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15 February 2024
Why do cats rule the Internet and technology?
“Cat to get attention” will boost any social media post. Also, for some reason, the first video sent from space to Earth was a video of a cat. It’s because these animals are a graceful object for scientists, including those…
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24 January 2024
What happens to the goods that we return?
The beginning of the year. A time of winter sales and selling unwanted Christmas gifts. Time to return purchased items to stores. What happens to them when they go back to the vendors? What is return logistics? Have you ever…
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22 December 2023
Who delivers us presents?
If you are a child, the answer to this question is simple: Santa Claus (known as Starman in Poznań) traverses the world on a sleigh pulled by reindeer and throws gifts down the chimney. As one gets older, the answer…
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19 October 2023
Hawkeye and smartwatches. How is technology changing sports?
It may seem that where strength, endurance and technique matter most, technologies don’t have much to do. However, they are changing sports more than we might think. And not just the professional ones. Harder, better, faster, stronger. That’s what sports…
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4 October 2023
Store baits, or how not to get caught
How does it happen that in the store we usually buy more than we planned? What tricks do salespeople use to persuade us to buy certain goods? Read on before you go shopping. As many as 9 out of 10…
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21 September 2023
Electric cars are revving up
They are expensive, due to the lack of chargers it’s difficult to take them on a long trip, and yet the future of motoring belongs to them. What do you need to know about electric cars? This was predictable for…
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8 September 2023
How to prevent food waste?
When we think of wasting food, we mainly think of unsold and expired products from stores and restaurants. And this is a big misconception. We are the ones who waste the most food, at home. Why is that? And what…
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23 August 2023
A code decoded
A row of dashes and a row of digits. Wherever you look – it’s there. The bar code, as it is called, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! What does it hide within? And how much longer will it…
