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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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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

Dariusz Jemielniak – Editor-in-Chief

Karolina Głowacka – Issue editor

Anna Bielec – Managing Editor

Małgorzata Giełzakowska – Editor of English Version & Translator

Karolina Trusz – Editor

Andrzej Figatowski – Graphic Designer

Sylwia Piwowar – Photographer, Photo editor

Aneta Karwowska – Photographer

Dorota Chabiera – Project coordinator


Scientific Council

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

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Publisher:


Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl



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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science

1 Contents
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 2
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2 Facing a Crisis of Trust...
Karolina Głowacka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 3
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Karolina Głowacka
3 A Job Like Any Other?
Paweł Łuków
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 4-7 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158333
Keywords: ethics trust science responsibility
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Abstract

The ideals and values of scientists form the foundation not only of their professional work, but also of their responsibility to society. Fidelity to the ethos of the profession builds trust in scientific institutions – and without this trust, science itself has no reason to exist.
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Authors and Affiliations

Paweł Łuków
1
  1. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Committee for Ethics in Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
4 Responsibility of Science: An Unfinished Story
Marcin Krasnodębski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 8-12 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158334
Keywords: history responsibility war ecology
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Abstract

Are scientists responsible for the consequences of their discoveries? Up until the first decades of the 20th century, such a question would be considered ridiculous.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marcin Krasnodębski
1
  1. Polish Academy of Sciences L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History of Science in Warsaw
5 Invisible – Yet Important
Anna Brożek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 13-15 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158335
Keywords: education Collegium Invisibile mentor PhD students collaboration
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Abstract

The mission of Collegium Invisibile is to foster master–student relationships that allow talented students to learn directly from outstanding scholars and to become tutors for future generations. Our history demonstrates that this approach works.
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Authors and Affiliations

Anna Brożek
1 2
ORCID: ORCID
  1. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw
  2. Collegium Invisibile, Warsaw
6 Supporting Exceptionally Talented Youth
Maria Mach
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 16-19 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158336
Keywords: youth education talents development school
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Abstract

The key to the program’s success is not financial scholarships, but the opportunity for students to work with top-class scientists and artists. This distinctive feature has, for years, opened doors for thousands of outstanding young Poles.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maria Mach
1 2
  1. Polish Association for Gifted Youth, Warsaw
  2. Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw
7 Reaching Out to a Lot of People: Science Online
Katarzyna Siuzdak , Katarzyna Grochowska , Konrad Skotnicki , Dawid Myśliwiec , Monika Chylińska , Adam Mirek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 20-24 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158337
Keywords: science communication internet communication science advice
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Abstract

Reliability, honesty, as well as empathy, a sense of humor, and avoiding patronizing your audience. Academia asked popularizing scientists about the key to success.
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Siuzdak
1
Katarzyna Grochowska
1
Konrad Skotnicki
Dawid Myśliwiec
Monika Chylińska
Adam Mirek
  1. Department of Physical Aspects of Ecoenergy at the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences
8 Gentle-Minded Sociopaths Join People
Ryszard Koziołek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 25-29 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158338
Keywords: festival science communication university communication Katowice Silesia interview
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Abstract

The necessity of maintaining openness within academia, scientific passions, and the vision of the university closely connected with the city is discussed by Prof. Ryszard Koziołek, Rector of the University of Silesia in Katowice and General Director of the Silesian Festival of Science Katowice.
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Authors and Affiliations

Ryszard Koziołek
1 2
  1. University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
  2. Silesian Festival of Science Katowice, Poland
9 Profession: Science Communicator
Joanna Bagniewska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 30-33 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158339
Keywords: communication outreach education media
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Abstract

In the UK, science communication has become a legitimate, though challenging career path. In Poland, it remains largely a hobby. How do these two realities compare?
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Joanna Bagniewska
1
  1. Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
10 Beauty Is Not Enough, Design in the Service of Ideas
Magdalena Zdražil
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 34-37 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158340
Keywords: design creativity responsibility education
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Abstract

Graphic design is more than aesthetics – it is a language that shapes social awareness, and responsible design is born of courage, authenticity, and balance.
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Authors and Affiliations

Magdalena Zdražil
1
  1. Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw, Poland
11 Citizen Science – Redefined
Dariusz Aksamit
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 38-41 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158341
Keywords: citizen science participation society data
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Abstract

Citizen science is not merely a game of “playing scientists” or just an educational tool; it is a way of practicing science in which we redefine who has the right to ask questions, collect data, and draw conclusions.
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Authors and Affiliations

Dariusz Aksamit
1 2
  1. Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
  2. The March for Science Foundation
12 Biological Chemistry, Social Chemistry
Marcin Drąg
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 42-45 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158342
Keywords: chemistry proteases medicine pandemic
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Abstract

In recent years, chemical biology has played a crucial role in numerous medical breakthroughs, including research on proteases, which are among the most important regulators in the chemical biology of life. It is essential to ensure that this knowledge reaches a broad audience.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marcin Drąg
1
  1. The Center for Biological Chemistry Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
13 When the Standard Collapses: The Polling Crisis and Possible Solutions
Michał Kotnarowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 46-49 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158343
Keywords: polls methodology crisis data sociology society
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Abstract

The traditional standard of social research has been exhausted. Is this the end of reliable opinion polls – or merely the beginning of a new chapter?
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Authors and Affiliations

