Most-read story on Khrono

The news story in the Norwegian online academic news outlet Khrono featuring an interview with me, which was published yesterday morning, has been the most-read story on Khrono since last evening, and throughout today.

#19

Today I have had an article writing day, the 19th writing day so far this Spring, with some 900 words added to my article "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology". In February I had 11 writing days, with some 6.496 words written logged.

Letter to the editor and news story published in Khrono

Today a letter to the editor of mine, «Høyskolevisjonen» for UiS, has been published in Khrono, a Norwegian higher education online news outlet.

This is how the text is presented by Khrono on Facebook:

Khrono has simultaneously published a news story featuring an interview with me, Vil spare penger ved å kutte i forskningstiden (Wants to save money by cutting research time), written by journalist Eva Tønnessen. The story also features an interview with comments made by HR director at University of Stavanger Gro Sokn.

This is how the news story is presented by Khrono on Facebook:

#18

Today I have had a writing day, writing day #18 this Spring, with some 500 words added to my contribution to the Sign Systems Studies special issue "Contemporary applications of umwelt theory", titled "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology". I have also conducted an interview in relation to my book project Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. I ended up with half a book writing day (1,5 logged so far) and half an article writing day (16,5 logged so far).

#17

Today I have had an article writing day, writing day #17 this Spring, with some 1100 words added to my contribution to the Sign Systems Studies special issue "Contemporary applications of umwelt theory", titled "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology". By words written, this was my third most productive writing day so far this Spring.

Listed as UIS expert on energy, climate and the environment - politics

I am listed as an expert on energy, climate and the environment, among with 50+ colleagues at University of Stavanger. I am mentioned in the category "Politikk og samfunn (klima-, energi- og miljøpolitikk)" (politics and society (climate, energy and environmental policy)). See the full list here.

Cake in celebration of NOKUT peer review committee recommendation of candidate of psychology study

Today I had coffee and cake, by invitation, in celebration of the University of Stavanger´s stepwise progression towards establishment of a candidate of psychology study, after a peer-review committee appointed by NOKUT recommended to approve our application. I was thanked by the Dean and by the current Head of department at Department of social studies for my earlier involvement when I was Head of department, which included recruiting several of the psychology scholars currently employed.

See also:

Peer review committee suggests approving UIS candidate of psychology study

#16

Today I have had half a writing day, with some 400 words added to my article "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology". So far this Spring I have had 16 writing days.

#15,5

Today I have had an article writing day devoted to my article "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology", with some 700 words added to the manuscript. So far this Spring I have conducted 15,5 writing days.

Advice given to Dean on 10 research group applications

Over the last few weeks I have given advice to the Dean of the Faculty of social sciences at University of Stavanger regarding 10 research group applications, as a replacement for the Vice Dean for Research, over three meetings, the last of which today. The process results in the allocation of about 300.000 NOK divided between the research groups this year and the same amount in 2025.

Peer review committee suggests approving UIS candidate of psychology study

As detailed in a University of Stavanger news story (see also a Khrono news story based on the UIS news story), a peer review committee organized by NOKUT has now advised that the UIS should be allowed to establish a candidate of psychology study. More specifically, the committee advices NOKUT to give accreditation to the study. I have earlier been involved in working with the application for establishing this study in a leadership position when I was the Head of department of Department of social studies (2021 to January 2023). The application was first sent, in its initial version, in the Autumn of 2021. I am currently involved in the application and prospective plans as a Professor of philosophy.

#14,5; Næss article submitted to Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift

Today I have had an article writing day with work done on the article "Hva Arne Næss kan lære oss om økonomifagets tverrfaglighet" (What Arne Næss can teach us about the interdisciplinarity of economics), which I have co-written with Jan Karlstrøm and Thomas Hylland Eriksen. Today´s work included reworking in-text and bibliography references and writing a summary in Norwegian and English. In the process I added some 500 words to the article, which has now been submitted to Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift. 

