Seminar given in Theory of science MA course; attendance

Today I have given a one-hour seminar in the master course Theory of science (MSO120), which is offered by the University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. The topics were pragmatism (applied to the Cornell University rape case) and Lakatos´ notion of research programs (applied to social studies). 6 students attended. I also attended the preceding three hours of lectures.

#22

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done revising my article "Prolegomena to lifeworld-oriented studies of contested climate pasts and futures" which has been submitted to Journal of Cognitive Historiography. In the process I added some 150 words to the manuscript. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 22 including 7,5 article writing days.

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Book review "A primer on interspecies translation and animal welfare" published in Biosemiotics

Book review "A primer on interspecies translation and animal welfare" published in Biosemiotics

A book review I have written has just been published in Biosemiotics. 

Reference:

Tønnessen, Morten 2026. A primer on interspecies translation and animal welfare. Book review of Xany Jansen van Vuuren, Interpreting, communication and animal welfare. An ecosemiotic analysis of interspecies translation, De Gruyter Mouton 2025. Biosemiotics. Published online October 9th 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-026-09668-8 

Radio interview on AI and animals aired September 9th

On September 9th a radio interview featuring me and two others, titled «Vil KI lære oss å snakke med dyr?» (Will AI teach us to talk to animals?), aired on the program "Lokalen" on NRK Rogaland. The journalist was Ingvill Bjorland.

Chronicle published in Dyrenes forsvarer

My chronicle (or guest commentary) "Dyr i øst og vest" (Animals in east and west) was recently published in Dyrebeskyttelsen´s magazine Dyrenes forsvarer no. 3, 2026.

NASS XV to be held June 16-18th, 2027 in Kristianstad, Sweden

It has now been made public that the 15th conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS XV), which will be organized in Kristianstad, Sweden, will be held June 16-18th 2027.

#21,5

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done in relation to the interview that Federico Comollo has conducted with Michael Marder and me, and proof-reading conducted for my book review of Xany Jansen van Vuuren´s book Interpreting, communication and animal welfare. An ecosemiotic analysis of interspecies translation, titled "A primer on interspecies translation and animal welfare", which is forthcoming in Biosemiotics. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 21,5 including 7 article writing days.