Complexity and Simplicity: (7 Transdisciplinary Studies)

This book is the outcome of an original and interdisciplinary undertaking by the Academy of Young Scholars and Artists based in Wrocław, Poland. One of the fundamental objectives of the Academy is to improve and foster communication between outstanding representatives of various fields of science, the humanities and art. In this regard to close the gap between the sciences, humanities and the arts and replace it with a unifying yet diverse vision of human cognition – a group of over 50 scholars and artists were asked to present their perspectives on the concepts of “complexity” and “simplicity” in the form of articles or artworks that made reference to their specific disciplines. Hence, the material presented in this compilation may serve as an interdisciplinary source of inspiration for a wide variety of readers. The choice of the main theme – complexity, simplicity, and the various kinds of thought-provoking dialectics unfolding between these – was motivated by a comprehensive and ongoing debate observable in the area of the methodology of the sciences as well as in various spheres of art. Contributors are: Ewa Błaszczak, Krzysztof Boczkowski, Małgorzata Cebrat, Jarosław Drapała, Marcin Drąg, Magda Dubińska-Magiera, Adrian Foltyn, Dorota Frydecka, Łukasz Huculak, Jakub Jernajczyk, Urszula Komarnicka, Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech, Marek Krajewski, Piotr Kruk, Artur Krężel, Marta Migocka-Patrzałek, Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek, Bartłomiej Skowron, Karol Striżyk, Magdalena Witkowicz, Roland Zarzycki, Justyna Ziółkowska and Katarzyna Zoń. Contributing artists are: Justyna Baśnik, Paweł Baśnik, Tomasz Dobiszewski, Zuzanna Dyrda, Karolina Freino, Wiesław Gołuch, Mariusz Gorzelak, Jarosław Grulkowski, Marek Grzyb, Magda Grzybowska, Łukasz Huculak, Piotr Jędrzejewski, Jakub Jernajczyk, Antonina Joszczuk-Brzozowska, Ivan Juarez, Piotr Kmita, Michał Knychaus, Mirosław Kociński, Anna Kołodziejczyk, Marzena Krzemińska-Baluch, Agnieszka Leśniak-Banasiak, Ula Lucińska, Beata Mak-Sobota, Karina Marusińska, Marcin Mierzicki, Kamil Moskowczenko, Joanna Opalska-Brzecka, Bożena Sacharczuk, Artur Skowroński, Eugeniusz Smoliński, Dominika Sobolewska, Karolina Szymanowska, Anna Trojanowska, Justyna Żak

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors List of Authors Including Their Specializations 1 Introduction  Ewa Błaszczak, Małgorzata Cebrat, Jakub Jernajczyk, Bartłomiej Skowron, Weronika Urbańska and Roland Zarzycki 2 A Dispute over Acting Methods  Krzysztof Boczkowski 3 V(D)J Recombination: How Simple Elements Lead to a Complex System for Antigen Recognition  Małgorzata Cebrat 4 Degrees of Complexity in the Recognition of Substrates by Proteolytic Enzymes  Marcin Drąg 5 Shocking Harmony  Magda Dubińska-Magiera and Ewa Błaszczak 6 Can Consonance Be Explained with Mathematical Proportions? The Simplicity and Complexity of Harmonic Relations in Music  Adrian Foltyn 7 Reinforcement Learning Tasks: From Complexity to Simplicity  Dorota Frydecka and Jarosław Drapała 8 Art: A Particularly Sophisticated Simplicity  Łukasz Huculak 9 The Complexity of a Straight Line  Jakub Jernajczyk 10 Simplifying Complexity: Copper(I) Complexes with Phosphines Derived from Peptides to Enhance Cancer Treatment  Urszula K. Komarnicka and Ewa Błaszczak 11 The Complexity of the New Media  Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech 12 The Simplicity and Complexity of Philosophical Discourse: Two Different Ways of Reasoning about the Stoic Postulate of Premeditation of Evils (Praemeditatio malorum)  Marek Krajewski 13 The Complexity and Simplicity of Zinc Proteins: Minimum Form, Maximum Substance  Artur Krężel 14 Why Do We Use Simple Organisms to Model Complex Human Diseases?  Marta Migocka-Patrzałek 15 The Beauty and Simplicity of the Complex Biological Chemistry of Metals  Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek 16 On Simplificatory and Diversificatory Aspects of the Presentation of an Object  Bartłomiej Skowron 17 The Complexity and Multifacetedness of Conversation  Karol Striżyk, Piotr Kruk, Justyna Ziółkowska, Bartłomiej Skowron and Magdalena Witkowicz 18 Algorithmic Truth Theory (ATT)  Roland Zarzycki 19 Some Comments Regarding the Digitalisation of the Health Care System in Poland during the COVID-19 State of Epidemic: Selected Legal Aspects  Katarzyna M. Zoń 20 Works of Art  Contributing Artists 21 Conclusions  Ewa Błaszczak, Małgorzata Cebrat, Jakub Jernajczyk, Bartłomiej Skowron, Weronika Urbańska and Roland Zarzycki Index

About the Author :
Ewa Błaszczak, Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Rennes 1, France, (2015), MSc in Medical Molecular Biology from the University of Westminster, UK (2010). Currently, a university professor at the Medical University of Lublin with a research interest in the molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and invasion. Małgorzata Cebrat, Molecular Immunologist, Researcher, Lecturer, and Beekeeper. Ph.D. in Biology at the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy. Currently Head of the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Immunology at the Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, the Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław. Jakub Jernajczyk, Visual Artist, Popularizer of Science, Ph.D. in Arts, MA in Mathematics. He focuses mainly on the cognitive aspects of visual imagination in art and science. Dean of the Doctoral School at the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław. Bartłomiej Skowron, Ph.D. in Philosophy (2012), BSc in Mathematics (2011). Wisdom lover, Platonist, Mathematical Philosopher. Currently developing a dynamic theory of ideas, in which he fiercely defends a contemporary form of Platonism. An assistant professor at the Warsaw University of Technology. Weronika Urbańska, Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy, expert in polymetallic waste recycling and raw materials management. Scientist at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Academic Tutor, President of Academy of Young Scholars and Artists (2023-2025). Roland Zarzycki, Ph.D. in mathematics, Mh.D. in Humanities, affiliated with Collegium Civitas, a transdisciplinary researcher interested in sociology, social and political economy, critical political thinking and the role of fantasy and ideology in everyday life.