords: philosophy humanity evolution of thought
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Abstract

Using the hands and minds of its most prominent representatives, humanity has been on a remarkable quest to combat evil, dangers, suffering, life’s hardships, and premature death. Who or what have our enemies been?
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Authors and Affiliations

Jerzy Trammer
1
  1. Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw
19 From Warsaw LAbs Straight Into Orbit
Ewelina Zambrzycka-Kościelnicka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 66-71 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147470
Keywords: PAS Centre for Space Research space satellites telescope
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Abstract

The Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences is the only Polish scientific research unit that is entirely devoted to using space technologies and satellite techniques to study the Earth, the area of space around it, and other celestial bodies in the Solar System.
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Authors and Affiliations

Ewelina Zambrzycka-Kościelnicka
1
  1. Space Research Centreof the Polish Academy of Sciences
20 Scientific Support for the Food Industry
Elżbieta Rosiak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 72-73 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147471
Keywords: mathematical models food industry pathogens
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Abstract

Predictive mathematical models have useful applications in the food industry – preventing the loss and wastage of food, thereby conserving resources.
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Authors and Affiliations

Elżbieta Rosiak
1
  1. Institute of Human Nutrition SciencesWarsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
21 openSPACE for Everyone
Ewelina Zambrzycka-Kościelnicka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 3 (79) Progress | 74 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.147472
Keywords: PAS Centre for Space Research space missions openSPACE Digital Poland Operatinal Programme
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Abstract

950,000 pages of data from 47 years of uninterrupted activity of the PAS Space Research Centre have been deposited in the openSPACE repository of high-value open Earth and space observation data. The data can be freely downloaded, to be used for any purpose
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Authors and Affiliations

Ewelina Zambrzycka-Kościelnicka
1
  1. Space Research Centreof the Polish Academyof Sciences

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