POLONEZ BIS Blog is a place where we talk about science in a different way. We show real people, researchers, who decided to come to Poland not only to work and develop their scientific projects, but also to live an adventure.
Thanks to this virtual place, we will be able to follow the achievements of scientists who decided to undertake their research in Poland, but also to show their problems, dilemmas, inspirations and challenges related to the new living and working environment. The purpose of this blog is to show the human side of science, science perceived as an endless adventure, science behind which there are extraordinary stories that can be an inspiration for the young generation of future researchers.
Can light propagation in general relativity help us understand our physical existence in the Universe?
The information we gather from the sky observation – such as brightnesses, the distances and the image distortions – is closely tied to how bundles of light travel through space. While the movement of light is a key factor, we should also consider the effect of gravitational waves on the way we calculate the distance […]
Satire and humor as one of the dimensions of real and discursive analysis of armed conflicts
Mocking, ridiculing and joking are now common ways of describing and commenting on social and political phenomena. Political humor, meme-making has become a form of political discourse. But can we talk about a serious armed conflict and comment on it in this way?Dr. Orest Semotiuk, originally from Ukraine, heads the project entitled “Humoresearch. Laughter during […]
The symbiotic world of colors
What was once only a vision of SF writers is slowly becoming a reality. In The Expanse novel series by James S. A. Corey, food production varies greatly depending on the location—Earth, Mars, the Belt, or the outer planets—and is influenced by technological and environmental factors. The goal is to produce food based on natural […]
The intertwined symphony
Calculus of variations and partial differential equations (PDEs) may seem like abstract mathematical concepts, but they play a fundamental role in understanding and improving many aspects of science and engineering. Among other things, they help in designing bridges or understanding the behaviour of light.Let’s imagine building a bridge between two points. There are countless ways […]