Excellenceair Podcast

#15 Mind Over Climate, dr Adrian Wójcik, prof. NCU

Our guest today is prof. Adrian Wójcik, whose research sits at the intersection of social psychology and environmental issues. He’s professionally connected with the Faculty’s of Philosophy and Social Sciences Institute of Psychology. His academic interests circle around the matters of the psychological roots of environmental attitudes, looking at how identity, beliefs, political orientation, and even national narcissism can shape our responses to climate change and ecological policies. Prof. Wójcik is particularly interested in how social identity influences support for — or resistance to — environmental action.

#14 Innovation Above All, Dr Eng. Cezary Odrzygóźdź

Our guest today is dr. Cezary Odrzygóźdź - he holds a PhD in biological sciences, he is the president of a Foundation, which promotes education and science both locally and nationwide. As an enthusiast of science popularization, he hosts the popular science podcast “Faceci w Kitlach”. Since January 2025, he has been the head of the Center for Academic Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer at Nicolaus Copernicus University.

#13 Logic, Space, and the Foundations of Reality, dr hab. Rafał Gruszczyński, prof. NCU

Let me welcome here today prof. Rafał Gruszczyński - NCU Professor connected to the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences. He’s currently working at the Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy and specializes in logic and ontology, with main focus on research activities located in the areas of spatial reasoning.  Another thing to mention is being the editor-in-chief of Logic and Logical Philosopy - a quarterly journal devoted to philosophical logic  He’s a scientist whose academic record is rich, and who’s managed many projects, funded from various internal and external sources.

#12 From Curiosity to Career: A Life in Law and Research, dr hab. Aleksandra Kustra-Rogatka, prof. NCU

Our guest today is prof. Aleksandra Kustra-Rogatka, a researcher connected with the NCU’s Faculty of Law and Administration.  She is a leading academic in the Department of Theory of Law and State, where she teaches and conducts research in constitutional law, legal theory, and the relationship between national constitutions and European Union law.  Being awarded various funding opportunities and collaborating internationally, she’s a researcher with rich academic record, constantly developing her career.

#11 The Language Puzzle, prof. dr hab. Przemysław Żywiczyński

Our today’s guest is prof. Przmysław Żywiczyński - a scientist who’s strongly connected to the Faculty of Humanities, more specifically the Institute of Linguistics, Department of Experimental Linguistics.  His scientific interests focus mostly on Evolution of human language — in particular origins of language, experimental semiotics, gesture studies and nonverbal / multimodal communication, Pragmatics & semantics, Cognitive / psycholinguistic aspects of communication and cultural evolution of communication systems.  He’s an active scientist, with his academic record becoming richer and richer, with many completed and on-going projects, funded from various sources - both internal and external.  It’s a pleasure to have you here!