Research talk on "Ecosemiotic questions" given for UFTM ph.d. students

Today I have given a scientific lecture or research talk, titled «Ecosemiotic questions. Towards a comprehensive description of the complexity and creativity of life», for students in the Ph.D. program in Environmental Science and Technology at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) in Brazil. Some 12 people attended.

#26,5

Today I have had half an article writing day devoted to my article "Prolegomena to lifeworld-oriented studies of contested climate pasts and futures", which is in revision and under consideration by Journal of Cognitive Historiography. Specifically I made plans for case studies to include in the article, and found s few relevant sources. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 26,5 including 9,5 book writing days.

109 papers assessed

Yesterday I completed the assessment of 109 compulsory assigment papers, each 1000-2000 words long, in Ex.phil.

Lectures and seminar given in Theory of science MA course

Today I have given three hours of lectures and 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 critical theory, rationality, and levels of science (specifically social sciences vs. psychology and biology). Some 9 students attended.

Scientific Board of first IACS Symposium joined

I have agreed to join the Scientific Board of the 2027 Symposium of the International Association for Cognitive Semiotics (IACS), with the theme "Minds Without Bodies? Bridging Perception, Semiosis, and Intelligence: Humans, Animals, Machines". The symposium, the first of its kind, is to be held at Babeș-Bolyai University, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on 9–11 September 2027.

Peer-review for BioSystems

 I have recently done a peer-review for BioSystems.

Google scholar: 1700+ citations; updated Google Scholar history

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has to date attracted a total of 1702 citations (+21 since September 30th). This includes 129 citations so far in 2026 (+17 since September 30th). My h-index remains 22 and my i10-index 48.

Meanwhile, I have passed another 100s milestone - 1700 citations. As for my Google Scholar history, on Google´s count I passed 1.000 citations in December 2023, 1.100 citations in April 2024, 1.200 citations in September 2024, 1.300 citations in January 2025, 1.400 citations in June 2025, 1.500 citations in December 2025, and 1.600 citations in May 2026. For a detailed history further back (100-1000 citations, achieved 2016-2023), see my 2023 blog post "Google Scholar: 1000 citations; updated Google Scholar history".