Topic of the month:
Social media in our lives

Topic of the month

This time on our site you can find new, fresh articles about social media, influencers, digital identity but also sustainability, light pollution, Oasis’ legacy, Zara Larsson’s comeback, or Wisława Szymborska. Make sure to check out all the categories and enjoy!

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Topic of the month

How are we this easily influenced?

Social media has become a big part of our lives. It is not only a source of quick dopamine or a way to relax and spend our time. Our phones, especially social media apps, have dictated our feelings and shaped our thoughts. They influence how we interact, communicate, and decide. For instance, when we see a post with many likes, we are more likely to perceive it as popular or important, which leads us to interact with it or imitate similar behaviour. If more people like it, it

Natalia Grynczel

Jan 25

The relationship between social media and mental health

Have you ever met a person who was never immersed in the social media culture? Do you know anyone who is in a constant detox from Instagram, TikTok, etc? Well, you might have never stood a chance of getting to know someone with such an attitude. Social media is so ubiquitous in our lives that it’s almost impossible to refrain from using it. However, these inconspicuous icons conceal more secrets than you think. Not only are they distinct worlds, but they are a room for differ

Pola Galińska

Jan 25

Double tap on reality

Did it even happen if it wasn’t posted? Did it even happen if no one double-tapped it? Do we remember moments for how they felt or how many likes they got? Are we still present if our attention is always elsewhere? Desktop with laptop and mobile phone, Freepik.com , Accessed 20 Jan 2026 Moments are no longer lived, they are uploaded. Friendships and experiences are paused, filtered and shared before we truly feel them. Social media has turned connection into a competition f

Weronika Kryś

Jan 25

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Art Corner

To reflect is to feel- how did Chełmoński manage to capture autumn so well?

“We garner this poor hour of ease, Until love turn from us and die Beneath the drear November trees.” Ernest Dowson Autumn, especially its latter months like November, are the time for us to tie loose threads and prepare for upcoming stoicity. With winter approaching we slow down, reflect and feel more- I believe it to be so, as when we transition from a busy lifestyle of past months to peacefulness of winter, in this small time interval, we have the most room to ponder and r

Maja Witkowska

Nov 28, 2025

'Boy Bitten by a Lizard'

'Boy Bitten by a Lizard' by Caravaggio

Zofia Choromańska

Feb 27, 2023

James McNeill Whistler

The artwork of american painter who spent most of his artistic career in France - "Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl"...

Zofia Choromańska

Dec 13, 2022

Bookmarked Realities

I want to hug Szymborska

I’ve always wanted to meet a writer, an artist. Not for an autograph, not for a photo. My dream was a conversation: why they write, what art is for. Why write at all, when life can be so shamelessly incomprehensible. During a conversation with my one and only “poet,” I realized that what I really want is to hug Szymborska. It was hard to decide whether I needed her more, or she needed me. But it’s probably me who needs her. Kubik, Mariusz. “Photograph of Wisława Szymborska (

Joanna Makowska

Jan 25

The temperature at which paper burns 451°F

By four o’clock the day is already slipping away when I leave school and the sky is red along the horizon, smoke held in the cold air like a breath no one lets go. I think of fire, of firemen who burn houses, books, ideas. No one shouts. No one protests. Somewhere there is only a whisper, thin as a page, carrying a book out of the blaze. I read “Fahrenheit 451” in November. It’s a small excuse for a theme, maybe, but the world outside matched the pages inside. The colours of

Joanna Makowska

Nov 28, 2025

Consumed by Desire The Great Gatsby and the Allure of Wealth.

The Roaring Consumption The 1920s were a decade of glitter and excess, an age of jazz, dancing, and newfound freedom. After the First World War, America was booming. Factories produced more than ever, cities grew, and people believed there were no limits to success. It was a time when wealth became a symbol of happiness, and consumerism turned into a new religion. The more you owned, the more you were. This was the age of the “American Dream,” when everyone wanted to be someo

Joanna Makowska

Oct 27, 2025

Collaborative Sciences Project

IB DP Class of 2026 (DP III G) Collaborative Sciences Project is an interdisciplinary work of the science courses taken by students in...

