#26

Today I´ve had half a book writing day with some work done on my scientific monograph Being and Sign, to which I added some 100 words. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 26, including 8,5 book writing days.

"Life in Earth – a new look at the nature of life" accepted for presentation at Sheffield Gathering of Biosemiotics

I have been informed by the organizers of the 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics that my paper "Life in Earth – a new look at the nature of life" has been accepted for oral presentation.

Peer-review for Semiotica

I have recently done a peer-review for Semiotica.

Google Scholar: 1.566 citations; 32 so far in 2026

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has attracted a total of 1.566 citations (+12 since March 2nd). This includes 167 citations in 2025 (-1 since March 2nd) and 32 citations so far in 2026 (+12 since March 2nd). My h-index remains 22 and my i10-index 46.

Two papers accepted for presentation at ISQOLS 2026 (Lexington, Kentucky, USA)

I have been notified by the organizers of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2026), with the theme «Beyond the Bluegrass: Harnessing Research to Enhance Quality of life», that my papers «Alternative HDI thresholds for maximum income demonstrate significance for policy advice» and «Climate imaginaries and the contested future of economic growth» have been accepted for oral presentation. The conference will take place at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky (USA), August 11–14th.

Peer-reviews conducted for IACS6

I have recently conducted peer-review of two proposed panels (with individual abstracts) for the Sixth Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Semiotics (IACS6), which is to take place in Rome, Italy, June 4-6th 2026, as a member of the conference´s scientific committee.

CCS paper proposal for IAEP rejected

I have been notified by the organisers of the 2026 digital conference of the International Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP) that my paper "The ethical case against Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)" has been rejected.