The Ruler’s Tokens: How “Human Trading” Defined the Legacy of Transactional Politics

Explore how "human trading" (trafficking) mirrors transactional politics via the "Ruler's Tokens" metaphor, exposing moder…

What Were the “Ruler’s Tokens”?

“Ruler’s Tokens” is a metaphor describing politicians…

Defend Human Rights

30 November in Zagreb brings an annual antifascist protest,

🐖 1. “Kolinje”…

Karlovac: Household filter sediment reveals dangerous concentrations of heavy metals. Citizens need…

Citizens need to pay closer attention to bureaucratic procedures…

Pacification and the Bystander Effect: When Social Dynamics Shape Action — or Inaction

Pacification can be a tool for good, calming conflict and promoting safety…

Happy weekend!!!!!

Winter time is coming, I’m standing still!

CBD Notification SCBD/ABS/TS/BG/GT/92547 (2025-146): Relevant information on non-monetary benefit-sharing indicators collected globally for national reporting under the Convention on Biological Diversity

Terraforming Tomorrow: Rethinking Planetary Transformation Through Applied Innovation

Explore new, demonstrable terraforming concepts—from bioengineered ecosystems to modular climate machines—shaping the future of planetary engin…

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 9.5km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 01:48:31, Average Speed: 5.3km/h

What Anindol, Samobor Feels Like

It’s a place where two worlds — town and nature — meet

The Future of Nuclear Waste: Why Deep Geological Repositories Lead the Way in 2025

Solution in 2025 is deep geological disposal, supported by reprocessing and transmutation shaping the future of clean energy.

The Deep Art of Ventriloquism: Voice, Puppets, and Illusion

Explore the deep art of ventriloquism—voice illusions, puppetry skills, comedy, and dual-mind performance for stage and media magic.

Thirty Years Ago They Told Us Sunlight Takes 7 Minutes. Now It’s 8? Did the AU Stretch or What? C’mon.

“Sunlight reaches Earth in 7 minutes.”

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 3.8km, Elevation Gain: 2m, Moving Time: 00:51:17, Average Speed: 4.4km/h

Still Waters Reflection

Tranquil flooded field mirroring sky and trees

Luka Jagor: A Multidimensional Creative in the Age of Synthetic Culture

Digital artist thriving in synthetic culture. From VR exhibits to AI-blended designs, his multidimensional work fuses tech, empathy, and eco-activism.

🌍 1. “7 kg in 20 years” as a symbol of chronic…

If societies want fewer pills and healthier people, they must build walkable environments.

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 4.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:54:17, Average Speed: 4.4km/h

Journey to Samobor, Stroll Gradna River Muddy, calm river…

Journey to Samobor, Stroll Gradna River Muddy, calm river

ᵁᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉᵈ Zagreb: A Living VR Atlas – GPX-Guided Walk Through Hidden Layers

Join a 12 km GPX-guided VR walk in Zagreb from Krvavi Most 2 — through suburbs, rugby fields, industry, parks, and the 2025 HNK2 cultural shift.

Evening Walk

Walk: Distance: 8.8km, Elevation Gain: 50m, Moving Time: 01:52:07, Average Speed: 4.7km/h

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 5.6km, Elevation Gain: 8m, Moving Time: 01:09:09, Average Speed: 4.9km/h

International Day of Banks Is Coming – But Why Are So Many People Bankophobic?

“Bankophobia” isn’t a formal clinical…

The Street as a Democratic Mirror

When politicians say “the street will not dictate to us”…

The Sun is Now the EU’s Largest Source of Electricity

– yet Croatia remains farthest back…

Manga × Macro in Nature: Why This Is a Good Perspective

An exploration of how manga aesthetics and macro-scale nature perspectives reveal environmental symbolism, human fragility and ecological storytelling

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.9km, Elevation Gain: 18m, Moving Time: 01:38:15, Average Speed: 4.8km/h

The Concept of Climate: A First-person Exploration of Environment, Identity, and Society

A first-person exploration of climate as a planetary system, a social condition, and a personal identity — blending science and society.