IB DP Class of 2026

Jun 17, 2025

Collaborative Sciences Project

Ecology

New year, new ways to be sustainable.

Fireworks, minoshkapeter on Pinterest, https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8b/6b/de/8b6bdef5459e882c1a6e99c367b20a27.jpg , Accessed 20.01.2026 Every time a new year comes around, it inspires people to change and start new habits.They set up goals for themselves and finally decide to turn their lives around. If in 2026 you strive to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly, here are some tips and habits you can incorporate into your daily life to achieve that goal. Value wha

Kinga Zujko

Jan 25

Were the paper straws actually worth it?

Every person who has ever been to a fast food place knows the torture that is drinking from a paper straw. The horrible feeling of anticipation as you wait for your straw to inevitably fall apart and the disgusting aftermath of trying to drink from something that is basically a wet noodle. But after years of surviving this torment has it finally achieved something? The great news Wikipedia Contributors. “Green Sea Turtle.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Nov. 2025. This Oc

Kinga Zujko

Nov 28, 2025

The vauquita - the most critically endangered porpoise in the world

According to the porpoise conservation society there are less than 30 vaquitas remaining in the wild. This makes vaquitas the most critically endangered marine mammal species in the world. What exactly is this creature and why has it come so close to the edge of extinction? What is the vaquita? Vaquita a-z-animals.com Accessed on 24.10.2025 https://a-z-animals.com/media/2025/01/Ca-heo-chuot-vaquita.jpg The vaquita (phocoena sinus) is a species belonging to the family of

Kinga Zujko

Oct 27, 2025

Fashion and Pop Culture

''Month of fashion'' time of over consumptionism or moment for art and history

The turn of September and October is known in the fashion world as the "month of fashion." However, in an era when enormous amounts of clothing are being produced, we should consider whether it is truly necessary. It's just a cultural hype. Pinterest, pl.pinterest.com/pin/297026537945132172/ . Accessed 26 Oct. 2025. The "month of fashion" is a term relating to a sequence of fashion weeks happening at the beginning of autumn in four cities, which are called the capitals of fa

Maria Grochowska

Oct 27, 2025

Summer 25 trends

What's going to be on this summer? Summertime is definitely a period of intense travelling and exploring. Hot weather during long...

Maria Grochowska

Jun 24, 2025

Met Gala 2025 and all you should know about it

Lately one of the greatest events in the fashion world, very often called ‘’the Oscars of fashion”- the MET GALA took place . The Met...

Maria Grochowska

May 30, 2025

Mayday at 625 feet: What happened to Flight 171?

On June 12, 2025, a passenger plane with 242 people on board crashed in Ahmedabad, India. Of the 230 passengers and 12 crew members, one...

Paweł Zapora

Jun 24, 2025

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!

I announce to you with great joy: we have a pope! Cipriano , Gianni . 8 May 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/pope-leo-cardin...

Paweł Zapora

May 30, 2025

What would happen if I had arrested my enemy?

“Thousands Take to the Streets in Turkey in a Week of Protests.” AP News , 26 Mar. 2025, apnews.com/article/turkey-mayor-protest-ekrem-im...

Paweł Zapora

Apr 17, 2025

International News

In This Episode...

”No matter where you are, everyone is always connected” Serial Experiments Lain and the digital identity

IMDb. “Serial Experiments Lain (TV Mini Series 1998) - Photos - IMDb.” IMDb , 2025, www.imdb.com/title/tt0500092/mediaindex/ . Accessed 6 Jan. 2026. "Ok, let's see... I guess that I'm confused again. Am I here, or am I there? I don't know. Over there, I'm everywhere. I know that. But here is connected to over there. Is that right? But then, where is the real me after all is said and done. Oh! There is no real me. I guess that's it. I only exist inside those people aware of my

Asya Chub

Jan 25

What to watch during summer? 10 film recommendations!

As the summer is just around the corner, students all over the world rejoice. They will finally have time to rest from school. They will...

