#31

Today I have had half a writing day, with some 300 words added to the chapter "Ecological semiotics" which I am co-writing for Encyclopedia of Ecology. The number of writing days carried out so far this semester is now 31.

Wengrow´s UIS Steffens lecture attended

Today I have attended the inaugural Henrik Steffens Lecture, the beginning of a new annual lecture series at the University of Stavanger, namely David Wengrow´s talk "A new history of humanity and the roots of inequality", the Henrik Steffens Lecture 2023, along with a few hundred others.

#30,5

Today I have had half a writing day, #30,5 this Autumn, with some work done on the GDP review article I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm, and in preparation of the chapter "Ecological semiotics" which I co-write with Søren Nors Nielsen for Encyclopedia of Ecology.

Copenhagen biosemiotics presentation "A biosemiotic perspective on the human condition & the environmental crisis" available online in PDF format

My presentation "A biosemiotic perspective on the human condition & the environmental crisis" from the 23rd Gathering in biosemiotics, held in Copenhagen, Denmark in August earlier this year, has been made available in PDF format online, along with other conference presentations.

#30

Today I have had a writing day, #30 this Autumn, devoted to finishing - soon - the GDP review article I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm, and some 200 words added to the text. Getting close to the finish line now.

My 10 most accessed articles with Springer Nature; ca. 44.000 accesses combined

These are my most accessed articles published by Springer Nature according to info from their editorial system Snapp:

1. The Ethics of Laying Hen Genetics Authors (Mia Fernyhough et al., Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2019) 12.924

2. Umwelt Transitions: Uexküll and Environmental Change (Biosemiotics, 2009) 5.155

3. Wasted GDP in the USA (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023) 5.144

4. Phenomenology and Biosemiotics (Morten Tønnessen, Timo Maran & Alexei Sharov, Biosemiotics, 2018) 4.648

5. Jesper Hoffmeyer’s Biosemiotic Legacy (Morten Tønnessen, Alexei Sharov & Timo Maran, Biosemiotics, 2019) 3.279

6. Current Human Ecology in the Amazon and beyond: a Multi-Scale Ecosemiotic Approach (Biosemiotics, 2020) 3.041

7. Towards Synthesis of Biology and Semiotics (Alexei Sharov, Timo Maran & Morten Tønnessen, Biosemiotics, 2015) 2.672

8. Biosemiotic Achievement Award for the Year 2020 (Claudio Julio Rodríguez Higuera & Morten Tønnessen, Biosemiotics, 2021) 2.644

9. Comprehending the Semiosis of Evolution (Alexei Sharov, Timo Maran & Morten Tønnessen, Biosemiotics, 2016) 2.546

10. Making the Umwelt Bubble of the Modern Synthesis Burst (Biosemiotics, 2021) 2.131

Combined these 10 articles have been accessed 44.184 times to date. Of these, 26.116 accesses concerns articles published in Biosemiotics.

#29

Today I have had half a writing day devoted to the GDP review article I co-write, with some 50 words added to the text. The accumulated number of writing days this Autumn is now 29.

6th Ex.phil. seminar; done with teaching this term

Today I have given the 6th and final seminar in Ex.phil. as part of University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology at Department of social studies, in two rounds. The topic today was political philosophy, and exam preparations. This completes my teaching this Autumn.

#28,5

Today I have had half a writing day, #28,5 this Autumn, with some 300 words added to the GDP review article I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm.

#28

Today I have had half a writing day with some 300 words written altogether, and work done on the article I co-write on Arne Næss and his views on economics, and my book project Captured on CCS. The number of writing days so far this Autumn is up to 28.

12th Ex.phil. lecture

Today I gave the 12th and final lecture in this Autumn´s Ex.phil. as part of the University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology. The topic was justice and fairness in the context of political philosophy.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" close to 5000 reads

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" now has 4.910 Article accesses. This is up 1.211 since Monday morning and up 1.892 since last Friday. Nice development.

#27,5; abstract for special issue of Sign Systems Studies on Umwelt theory

Today I have had what ended up as half a writing day, bringing the Autumn´s total so far up to 27,5, with an abstract written for my prospective contribution to a special issue of Sign Systems Studies titled “Contemporary applications of umwelt theory”, and a little work done on my book project Captured, and some 300 words composed in total.