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.6km, Elevation Gain: 11m, Moving Time: 01:46:13, Average Speed: 4.3km/h

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs): Expanding the Internet Beyond ASCII

A complete guide to Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), Verisign’s testbed, and Punycode—explaining how Unicode brought global languages into

The Hidden Risk Behind New Electricity Strategy

Croatia keeps importing electricity from Hungary…

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/BETI/ML/GD/92540 (2025-145): Workshop on resource mobilization, 10-13 February 2026 – Rome, Italy

How Creative Can You Get in Biotechnology? What Ethical and Moral Constraints Apply?

Discover how creative biotechnology can become—its innovations, possibilities, and the ethical limits that shape responsible genetic engineering.

The Difference Between Science and Misleading Beliefs

Academic science relies on evidence, methodology…

Through the Cherry-Picked Looking Glass

Religions and self-styled states…

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.5km, Elevation Gain: 11m, Moving Time: 01:35:44, Average Speed: 4.7km/h

Kazakhstan Between Alphabets and Identities: Modernisation, Conservatism, and the Cosmic Shadow of Baikonur

Kazakhstan blends Latin alphabet reform, LGBT restrictions, and Baikonur’s legacy to engineer a new national identity.

Today in Croatia we mark the Day of Remembrance & honouring all victims of the Homeland War…

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.0km, Elevation Gain: 31m, Moving Time: 01:43:18, Average Speed: 4.1km/h

Zajarki Lake is a Beautiful Place

It’s noticeably colder than in previous days…

Future Pharmacies Above Gravity

Space Pharmacies: Real Projects Making Medicine Beyond…

The Next 100 Years of Pharmacy

A real FDA-approved pill contains…

Frontier: Civilizational – Consciousness Shift

A deep exploration of how ending hierarchy, embracing UBI, and shifting human consciousness could unlock creativity and move us beyond patriotism.

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 11.6km, Elevation Gain: 3m, Moving Time: 02:18:14, Average Speed: 5.0km/h

Make It Big, Forget the Little World

Yes, I’m right. Big Data = huge volume + high velocity…

Can We Restore the Purchasing Power of the Dollar to 1970s Prices? Can We Introduce a Universal Basic Income? What is More Difficult to Achieve?

Restoring 1970s purchasing power is far more difficult…

We need to set up a universal basic income…

Audio Plays (Radio Dramas): How They Work, Why They Matter, and How They Bring Stories to Life

Audio dramas rely on dialogue, sound effects, and narration to build vivid worlds. Learn how writers craft immersive stories using only sound.

Time to Speed Up Green Reforms

I walked near the Jakuševec landfill…

The »Patchwork« Field

A wide, green field with red patches under a gray sky

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 3.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:43:34, Average Speed: 4.1km/h

Path to the Waterside

A leaf-covered path slopes down to a calm, riverlike lake

Ripples on the Water

Rippling dark water reflects an ivy-covered, wooded bank

View Through the Reeds

A quiet pond viewed through a tangle of reeds and branches

Edge of the Thicket

Dark, muddy ground meets a wall of tall, dry grasses

The Ivy-Covered Marsh

A still pond is edged with dry reeds and a background of ivy-covered trees

The Overgrown Path

A leaf-strewn path leads into a dense, wintry thicket

Happening Now ⌛⏳🏖️

In Croatia we’re experiencing a kind of ‘time stopping…

Understanding the Internet: Origins, Structure, Function, and Societal Impact

A clear, comprehensive 3000-word guide to the Internet’s history, architecture, protocols, governance, and global impact on society and technology.

Demand Real Political Action

“Save the Earth” means acting before climate disaster…

Autumn Park Calm

Autumn peace in the park

Autumn Tree in the Field

Golden tree in open field

How Real is Islamophobia?

An in-depth exploration of how real Islamophobia is today, examining data, media narratives, prejudice, hate crimes, and global social attitudes.

CBD Notification SCBD/CPU/WM/AMC/MW/92536 (2025-143): Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/SS/JAn/CM/92526 (2025-144): Expert meeting on draft global guidance on the sustainable management of wildlife applicable to multiple species and practices, 9 to 11 February 2026 – Bonn, Germany

Walking is Fun!

Afternoon Walk | Strava

When Obedience Silences Truth

Free speech is better for democracy…

In 2011, Croatia recycled under 10 percent…

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 8.8km, Elevation Gain: 138m, Moving Time: 02:00:18, Average Speed: 4.4km/h

Arab Spring: Many Years from Impact

Years after the Arab Spring, its echoes still shape the Middle East—revealing lessons of hope, failure, and the enduring fight for freedom.

