UTOPISM. *** In the long run, nothing else is realistic. *** Welcome to the English language blog of Morten Tønnessen, Professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger's Department of Social Studies.
Yesterday, September 5th, I was interviewed live on Norwegian national radio as a guest in the program "Studio 2" which airs on NRK P2, under the headline "Hvorfor blir vi så glade i kjendisdyra?" (Why are we so fond of celebrity animals?). Program host was Einar Lie Slangsvold. The interview ran for 14-15 minutes. The specific occasion for the interview was that the white whale nick-named "Hvaldimir" was found dead on the Norwegian coast about a week ago.
Today I have attended the faculty leadership group meeting, a meeting related to Network for welfare research, the monthly meeting of the doctoral committee (which I chair), and a regular research administration meeting. I was also interviewed by NRK journalist Jostein Gjertsen for NRK P2´s Studio 2, on the topic of the atomic bomb´s impact in philosophy.