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Work title: Applied Umwelt theory – in the context of descriptive phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation  

Author: Morten Tønnessen  

Abstract for the special issue “Contemporary applications of umwelt theory”, Sign Systems Studies  

In earlier work, I have argued that a genuine ´Uexküllian phenomenology´ can be derived from the Umwelt theory of Jacob von Uexküll and that such a phenomenology is capable of accounting for the subjective experience of both humans and animals. With its foundation in contemporary biosemiotics, such a modern, empirically informed phenomenology is particularly relevant for the study of human-animal relations and interaction in societal and ecological settings. In a recent chapter, I have outlined a scientific method for conducting qualitative studies of human and animal lifeworlds by introducing a semiotically informed descriptive phenomenology. While descriptive phenomenology in its current forms is typically only applicable to the study of human lifeworlds, a reiteration of descriptive phenomenology that draws on umwelt theory can be designed to be non-anthropocentric and pluralistic. In this article, I will elaborate on a more-than-human descriptive phenomenology and explain how it can be applied within the humanities and social sciences as well as in a natural science context. Furthermore, I will discuss how umwelt theory can be made use of as part of a methodology of phenomenological triangulation, in which 1st, 2nd and 3rd person perspectives are combined in studies of one and the same study object. This methodology draws on ideas developed in cognitive semiotics by Jordan Zlatev, Göran Sonesson, and others. Overall, the aim of this article is to contribute to integrating biosemiotics and phenomenology and demonstrating the relevance of umwelt theory for phenomenology, and vice versa.

Google Scholar: 990 citations, "Semiotic agency" and "Umwelt transitions" most cited so far in 2023

According to my Google Scholar profile, my research has to date attracted 990 citations (+12 since October 29th), including 126 so far in 2023 (+11).  

My i10-index remains 36 and my h-index 18.

Most cited so far in 2023:

1. Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism (2022) 17 (#12 overall)

2. Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change (2009) 17 (#1 overall)

3. The ethics of laying hen genetics (2020) 9 (#3 overall)

"If looks could kill" paper presented in Cognitive Semiotics Seminar at Lund University

Yesterday I presented my paper «If looks could kill: The human ecology of visible and overlooked worlds in the perspective of Umwelt phenomenology» digitally at the Cognitive Semiotics Seminar, with some listening in a room in Lund, Sweden, and more online, and altogether some 18 people attending.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" mentioned in Counterpunch news story

My article Wasted GDP in the USA, published recently in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, is mentioned today in an article by the US online news outlet Counterpunch, in the article "Roaming Charges: Politics of the Lesser Exterminators". Excerpts below.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" reaching 3000 Article accesses; shared 1500+ times on Twitter; Online attention score as 1 in 1000 articles

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has now been shared 1544 times on Twitter, resulting in an Online attention score of 833, according to Altmetrics´ article metrics. The number of article accesses is now 3018 (+482 since Wednesday). In terms of Online attention, the article is ranked 411th of the 296,985 tracked articles of a similar age in all journals, and it is ranked 1st of the 191 tracked articles of a similar age in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Their more detailed article metrics says that the article now ranks #21.096 of all articles tracked by Altmetric altogether, which is about 24,8 million articles. This means it is among the 1 in 1000 articles with the most Online attention. It ranks as #4 of 1.605 articles from Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and as #411 of 296.985 articles of a similar age generally. The article has been mentioned in 1544 tweets by 1366 Twitter/X users, with 3,3 million followers in total.

Altmetric also lists mention of my article by one news outlet, namely Counterpunch. It has also been extensively described in a Spanish newspaper article in La Politica Online.

See also:

"Wasted GDP in the USA" shared 1200 times on Twitter, 800 reads last two days (November 15th)

#27

Today I have had half a writing day devoted to the GDP review article I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm with some 100 words added. I also had a few ideas as to defining wasted growth. Number of writing days this Autumn is up to 27.

#26,5

Today I have had half a writing day, bringing this Autumn´s total so far up to 26,5 days, with some 500 words added to my contributions to the book Mars and the Earthlings, and my latest contributions submitted.

News story on "Wasted GDP in the USA" article in Spanish online newspaper La Politica Online

My journal article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is featured in a news story in the Spanish online newspaper La Politica Online, titled ""PIB desperdiciado": cuando el crecimiento económico no repercute en el bienestar humano y social" (""Wasted GDP": when economic growth has no impact on human and social well-being"). The journalist who wrote the story, which features extensive description of my article, and some comments made by Jason Hickel on Twitter, is Andrés Arctis.

This is what is currently shown on the front page of the newspaper:

11th Ex.phil. lecture

Today I gave the 11th lecture out of 12 this Autumn in Ex.phil. as part of the University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology. The topic was political freedom.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" shared 1200 times on Twitter, 800 reads last two days

According to the latest Altmetric data my article "Wasted GDP in the USA" now has an Online attention score of 706, after having been mentioned by 1202 X users (Twitter users). This includes mentions by 49 scientists and 18 science communicators, as well as 1122 "members of the public". The article is partlularly widely shared in Spain (200+). The Online attention score is +140 since yesterday, with 400 more Twitter users sharing the article the last day. According to the article metrics (journal homepage), it now has 2536 article accesses (+785 since Monday), and the Online attention score places the article as #488 among 288.745 articles of a similar age, and #1 among the 183 tracked articles of a similar age in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

"The ethics of laying hen genetics" with 2.500 reads on ResearchGate

The article "The ethics of laying hen genetics", which I co-wrote and which was published in Journal of agricultural and environmental ethics, has reached 2.500 reads on ResearchGate. It has been read about 13.000 times on the journal´s homepage.

