#20

Yesterday I had half an article writing day, with some 950 words added to the Salongen article I am writing on longtermism, now titled "På sporet av en tapt fremtid" (which roughly translates to "In search of a lost future"). This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 20, including 14 article writing days.

#14,5

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 800 words added to Store Norske Leksikon, primarily the new encyclopedia article "miljøetikk" (environmental ethics), but also links to that article from a number of related articles. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 14,5, including 10,5 article writing days.

#13,5

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 250 words added to a popular scientific article on longtermism for Salongen. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 13,5, including 9,5 article writing days.

Chronicle "Life in Earth" published in Dyrenes forsvarer

My chronicle «Livet i Jorden» (literally: Life in Earth) has been published as my annual guest commentary in the magazine of Dyrebeskyttelsen, a Norwegian animal protection NGO, Dyrenes forsvarer no. 4, 2025, (pp. 4–5). The same text was previously published by forskning.no with a different headline.

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Popular science chronicle on life on and in Earth published at forskning.no

Articles featured in new ReFill article "Humans are not alone"

In January, the website ReFill at University of Stavanger published a literature recommendation article titled "Mennesket er ikke alene" (Humans are not alone), written by Alessandro Falcetta and featuring some of my texts in Norwegian on animals and environmental issues.

Popular science article on life on Mars published in astronomy magazine

My popular science article "Livet på Mars" (Life on Mars) has been published in the magazine Astronomi, which is published by Norsk Astronomisk Selskap (Norwegian Astronomical Society), in no. 2, 2025 (5 pages).

Moreover, our book Mars and the Earthlings: A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement is highlighted in a section with book recommendations.

#33,5

Today I have had an article writing day, mostly devoted to writing a brief popular science article for the magazine Astronomi published by Norsk Astronomisk Selskap. It came in at around 1.500 words, and I ended up titling it "Livet på Mars" (Life on Mars). The content is loosely based on our recently published book Mars and the Earthlings: A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement. I also looked into a recent Live better manuscript submission (cf. previous post).

So far this Spring I have had 33,5 writing days, including 6,5 article writing days.

#23

Today I have had half a writing day, with work done on dissemination of my article "Wasted GDP in the USA" by way of my popular science piece "A large Gross Domestic Product doesn’t necessarily lead to better lives" (published today in ScienceNorway), and some editing done on our GDP review article.

Popular science cronichle "A large Gross Domestic Product doesn’t necessarily lead to better lives" published by ScienceNorway

A popular science piece (chronicle) I have written on my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", "A large Gross Domestic Product doesn’t necessarily lead to better lives", has today been published by ScienceNorway.no. The article has been posted on the front-page, in the Researcher´s Zone, and in the thematic segment Society.

#21,5

Today I have had a writing day, with a popular science piece drafted based on my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", a little editing done in the GDP review article I co-write with Jan Karlstrøm, and some planning done regarding my book manuscript Captured: The fight for the soul of the environmental movement. 

Public lecture on humans as global species given at Museum of Archaeology

On Tuesday November 5th I gave a public talk at Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger entitled "Mennesket som global art" (The human species as global species), as one of this autumn´s "tirsdagsforedrag" (Tuesday lectures). Some 55 people attended. The event lasted for some 90 minutes including questions/comments.

Photos: Helge Sivertsen

Keynes essay "2119" written and submitted to essay competition

Yesterday I wrote an essay entitled "2119" for an essay competition called by Norwegian daily Klassekampen and the Stavanger-based economics festival Kåkånomics. The framing of the competition is what the economy will look like in a hundred years (as Keynes discussed some 90 years ago).

Record turnout at Arne Næss Kunnskapstørst event

Yesterday I delivered the paper "Hadde Arne Næss rett om miljøkrisen?" (Was Arne Næss right about the environmental crisis?) at Måltidets hus under the banner of Kunnskapstørst and Forskningsdagene. Some 40 people attended - from what I am told, this is the biggest turnout to date for a Kunnskapstørst event in the Stavanger region.

Research days "Kunnskapstørst" talk announced

On Thursday September 19th I will give the talk "Hadde Arne Næss rett om miljøkrisen?" (Was Arne Næss right about the environmental crisis?) at 4 pm. at Måltidets hus (Stavanger). This is an "Kunnskapstørst" event (a popular science lecture series organized by Validé, University of Stavanger and Innovasjonspark Stavanger) that is part of Forskningsdagene 2019 (national research days). The event has been announced on the webpage of Validé. Register here (for free). Also announced by Forskningsdagene, here.

To give two talks at Swedish zoo association conference "The zoos of the future"

I am scheduled to speak twice at the Swedish zoo association conference "Fremtidens dyreparker" (The zoos of the future), which takes place at Bjørneparken (Flå, Norway) September 25-27th 2019. On November 26th I will give the two talks detailed below. I am presented as professor of philosophy (University of Stavanger) and member of Norway´s Council for animal ethics.

— 12.15-13.15 «Dyreparker i fremtiden – om å møte samfunnets holdninger og forventninger»  

— 13.30-13.50 «Gjestemøter»

Scheduled to talk about Arne Næss and the environmental crisis in September at Kunnskapstørst event

I have agreed to give a brief public lecture (20-30 minutes) at the event "Kunnskapstørst" (literally "knowledge thirst") on Thursday September 19th, during the national event "Forskningsdagene" (the research days). The lecture will be given at Ydalir campus hotel close to University of Stavanger. The title of my talk is "Hadde Arne Næss rett om miljøkrisen?" (Was Arne Næss right about the environmental crisis?)

To give popular science lecture at Museum of Archaeology in November

I have agreed to give a public lecture (45 minutes plus discussion) at the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger on Tuesday November 5th. My working title is "Man as a global species" (Mennesket som global art).

Some 26.000 words written on "Utslippsfrie nye verden?" manuscript

In 2018, I wrote some 26.430 words on my book manuscript Utslippsfrie nye verden? Karbonfangst i lys av norsk økofilosofi (Emission-free new world? Carbon capture and storage in light of Norwegian ecophilosophy). In comparison, I wrote 19.459 words on this manuscript in 2016 (autumn), and 5.142 words in 2017 (when I took a break with this manuscript to work on the collective popular science monograph Ulvetider, with Lars Lenth and Petter Bøckman, which was published autumn 2017). Total word count is now 58.089. Judging by length alone, I should be able to finish the manuscript in 2019.

Lenth interview on wolves reappeared in 3 local newspapers

The interview with my co-author of Ulvetider (along with Petter Bøckman) Lars Lenth, which appeared in Dagsavisen yesterday, today appeared in:

* Dagsavisen Østfold

* Rogaland Avis

* Fremtiden

These local newspapers share content with Dagsavisen.

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Christmas time, wolf and wine...

Christmas time, wolf and wine...

Lars Lenth, with whom I co-wrote the book Ulvetider (along with Petter Bøckman), is featured in a page-long interview on p. 2 in today´s edition of national Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, titled "-Kampen ingen kan vinne" (The fight no-one can win). The interview is, of course, focussed on wolves, as the annual hunting season is approaching - which is one of the reasons (besides the annual incidents of sheep predation each summer) why wolf interest fluctuates in seasonal manners. Our book is mentioned.