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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

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

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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space

1 Spacing out
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space
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2 Methods of Spatial Development
Paulina Legutko-Kobus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 4-8 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143435
Keywords: spatial planning environment socioeconomic development geography
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Abstract

The environment is crucial to socioeconomic development and to human well-being. Properly performed spatial planning efforts allow the natural environment to be shaped in a rational way, by identifying the possibilities and directions for its development.
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Authors and Affiliations

Paulina Legutko-Kobus
1
ORCID: ORCID
  1. Warsaw School of Economics
3 Parallel Realms, Integrated Lives
Dariusz Ilnicki , Krzysztof Janc
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 9-11 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143436
Keywords: digital geography digitalization online services new technologies
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Abstract

Since the dawn of the millennium, we have been regularly functioning in two parallel realities at the same time: ”meatspace” and ”cyberspace.”
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Authors and Affiliations

Dariusz Ilnicki
1
Krzysztof Janc
1
  1. Institute of Spatial Management, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław
4 Space and the Law
Maciej J. Nowak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 12-15 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143437
Keywords: spatial order spatial planning law
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Abstract

Different social and professional groups have different perspectives on space and spatial planning, which is in turn reflected in their differing understanding of the law and differing approach to regulations that shape the spatial order.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maciej J. Nowak
1
  1. West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin
5 Cherishing Our Closest Surroundings
Tadeusz Markowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 16-19 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143438
Keywords: spatial mangement spatial planning spatial order economy geography
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Abstract

Spatial planning is a form of public management of a distinctive public good. It covers a range of activities and decisions affecting our environment.
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Authors and Affiliations

Tadeusz Markowski
1
  1. The Interdisciplinary Centre of Urban Studies at the University of Łódź
6 The „Space of Flows” in Poland and Europe
Tomasz Komornicki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 20-23 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143439
Keywords: space of flows economy goods services geography
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Abstract

The socioeconomic status of cities and regions is nowadays determined by how they are positioned within the “space of flows.” On the continental scale, many types of such flows and linkages are developing most dynamically in Central-Eastern Europe – including in Poland.
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Authors and Affiliations

Tomasz Komornicki
1
  1. PAS Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Warsaw
7 Human Living Space in Crisis
Przemysław Śleszyński , Adam Kowalewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 24-27 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143440
Keywords: spatial planning spatial policy spatial chaos geography
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Abstract

Shifting living conditions, environmental change, and population migrations are all necessitating changes in how we manage the space in which we live. Does our living have a future?
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Authors and Affiliations

Przemysław Śleszyński
1
Adam Kowalewski
2
  1. Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
  2. Foundation in Support of Local Democracy, in Warsaw
8 Seed Dispersion
Ewelina Ratajczak , Hanna Fuchs , Joanna Kijowska-Oberc , Jan Suszka , Aleksandra M. Staszak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 28-31 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143441
Keywords: seeds botany physiology strategy
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Abstract

What strategies do plants use in trying to disperse their seeds, so as to colonize distant areas? Is it more advantageous to have tiny seeds as light as a feather, or tough and heavy acorns?
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Authors and Affiliations

Ewelina Ratajczak
1
Hanna Fuchs
1
Joanna Kijowska-Oberc
1
Jan Suszka
1
Aleksandra M. Staszak
2
  1. PAS Institute of Dendrology in Kórnik
  2. Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok
9 Galileo’s Adventures in Wonderland
Maciej Kolanowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 32-34 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143442
Keywords: physics theory of relativity multidimensional space
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Abstract

It turns out that the magical world behind the looking-glass portrayed in Lewis Carroll’s novel about Alice is real – it has been discovered and described by physicists. So how do we find a way in?
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Authors and Affiliations

Maciej Kolanowski
1
  1. Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
10 A Space for Everyone
Marta Piechocka-Nowakowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 35-35 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143443
Keywords: sociology migration climate change
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Abstract

Climate change is fueling migration to cities. How do we organize this process in a way that is supportive of intercultural integration?
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Authors and Affiliations

Marta Piechocka-Nowakowska
1
  1. Information Society Development Foundation in Warsaw
11 Species Distribution
Marcin K. Dyderski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 38-41 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143444
Keywords: botany ecological niche ecology forest
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Abstract

How can we best describe the living space of given species? Are geographical criteria sufficient, or do we need more dimensions to specify an ecological niche? What can we learn from such analyses?
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Authors and Affiliations

Marcin K. Dyderski
1
  1. Institute of Dendrology in Kórnik, Polish Academy of Sciences
12 Tracing the Origin of Ancient Treasures
Maciej Kałaska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 42-45 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143445
Keywords: geology archeology isotopes South America Peru
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Abstract

