Marija Brajdic Vukovic
@marebv.bsky.social
PhD sociologist, STS researcher (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb), social epistemologist specializing in responsibility, enthusiastic gardener
Dobro jutro nama i medvjedima.
September 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Dobro jutro nama i medvjedima.
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“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.
Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”
Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris
Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”
Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.
Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”
Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris
Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”
Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris
Reposted by Marija Brajdic Vukovic
My god I thought y'all motherfuckers were joking.
May 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My god I thought y'all motherfuckers were joking.
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Donna Haraway leading #StandUpForScience at #UCSC. Situating science in helping us live together in better ways. She's giving deets on cuts to science, incl #Indigenous science, ag, USAID, medicine, dangers to farm workers, dangers of data loss. Donna's a master at connecting all the relations. ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Donna Haraway leading #StandUpForScience at #UCSC. Situating science in helping us live together in better ways. She's giving deets on cuts to science, incl #Indigenous science, ag, USAID, medicine, dangers to farm workers, dangers of data loss. Donna's a master at connecting all the relations. ❤️
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An act of grotesque vandalism is taking place in British universities inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
An act of grotesque vandalism is taking place in British universities
The entire arts and heritage sector in the UK will be irreparably damaged
inews.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
An act of grotesque vandalism is taking place in British universities inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
Reposted by Marija Brajdic Vukovic
At the same time Elon Musk was reportedly slashing funding for the Department of Education, his company SpaceX was finalizing a deal with NASA worth an additional $7.5 million on top of the billions Musk’s company is already getting from the space agency.
Elon Musk: Austerity for Thee but Not for Me
This week, as Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” was attempting to further gut the US government, his rocket company SpaceX was cementing a NASA contract adding millions of dollars to i...
jacobin.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
At the same time Elon Musk was reportedly slashing funding for the Department of Education, his company SpaceX was finalizing a deal with NASA worth an additional $7.5 million on top of the billions Musk’s company is already getting from the space agency.
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“We want to protect women’s sports”
February 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“We want to protect women’s sports”
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In the executive order flurry: unregulated AI.
“Was it too much to ask AI developers for transparency regarding the safety testing of their products?” @alondra.bsky.social
thhttps://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-caps-alondra-nelson-condemns-dangerous-repeal-of-ai-executive-order/
“Was it too much to ask AI developers for transparency regarding the safety testing of their products?” @alondra.bsky.social
thhttps://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-caps-alondra-nelson-condemns-dangerous-repeal-of-ai-executive-order/
STATEMENT: CAP’s Alondra Nelson Condemns Dangerous Repeal of AI Executive Order
www.americanprogress.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In the executive order flurry: unregulated AI.
“Was it too much to ask AI developers for transparency regarding the safety testing of their products?” @alondra.bsky.social
thhttps://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-caps-alondra-nelson-condemns-dangerous-repeal-of-ai-executive-order/
“Was it too much to ask AI developers for transparency regarding the safety testing of their products?” @alondra.bsky.social
thhttps://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-caps-alondra-nelson-condemns-dangerous-repeal-of-ai-executive-order/
What are your planned strategies for maintaining quality living during challenging times ahead?
January 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What are your planned strategies for maintaining quality living during challenging times ahead?
Told them that the winter just started, but they don’t care.
January 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Told them that the winter just started, but they don’t care.
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Potpuno luda statisika i članak o toksičnosti muškosti za same muškarce:
"Once the tipping point reaches majority female- the men flee. And boy do they flee!
It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining."
"Once the tipping point reaches majority female- the men flee. And boy do they flee!
It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining."
Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
We would rather talk about literally everything else.
celestemdavis.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Potpuno luda statisika i članak o toksičnosti muškosti za same muškarce:
"Once the tipping point reaches majority female- the men flee. And boy do they flee!
It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining."
"Once the tipping point reaches majority female- the men flee. And boy do they flee!
It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining."
Izborni dan protiče prekrasno.
December 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Izborni dan protiče prekrasno.
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I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.
December 26, 2024 at 2:55 AM
I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.
Winter solstice golden days.
December 27, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Winter solstice golden days.
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www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
13 minutes very worth your time. A story about the Štrpci massacre of 1993 and "the man who could not remain silent."
Short Film Palme d'Or winner at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and now shortlisted for the Best Live Action Short Film at the upcoming Oscars.
13 minutes very worth your time. A story about the Štrpci massacre of 1993 and "the man who could not remain silent."
Short Film Palme d'Or winner at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and now shortlisted for the Best Live Action Short Film at the upcoming Oscars.
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent | ARTE in English
February 1993: Štrpci, Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians. Of the 500 or so passengers, only one man puts up resistance. This film tells the true story of the man who w...
www.arte.tv
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 AM
www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
13 minutes very worth your time. A story about the Štrpci massacre of 1993 and "the man who could not remain silent."
Short Film Palme d'Or winner at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and now shortlisted for the Best Live Action Short Film at the upcoming Oscars.
13 minutes very worth your time. A story about the Štrpci massacre of 1993 and "the man who could not remain silent."
Short Film Palme d'Or winner at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and now shortlisted for the Best Live Action Short Film at the upcoming Oscars.
Christmas in blue
December 26, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Christmas in blue
There’s your reason to donate.
"Elon Musk has urged his followers not to donate to Wikipedia, which he has dubbed 'Wokepedia,' until they 'reestablish a balance in their editorial authority.'"
Elon Musk ha invitato i suoi follower a non donare a Wikipedia, che ha soprannominato "Wokepedia", finché "non ristabiliranno un equilibrio nella loro autorità editoriale".
December 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
There’s your reason to donate.
Zagreb. Thoughts & feelings.
December 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Zagreb. Thoughts & feelings.
As the Cern scientist Barbara Maria Latacz told Nature: “We are trying to understand why we exist.” It's more of philosophical question, I would say? Solving it with a truck this time. (I actually really like this antimatter gig).
The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe
The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe
Fantastically expensive and hard to handle, the substance holds the key to a holy grail of science. And experts at Cern now know how to transport it
Researchers are preparing to make one of science’s most unusual journeys. They are planning to transport…
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:38 AM
As the Cern scientist Barbara Maria Latacz told Nature: “We are trying to understand why we exist.” It's more of philosophical question, I would say? Solving it with a truck this time. (I actually really like this antimatter gig).
Dobro jutro, tko je dosadan?
December 8, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Dobro jutro, tko je dosadan?
Pauza za ručak
December 5, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Pauza za ručak