David Šohaj MinaříkArtist, founder, science communicator
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Work

A product, a studio, a tool, an institution, a market. MYCO 2019–2026, Hello I Love You, PIXEE, CzechGlobe, Nixtee. The painting gallery is separate.

MYCOMYCOProduct: mycelium packaging. Co-founder and CEO 2019–2026. Left in October 2026. Red Dot 2024 for SafePads / 4Pack.productHILY.studioHILY.studio →Studio: paintings in knit, backpacks from airbags. Brno. We are building it.studioPIXEEPIXEE →Tool: you draw a chart, one pixel is one stitch. In testing.toolNixteeNixteeMarket: network performance before the GPU burns. CEO, co-founder. NVIDIA Inception.market
ImpactOSAn internship on SCICOMM in Trento. Not a finished product.internship

Science

Research brought to the table where decisions happen. CzechGlobe and two policy essays.

CzechGlobeInstitution: research communication. I built the function and handed it over in 2026.institution

Czech only. The PDF is Czech; there is no English translation yet.

Nobody will thank you for a repaired roof →

Why politics punishes people who do useful things — and how to build levees that outlast elections.

English noteA Czech-only essay on why politics punishes useful prevention, and how to build levees that outlast elections. Ingratitude here is a property of the system, not a character flaw. 62 pages, A5 PDF.

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Czech only. The PDF is Czech; there is no English translation yet.

When the train has left, do not tear up the tracks →

Why a missed target does not disprove the direction — and what it costs to do nothing.

English noteA Czech-only essay on why a missed target does not disprove the direction, why we stop seeing dangers we got used to, and what it costs to do nothing. A goal and a number are not the same. 57 pages, A5 PDF.

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