Michał Kotnarowski
1
  1. Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
14 From an Idea to Therapy
Wojciech Fendler , Joanna Kornacka , Justyna Kutyba , Elżbieta Bylina , Zuzanna Nowak-Życzyńska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 50-54 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158344
Keywords: clinical research medicine safety innovation drugs
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Abstract

Clinical trials are a crucial stage in translating scientific advances into innovative therapies. Here, responsibility for human health and life is present at every step.
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Authors and Affiliations

Wojciech Fendler
1 2 3
Joanna Kornacka
1
Justyna Kutyba
1
Elżbieta Bylina
1
Zuzanna Nowak-Życzyńska
1
  1. Medical Research Agency, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Medical University of Łódź, Poland
  3. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
15 Accessible Science
Anna Bielec
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 55
Keywords: portal science communication knowledge society
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Anna Bielec
16 I Do Miss Those Mountains
Magdalena Fikus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 56-61 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158346
Keywords: scientist outreach life challenges interview
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Abstract

Reflections on the bittersweet life of a scientist, building the Warsaw Science Festival, and whether knowledge helps one come to terms with aging are offered by Prof. Magdalena Fikus – a biochemist, Professor Emerita at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and co-founder of the Warsaw Science Festival.
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Authors and Affiliations

Magdalena Fikus
1
  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
17 AI – High Time for a Wake-Up Call!
Włodzisław Duch
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 62-65 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158347
Keywords: artificial intelligence technologies development
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Abstract

The use of artificial intelligence for scientific purposes requires deep expertise and systems tailored to specific applications. As technology accelerates, countries must keep pace or risk falling behind.
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Włodzisław Duch
1
  1. Department of Informatics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
18 A Nobelist on Science in Times of Mistrust
Harold Varmus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 66-69 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158348
Keywords: trust politics open science disinformation interview
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Abstract

In an interview with Prof. Dariusz Jemielniak, Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Harold Varmus discusses why science is becoming a hostage of politics, how to confont the wave of disinformation, what the crisis of social trust threatens, and how new technologies – ranging from open access to artificial intelligence – may transform medicine.
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Harold Varmus
19 Archaeologists Sound the Alarm: The State Is Losing Control over Historical Monuments
Wojciech Brzeziński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 70-71
Keywords: archaeology monuments protection law
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Abstract

The amendment to the Care and Protection of Monuments Act, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, has met with strong opposition from the archaeological community.
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Wojciech Brzeziński
20 Small Observatories, Large Research
Łukasz Wyrzykowski , Elżbieta Łazarewicz-Wyrzykowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 72-75 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158350
Keywords: astronomy telescopes observations stars
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Abstract

Small telescopes in the hands of enthusiasts are becoming part of global science. The EASST Foundation coordinates the activities of professional and amateur astronomers, demonstrating that space exploration can be a shared adventure.
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Authors and Affiliations

Łukasz Wyrzykowski
1 2 3
Elżbieta Łazarewicz-Wyrzykowska
4 5 3
  1. Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, Poland
  2. National Center for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
  3. European Astronomical Society of Small Telescopes
  4. The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, England
  5. IDEAS Lab, University of Warsaw, Poland
21 In the Treasury of Memory
Paulina Krzywda , Maciej Piróg
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 76-79 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158351
Keywords: archive history memory heritage
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Abstract

In the Archive of Science of PAS and PAAS, the past meets the present. This is where hundreds of memorabilia and artifacts once belonging to eminent Polish scholars, as well as manuscripts and unique documents, form a priceless treasure trove of national heritage, open to explorers of history and science.
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Authors and Affiliations

Paulina Krzywda
1
Maciej Piróg
1
  1. Archive of Science of PAS and PAAS, Cracow, Poland
22 The Botanical Vault
Anna Rucińska , Arkadiusz Nowak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 80-83 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158352
Keywords: plants protection biodiversity seed bank
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Abstract

For over half a century, the seed bank of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) in Powsin has been protecting the diversity of the plant world – from various forms of rye to endangered, endemic, and declining species of flora native to Poland and Central Asia. It is an ark of survival for many taxa on the brink of extinction.
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Authors and Affiliations

Anna Rucińska
1
Arkadiusz Nowak
1
  1. PAS Botanical Garden in Powsin, Poland
23 Hydropolis – Everything Starts with Water Here
Rafał Stefaniak , Sylwia Piwowar
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 84-89 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158353
Keywords: Hydropolis water education ecology
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Abstract

It’s more than just a museum, an exhibition, or a science center. Hydropolis in Wrocław is a unique multimedia center dedicated to water knowledge, which in an original way combines history, nature, technology, and modern design into one coherent story about the most valuable resource on our planet. And it has been like that for 10 years.
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Authors and Affiliations

Rafał Stefaniak
1
Sylwia Piwowar
  1. MPWiK Wrocław, Poland
24 Open Science: Can't Wait!
Dariusz Jemielniak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 90-91 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158354
Keywords: open science access publications transparency
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Abstract

Open science changes the rules of the game, focusing on universal access and transparency in the research process. It is the key to faster progress, innovation, and the fight against disinformati.
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Authors and Affiliations

Dariusz Jemielniak
1 2
  1. Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Kozminski University, Poland
25 The World Is Not Waiting: An Innovative Raison d’État
Michał Kleiber
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2025 | No 2(86) Social responsibility of science | 92-94 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2025.158355
Keywords: innovation development economy strategy
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Authors and Affiliations

Michał Kleiber
1
  1. Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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