Karolina Niewiadomska

Jun 24, 2025

Anatomy of Cannes

May, in the world of cinema, can be characterized as the month of Cannes. The festival held there annually is one of the most prominent...

Natalia Prokop

Jun 2, 2023

Mathematics & Physics

When life falls into a bell curve

Have you ever had a teacher go over the test results after a particularly tough exam and list how many students received each grade?...

Joanna Makowska

Apr 17, 2025

Tutorial: how to make two exactly same balls from one that is also the same as them? The Banach-Tarski paradox.

“ The infinite in mathematics is always unruly unless it is properly treated.” Edward Kasner, 1878-1955 https://www.azquotes.com/quote/6...

Maja Witkowska

Mar 21, 2025

Music

Zara Larsson’s Career Reset And Why She Is Trending Again

Nicole Dzitkowska

Jan 25

Don’t look back in anger -Look back in awe: The legacy of Oasis

Paulina Wróblewska

Jan 25

Rosalía’s “Berghain” redefines what pop can sound like

Nicole Dzitkowska

Nov 28, 2025

Neuropsychology Behind The Theme

The mind adrift in the scroll of modern life

It is inevitable that our century is defined by the scroll. Phones rarely leave our hands, social media quietly exists in the background of almost every moment of our lives. We already know this. We acknowledge the fact that we spend too much time online, even that scrolling on TikTok or Instagram, especially before bed, is perhaps not good for us. These facts are familiar due to the fact that we talk about them openly, sometimes even joke about them. However, we still contin

Klaudia Aksiucik

Jan 25

Beneath the falling leaves: Why autumn makes us feel deeply.

It has been claimed that November moves quietly between the warmth of fading colours and the approaching chill of winter. Whispers drift through the air, and beneath the falling leaves, something inside us changes. As the days shorten, the world slows in a way that makes us overthink certain aspects. There is no doubt that this season causes us to feel deeply, perhaps in ways we are unable to truly explain. We may ask ourselves: ‘Why does this season affect us that much? How

Klaudia Aksiucik

Nov 28, 2025

Why do we have the need to fill the void? - A neuropsychological perspective of consumerism in eating disorders.

It is inevitable that we live in a world of extremes as well as abundance. When it comes to what we are exposed to through the Internet, a hidden message is passed on to us that we need more. More clothes, food, everything. This illustrates that there is a void that no amount of goods can fill, even though we have much more than we did in the previous decades. Psychology as well as neuroscience reveals that this is not just a simple mishap and it is the way it is for a specif

Klaudia Aksiucik

Oct 27, 2025

News from science

CRISPR cas9 – are designer babies our future?

For those of you who are fans of sci-fi and would like to see designer babies in real life just like in movies...

Lidia Czajkowska

Oct 30, 2022

This Month In History

October's This Month In History

Defenders of The British Isles - How So Few Saved So Many

Patrick Anderson

Oct 30, 2022

Whispers of the Universe

Are we afraid of the dark, or just forgetting it?

Caitlin Robinson - astronomy. (2026). Pin.it. https://pin.it/6srfpwFg0 , Accessed 23rd January, 2026 About 200 years ago many astronomers started to confirm that our sky wasn’tthe same anymore. Ever since the first artificial lamp was turned on, night appeared much dimmer. It was just as if it lost its whole personality. Some of the constellations became harder to spot. That’s why people started to be more and more concerned about the pollution which light gave to our night s

Magdalena Zubczyńska

Jan 25

Lions of the night sky. Big return of the Leonids.

November can seem boring because of cloudy or cold weather. That can be a great excuse for not looking at the beautiful night sky. Don’t be fooled by those stereotypes anymore! Keep watching the sky between 6 and 30 November. If you’re lucky enough you’ll be able to spot up to 15 colorful meteors per hour. How do they even appear in our sky? https://pin.it/CEi2r2oLZ Accessed on 23 Nov. 2025 Every 33 years or so a relatively small Comet 55P which is also called Tempel Tuttle

Magdalena Zubczyńska

Nov 28, 2025