Writing

Ideas

Notes on science, technology and action. Both books are in Czech only.

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

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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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Essays

Shorter pieces will appear here once they are public. The two A5 essays above are ready to download.