Marginally, I also did some work related to my book project Captured and my article "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology".

So far this Spring I have had 14,5 writing days.

Mars and the Earthlings update - my writings in astrobiology

Yesterday was the deadline for submitting revised text to the editors of the book Mars and the Earthlings. I participate in Work group 9, which addresses political, societal and ethical aspects of going to and potentially settling on Mars. Now after recent work and editing, I am credited with having contributed to the following sections made by Workgroup 9, along with other scholars:

"Political motivations and factors for Mars race" 

"Civil liberties vs. security: How much do we have to sacrifice individual freedom to survive on Mars?" 

"Demography"

"Safety and governance" 

"Ethical considerations of non-humans on Mars"

"Novel ecosystems"

Second ethics seminar in BPS330

Today I gave the second ethics seminar in the course "Lovgivning og etikk" as part of the bachelor in psychology at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The seminar was focused on the ethics task in the folder exam in the course. Attendance was compulsory, so turnout was good (85%).

#13,5; article renamed "Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology "

Today I have had half an article writing day, with some 400 words added to my article now titled Applied Umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology" (previously: Applied Umwelt theory - in the context of descriptive phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation), and a table of contents for the article drafted. So far this Spring I have had 13,5 writing days.

#13/1; "Captured" book proposal submitted to Bloomsbury Academic

Today I have had a book writing day, the first of its kind this Spring, and writing day #13 altogether this Spring, with some 500 words added to my book manuscript Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. While I edited the Table of contents, the index, the bibliography and several chapter synopsises, most importantly, I finished and submitted my book proposal for Bloomsbury Academic.

#12

Today I have had half an article writing day with work done on my article "Applied Umwelt theory – in the context of descriptive phenomenology and phenomenological triangulation", and some 200 words added to the text. So far this Spring I have had 12 writing days.

Fourth ethics lecture in BPS330

Today I gave the fourth ethics lecture in the bachelor in psychology course "Lovgivning og etikk" at university of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The topic was ethics in a work-life setting. Attendance was minimal.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" exceeds 9000 reads

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has passed 9000 Accesses (reads), now standing at 9009 (+300 since Friday). Its Altmetric score stands at 1012 (+3 since Friday).

#11,5

Today I had half a writing day with some 500 words added to my contributions to Mars and the Earthlings.

#11

Today I have had an article writing day, #11 this Spring. I have assessed and done minor editing in the article "Hva Arne Næss kan lære oss om økonomifagets tverrfaglighet" (direct translation: What Arne Næss can teach us about the interdisciplinary of economics), and submitted it to Agora on behalf of Jan Karlstrøm, Thomas Hylland Eriksen and myself. I further revised my letter to the editor of Biosemiotics titled "Understanding subjecthood and experience" by adding a paragraph on request, and resubmitted it. Finally, I did some editing of and commenting on text for Mars and the Earthlings. Altogether I wrote some 250 words.

Google Scholar: 1036 citations; h-index 19

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has to date attracted 1036 citations (+13 since January 3rd). This includes 161 in 2023 (+7 since January 3rd) and 5 in 2024 (+5). My h-index is now 19 (+1 since January 3rd), which means that 19 of my publications have been cited at least 19 times each. My i10-index remains 36, meaning that 36 of my texts have been cited at least 10 times each.

5 of my texts have been cited 40 times or more; 10 have been cited 30 times or more. 76 have been cited once or more - out of 129 listed texts.

Below are my 10 most cited texts to date.

Altmetric score of "Wasted GDP in the USA" exceeds 1000

The Altmetric score of my article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has now exceeded 1000, currently standing at 1009 (+14 since Wednesday). This is based on mentions by 1610 X users (1850 posts), 3 news outlets, 2 Redittors, and 11 on Mendeley (cf. more detailed metrics).

The article has had 8.709 Accesses or reads (+ 845 since Wednesday).

