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Christmas Kula ring

Christmas Kula ring

27.12.2016
For most people in the West, December is a month filled with anticipation and then celebration of Christmas in the New Year. Simultaneously, it’s also very often a time of increased consumption and frivolous spending. Anna Sarzyńska, a PhD student at the JU Institute of Sociology, told us more about this unique season.
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Chrismas Eve full of aromas

Chrismas Eve full of aromas

23.12.2016
What are the origins of twelve Christmas Eve dishes? What does it mean that fish used to be served “in grey sauce”? What was eaten in different parts of Poland? We asked Dr hab. Tadeusz Czekalski from the JU Institute of History about the culinary traditions related to the Polish Christmas Eve.
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A lake out of reach

A lake out of reach

19.12.2016
One of the scientific mysteries of Antarctica are its 379 lakes hidden below the continental glacier, including the largest and best known Lake Vostok, situated below the Russian research station of the same name. We asked Dr Maciej Kania from the JU Institute of Geological Sciences to reveal some of these mysteries.
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Evolution and Anthropocene. Questions about Humans

Evolution and Anthropocene. Questions about Humans

14.12.2016
In what times do we live? Who are the humans of today? How can they be perceived in the light of mutual influences between them and their biological environment? These issues were the common traits of two initial meetings of the Evolution Week in Kraków.
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1Question: Does a unicellular organism have a social life?

1Question: Does a unicellular organism have a social life?

06.12.2016
According to Dr Dominika Włoch-Salamon from the JU Institute of Environmental Sciences, microorganisms can be selfish, spiteful, and altruistic. Although these social behaviours are not as advanced and developed as they are in humans, they can be observed if one looks closely enough.
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Breastmilk. We know less about it than we know about space

Breastmilk. We know less about it than we know about space

02.12.2016
Human breastmilk is an extraordinary liquid, unique and irreplaceable. ‘It’s fascinating. We should definitely get to know more about it’, said Anna Kotlińska from the Faculty of Health Sciences. As part of her PhD research project, she studies the properties of breastmilk.
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Private life of Polish aristocracy in the 17th and 18th century. Part III

Private life of Polish aristocracy in the 17th and 18th century. Part III

30.11.2016
In the last part of the interview about the lifestyle of Polish aristocracy, Dr Katarzyna Kuras talks about the Polish queen of France and her children, freedom at the royal court, the 18th-century celebrities and... Queen Marie’s jam.
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