University of Chicago laboratories inspire reflections on science and humility

In a reflective essay, Stanisław Michalkiewicz describes a visit to the laboratories of the University of Chicago. He observes researchers using electron microscopes to study living cells in three dimensions, noting how such scientific advancements can instill a sense of humility.

The author draws parallels between the precision of modern science and the poetry of Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, contemplating the continuity of human achievement and the profound, sometimes unsettling, nature of mathematical and scientific discovery.