See also:

"Wasted GDP in the USA" trending again; shared 2-300 more times on Twitter; Altmetric score now 995

#10

Today I have had half a writing day with work done on Mars and the Earthlings and the article on Arne Næss and his philosophy of economics which I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm and Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

Second lecture in environmental psychology

Today I have given my second lecture in the Master course in environmental psychology at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The topic was ecological psychology, with emphasis on affordances. Some 15 students attended.

#9,5

Today I have had half a writing day of sorts, devoted to exploring further mentions of my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", cf. the two previous posts about media and Twitter appearances.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" referenced in Mongabay news story and podcast; and South Africa Today

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is referenced in the news story "Can ‘degrowth’ solve our ecological, social & economic problems?" by Mike DiGirolamo and Rachel Donald which was published on the international environmental issues news site Mongabay on January 30th, along with a podcast featuring economist Timothée Parrique, who is currently based at Lund University, Sweden. In the podcast, Timothée talks about my research around 18m30s - 21m40s, and later on, around 59m - 1h05m, Mike and Rachel discuss it.

The Mongabay article has been republished by South Africa Today on February 2nd.

Excerpts:

Recent research indicates that the United States wastes 65% of its economic output on things that do not provide essential or quality-of-life needs, bolstering the argument that the economy could be strongly scaled back to decrease its impact on the environment. 

Research published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications finds that just in the United States, trillions of dollars are wasted on things that do not improve the quality of life for Americans. Podcast guest Timothée Parrique, an economist and researcher at the Lund University School of Economics and Management, argues this is strong evidence that the United States (and other wealthy, industrialized nations) could significantly scale back production and consumption, thereby decreasing their impact on the planet’s stretched ecological limits — the Planetary Boundaries — allowing low- and middle-income nations the latitude they need to raise their standards of living.

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has now been referred to in media based in the USA, Spain, and South Africa, in addition to Mongabay.

See also:

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

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

"Wasted GDP in the USA" trending again; shared 2-300 more times on Twitter; Altmetric score now 995

 My article "Wasted GDP in the USA", published in October last year, is trending on Altmetric again, according to the homepage of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, where it was published. The article now has an Altmetric score of 995 (+162 since November 17th and also since quite recently), and Accesses (i.e., reads) is up to 7.864 (+2.720 since November 25th and up more than 1.000 over the last week or so). 

The article has now been mentioned in 1.826 tweets by 1.590 X users, 2 Redditers, 11 on Mendeley, and 3 news outlets (cf. Online attention details). 2 new news outlets are now listed, Mongabay and (reused in) South Africa Today. "Wasted GDP in the USA" is referenced in a news story and podcast that was first published on Mongabay January 30th.

On X, still known as Twitter, my article has been shared about 2-300 times over the last couple of days. Many of these have reposted a tweet by Kasper B.R.Bjørkskov posted this Monday, which has been viewed more than 23.000 times, reposted 268 times and has 600 likes. Among others, it was reposted by climate scientist Kevin Anderson, who has some 80.000 followers.

The tweeters that have shared the article include 75 scientists and 26 science communicators. The article has been shared the most in Spain, the USA, Colombia and the United Kingdom.

Third BPS330 ethics lecture given

Today I have given the third ethics lecture in the bachelor in psychology course "Lovgivning og etikk". The topic was various ethical tools.

Paper "Can welfare and environmental concerns be measured in extension of GDP?" accepted for presentation at ISQOLS 2024

I have been notified by the organizers of ISQOLS 2024 that the paper "Can welfare and environmental concerns be measured in extension of GDP?", prepared by Jan Karlstrøm and myself, has been accepted for oral presentation at the conference, which will take place in Malaysia June 25-28th. I still have to figure out whether I can get my participation funded.

#9

Today I have had the 9th writing day this Autumn, an article writing day devoted to finishing the article "Hva Arne Næss kan lære oss om økonomifagets tverrfaglighet" which I am co-writing with Jan Karlstrøm and Thomas Hylland Eriksen, with some 550 words written.