Modern research methods, including analyses of chemical elements and isotope ratios of individual elements, can help us unravel mysteries of the past. Studies of metal ore mining activity in ancient South America reveal clues about the economic development of pre-Columbian civilizations across vast areas of the continent.
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Authors and Affiliations

Maciej Kałaska
1
  1. Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw
13 Trails in the Tatras
Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska , Elżbieta Gorczyca , Kazimierz Krzemień
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 46-49
Keywords: geomorphology Tatra National Park tourism erosion degradation of soil needle ice
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Abstract

The Tatra National Park is seeing continual growth in its tourist traffic, contributing to the destruction of the soil cover along the tourist trails. This process can be reduced by applying some simple solutions.
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Authors and Affiliations

Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska
1
Elżbieta Gorczyca
2
Kazimierz Krzemień
2
  1. Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University in Kraków
  2. Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
14 In Search of Radioactive Fossils
Magdalena Długosz-Lisiecka , Daniel Tyborowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 50-53
Keywords: paleontology fossils isotopes phosphorus
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Abstract

Fossils are a source of great interest, even fascination. They offer evidence of the past existence of living things, somewhat different from life as we know it today. Yet not many fossil-hunters realize that these traces of a bygone past are often a source of radiation.
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Authors and Affiliations

Magdalena Długosz-Lisiecka
1
Daniel Tyborowski
2
  1. Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology
  2. Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Universityin Warsaw
15 Home, Home on the Range
Elżbieta Jancewicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 54-57 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143448
Keywords: zoology mammals home range population habitat
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Abstract

There are currently more than 5,800 species of mammals in the world. They exhibit complex patterns of spatial organization in how they function in their habitats and in how they relate to other individuals of the same species.
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Authors and Affiliations

Elżbieta Jancewicz
1
  1. Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Institute of Forest Sciences, Department of Forest Zoology and Wildlife Management
16 Places and Spaces in Culture
Elżbieta Rybicka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 58-61 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143449
Keywords: literature culture geopoetics cultural studies
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Abstract

What’s the difference between “space” and a “place”? How do places and literature inform one another? Prof. Elżbieta Rybicka from the Department of Anthropology of Literature and Cultural Studies at Jagiellonian University discusses this and other issues.
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Authors and Affiliations

Elżbieta Rybicka
1
  1. Department of Anthropology of Literature and Cultural Studies, Jagiellonian University
17 Architectural Aspects of Spatial Planning
Piotr Lorens
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 62-65 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143450
Keywords: architecture spatial planning economic development sustainable development cities
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Abstract

Building climate-resilient cities and public consultations are among the most important elements of today’s spatial planning.
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Authors and Affiliations

Piotr Lorens
1
  1. Department of Urban Designand Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology
18 Ripples in Spacetime
Aleksandra Olejak
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 66-68 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143451
Keywords: astronomy gravitational waves detector black holes
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Abstract

The development of gravitational wave detectors has made it possible for astronomers to penetrate the deepest corners of the universe in search of black holes and neutron stars.
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Authors and Affiliations

Aleksandra Olejak
1
  1. Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
19 To Have and to Be
Jan Kordys
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 69-71 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143452
Keywords: semiotics poetics cultural history
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Abstract

We value the things we own, create hierarchies of them, exchange them for others. However, there are some things whose loss we would never forget, because they are our inalienable possessions.
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Authors and Affiliations

Jan Kordys
1
  1. Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
20 Hilbert Space
Jan Chwedeńczuk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 72-74 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143453
Keywords: physics quantum mechanics theory of relativity
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Abstract

Length, width, depth… Knowing these parameters allows us to judge which table will fit into our dining room, which bed is right for our bedroom. We use three measures to describe the space around us, but we rarely ask ourselves whether reality is, in fact, three-dimensional.
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Authors and Affiliations

Jan Chwedeńczuk
1
  1. Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
21 PAS Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning
Tomasz Komornicki , Paulina Legutko-Kobus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 75 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143454
Keywords: Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning spatial chaos law spatial planning
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Authors and Affiliations

Tomasz Komornicki
Paulina Legutko-Kobus
ORCID: ORCID
22 Nothingness and Infinity
Katarzyna Kasia
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 76-77 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143455
Keywords: philosophy infinity existence
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Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Kasia
1
  1. Department of Culture Theory, Faculty of Management of Visual Culture, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
23 At Home under the Dome
Paulina Majda
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 2 (74) Space | 78-84 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2022.143456
Keywords: planetariums sphere dome fulldome film
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Authors and Affiliations

Paulina Majda

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