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/SS/JAn/MG/MS/92496 (2025-141): NEW VENUE AND DATES: Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central Asia, 3-6 February 2026 – Tashkent, Uzbekistan

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/SS/JAn/MG/MS/92496 (2025-141): NEW VENUE AND DATES: Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central Asia, 3-6 February 2026 – Tashkent, Uzbekistan

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/SS/JA/RKi/92510 (2025-142): Subregional workshop on biodiversity monitoring and reporting in relation to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 27 to 30 January 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya

COP30 — A Moment of Truth in Belém (Turning Climate Promises into Action)

COP30 in Belém pushes the world to act on the Global Stocktake—focusing on forests, climate finance, and loss & damage solutions.

Afternoon Run 🏃

Run: Distance: 2.7km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:21:31, Pace: 8:04/km

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.9km, Elevation Gain: 11m, Moving Time: 01:29:38, Average Speed: 5.3km/h

An Italian journalist uncovered the case of the “weekend…

Act for the Climate. Defend Our Forests.

Where the Exploration of Nothingness Meets Cosmic Expansion

Discover how the mystery of nothingness intertwines with cosmic expansion, dark energy, and the creation of the universe itself.

Journey to Koprivnica

Autumn has very much started…

Promote Meaningful African Participation at COP30!

Make Africa’s voice heard in COP30!

Writer and columnist Vedrana Rudan is bravely…

#GenerationRestoration is a global movement launched…

I have a strong feeling that sidewalks…

After the Overshoot: Time to Restore Balance

Croatia’s Earth Overshoot Day in 2025 fell on April 27…

CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/AN/92402 (2025-140): Registration for the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 6), 16-19 February 2026 – Rome, Italy

Victory of the day…

Please protect diversity – that’s the best!

Millions of bats are being killed…

Morning Walk

Walk: Distance: 5.4km, Elevation Gain: 10m, Moving Time: 01:04:14, Average Speed: 5.0km/h

CBD Notification SCBD/ABS/TS/BG/GT/92533 (2025-139): Targeted survey to support the second assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Nagoya Protocol

Everything that has been swept under the rug

Shed light on those in need.

Cooking with Pure Sunlight — The Zenith Power Cooker

Survive and thrive off-grid: cook with pure sunlight. A podcast exploring solar cooking as a lifeline for the world’s poor.

Evening Run

Run: Distance: 2.8km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:21:28, Pace: 7:32/km

Movement, Teamwork, and Play Can Be Deeply Human — They Build Health, Confidence, and Connection, but…

Sports injuries — the last straw — to throw useless sports in the trash.

The Quiet Power of the Small and the Brave

The world is full of giants: armies, systems, old traditions, secret clubs of power….

Afternoon Walk

Walk: Distance: 7.3km, Elevation Gain: 11m, Moving Time: 01:33:51, Average Speed: 4.7km/h

Stop these motorized gangs — please uncover who’s behind

River Glow

Sunlight over river

Morning Walk

Walk: Distance: 4.8km, Elevation Gain: 11m, Moving Time: 00:52:47, Average Speed: 5.5km/h

Generation Gap

It is not uncommon when parents inherit significant assets…

Existing Shelters Are No Longer Enough

🌍 It’s time to act. The world is moving.

Sisak – Visiting the Fortress, Kupa Riverbank, and Silent Factories

Fortress Sisak, a 16th-century military stronghold at the Kupa and Sava confluence.

Midday Walk

Walk: Distance: 2.3km, Elevation Gain: 3m, Moving Time: 00:29:27, Average Speed: 4.6km/h

3I/ATLAS could be a getaway car 🚗 rather than an alien invasion

Dumpster Divers of the 21st Century

They don’t live off luxury — they live off leftovers.

Krapina: Ancestors’ Echoes and Hillside Trails

Explore Krapina's ancient wonders: Neanderthal sites, symbolic burials, and scenic trails in Croatia's Zagorje. Hike Hušnjakovo.

⚙️ Concept: Multi-phase Inclined Conveyor (People Mover)

The “Uspinjača Conveyor”…

Morning Walk

Walk: Distance: 6.0km, Elevation Gain: 12m, Moving Time: 01:01:13, Average Speed: 5.9km/h

CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/JG/92484 (2025-138): Invitation to comment on submissions of new descriptions and modifications to existing descriptions of areas meeting the criteria for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)