300+ more tweets about my article "Wasted GDP in the USA" the last day

My paper "Wasted GDP in the USA" has according to Altmetric now been shared in 876 tweets by a total of 802 Twitter users, with a potential reach in terms of followers of 2,3 million. This results in an Online attention score of 566, which is +325 since yesterday. 334 more Twitter users have shared the article since yesterday.

This is my Twitter profile.

Council for animal ethics meeting attended

Today I have attended the first meeting of the newly appointed Council for animal ethics (in Norway), at Thon hotel Opera in Oslo. I represent animal protection NGOs in the council.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" now read by a few hundred a day; 468 tweeters engaged; in top percentile in Online attention

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" now has 1.751 Accesses and an Altmetric score of 241. This is up 714 (accesses) and 84 (Altmetric score) in two days, since Saturday. According to the detailed article metrics provided by Altmetric, the article has been linked to by 468 tweeters (up 202 since Saturday). This places it within the top percentile in terms of Online attention both for articles of a similar age in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (where it is placed #1 of 177 articles), and all similar articles of a similar age (where it is placed #1.699 of 283.597 articles). Tweeters include 30 scientists and 9 science communicators, according to Altmetric.

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"Wasted GDP in the USA" widely shared on Twitter after Jason Hickel tweets; in 1st percentile regarding Online attention (November 11)

"Wasted GDP in the USA" with 9 recommendations on ResearchGate

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" now has 9 recommendations on ResearchGate, which is a doubling in a few days, and high compared to the mere 63 reads there so far.

UNDP´s USA page listing "Wasted GDP in the USA" article under Recent media

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is referred to on the UNDP´s USA representation office homepage, under "Recent media".

"Wasted GDP in the USA" widely shared on Twitter after Jason Hickel tweets; in 1st percentile regarding Online attention

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is gaining some traction after Jason Hickel posted about the article on Thursday November 9th. His initial tweet has been retweeted 266 times, liked by 668, and viewed some 45.000 times.

According to the article metrics provided by the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications via Altmetric, the article now has 1.037 article accesses (vs. close to 400 a couple of days ago), and scores 157 on Online attention (Attention Score), with 268 tweeters engaged. This makes it ranked 3,301st of 278,350 tracked articles of similar age generally, and in the 1st percentile of 175 tracked articles of a similar age published in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.

5th Ex.phil. seminar

Today I have given the 5th seminar in Ex.phil. as part of the University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology (in two rounds), out of 6 in total this Autumn.

#26; Pinker

Today I have had a writing day, with some 350 words added to my contributions to the book Mars and the Earthlings, some dissemination work done in relation to my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", and some reading done in relation to my "wasted growth" articles project.

Also, I heard Steven Pinker present on the topic of "Progress" today, at Schizofrenidagene (Stavanger).

"Wasted GDP in the USA" now in RePEc - already in other services

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA", published in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, is now also available via RePEc (Research Papers in Economics). It was already listed via LibKey, and available in full via UIS Brage, ResearchGate and Academia.edu (be aware that the latter service is a hassle).

#25

Today I have had half a writing day with work done on my contributions to the book Mars and the Earthlings, and some 100 words written. The number of writing days this Autumn is up to 25.

10th Ex.phil. lecture

Today I gave the 10th Ex.phil. lecture this Autumn, out of 12 in total. The topic was political philosophy and particularly social contract theory.

Three peer-reviews conducted

Over the last few weeks I have conducted three peer-reviews, for Visual Studies, Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science and Environmental and Sustainability Indicators respectively.

To present "If looks could kill" paper in Cognitive Semiotics seminar November 16th

On Thursday November 16th, at 3-5 p.m. I will give another presentation in Lund university´s Cognitive Semiotics Seminar: "If looks could kill: The human ecology of visible and overlooked worlds in the perspective of Umwelt phenomenology". Attendance is possible physically and digitally (I will take part remotely).

See abstract, description and Zoom link here. 

#24,5

It´s been hard to find time this week, but today I have had half a writing day, with some literature search done for my book project Captured, among other things.

9th Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the 9th lecture in Ex.phil. this Autumn for students in the University of Stavanger´s bachelor in psychology. The topic was freedom and determinism, and other minds.