#23

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done related to planning and rescheduling of writing days, and an interview Federico Comollo conducted with Michael Marder and me. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 23 including 8,5 article writing days.

Scheduled to take part in Kåkånomics event on the (lacking) ethics of Norway´s oil fund

I am scheduled to take part in an event during Kåkånomics, which is held in Stavanger October 21st to 24th, titled «Oljefondet og etikken som forsvant» (which translates directly as "The oil fund and the ethics that disappeared"). At the event, which takes place on Friday October 23rd, I will comment on a presentation given by Cecilie Hellestveit, and discuss the topic with her. The event takes place at Norsk Oljemuseum, Stavanger. 

#22,5

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done related to an invited (although competitive) chapter contribution related to transecology which I am considering, and an interview Federico Comollo conducted with Michael Marder and me. I also did a little planning. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 22,5 including 8 article writing days.

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.

See also:

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.