Libra-net (3): How you live is more important than how long you will live
A fascinating podcast episode, the entries for our Scratch for Switch competition, an interview with Rozita Dimova, and a link for the S(c)iesta with Zoran Sunik dedicated to rankings.
1. The podcast Common People returns for a third season! The first episode tells the story of Ivana, a 30-year-old from Prilep who has been climbing the Alps while living with cystic fibrosis. In Ivana's words, how you live is more important than how long you will live.
2. Over 30 Scratch games were submitted to our Scratch for Switch competition! We will announce the winner of the Nintendo Switch on February 28, below is a sneak peak of all the submissions. What are your favorites?
LINK: The #СкречЗаСвич candidates
3. Rozita Dimova was the main speaker of the Qualitative Research Methods (QRMs) Workshop organized on February 15th by Mijalche Santa from the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FES). The Workshop was one of the first activities of the newly established Center for Advanced and Interdisciplinary Research at the Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, where Rozita is a Founding and Permanent Board Member. Deutsche Welle recently published an interview with Rozita that can be watched here:
LINK: Rozita Dimova for Deutsche Welle
Она што е флуидно, она што не може да се фиксира е многу привлечно.
4. In response to Nikola Stikov's recent opinion piece, Macedonian radio personalities Tik Tak and Zorka discussed everybody's favorite children's book, Zoki Poki. Below is the link to the segment, broadcast on national radio last week:
LINK: Tik Tak and Zorka about Zoki Poki
5. Our S(c)iesta reports are now syndicated by Umno.mk and MKD.mk. The next public S(c)iesta will be with Zoran Sunik from Hofstra University and it will be a discussion about the deceptive nature of rankings, be they for universities, journals, or pastries.
The discussion will take place on Thursday (February 24) at 8pm Macedonian time, and it will be broadcast live on the Facebook page of our foundation. Below is a direct Zoom link for our supporters: