#31

Today I´ve had what ended up as half an article writing day, with some rearrangement of writing day plans done, some 100 words added to my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics, and some 100 words added to my manuscript "Prospective lifeworld-oriented studies of contested climate pasts and futures" which is aimed for a special issue of Journal of Cognitive Historiography about "Cognition and Evolution in Historical and Social Research".

This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 31, including 22 article writing days. In April, I logged only 5,5 writing days (specifically, 4,5 article writing days and 1 book writing day), and 812 words written.

Google Scholar: 1.594 citations; 51 so far in 2026

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has to date attracted a total of 1.594 citations (+28 since March 31st). This includes 172 citations in 2025 (+5 since March 31st) and 51 citations so far in 2026 (+19 since March 31st). My h-index remains 22 and my i10-index 46.

#30,5

Today I´ve had an article writing day devoted to my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics, with some 350 words added to the manuscript. Moreover, I discovered that my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism, is now featured by Google Books, although no publication date has yet been set. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 30,5, including 21,5 article writing days.

Paperback edition of "Bloomsbury Semiotics" forthcoming in 2026

My chapter "Semiotics in ethology and zoology", published in volume 2 of the 4 volume set Bloomsbury Semiotics, will later this year be republished in a Paperback edition. According to Bloomsbury Academic the Paperback edition will be available from September 7th, 2026 - but it can already be pre-ordered.

Updated reference:

Tønnessen, Morten 2022. Semiotics in ethology and zoology. Book chapter, in Bloomsbury Semiotics (4 volumes, ed. Jamin Pelkey), volume 2, Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences (ed. Jamin Pelkey and Stéphanie Walsh Matthews), pp. 75–91. Bloomsbury Academic. Hardback edition 2022 (9781350139329); paperback edition 2026 (ISBN 9781350641853).

News story on animal ethics episode published on UIS intranet

A news story titled "UiS forsker på skjermen: Tar opp etiske dilemmaer om dyr" (available only to UIS employees), featuring an interview with me and excerpts from the video series Etiske dilemmaer (published on Viten-TV), has been published on the intranet of University of Stavanger. The news story is written by Ida Tiberg.

Peer-review for Biosemiotics

I have recently done a peer-review for Biosemiotics.

#29,5

Over the course of the last three days, while attending the 22nd conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology (NoSP), I´ve had half a book writing day devoted to my scientific monograph in spe Being and Sign, with materials and references gathered, some thoughts made, and a little bit written. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 29,5, including 9 book writing days.

NoSP business meeting; conference dinner

This afternoon I attended the annual business meeting of The Nordic Society for Phenomenology (NoSP) / 
Nordisk Selskab for Fænomenologi here in Tampere
. In a minute I´ll be going to the location for the conference dinner.

Appointed as member of editorial board of Pertanika Journal of Quality of Life Studies

The Universiti Putra Malaysia has appointed me as a member of the editorial board of their new journal Pertanika Journal of Quality of Life Studies (JQoLS) for the next three years. The journal is published by UPM Press, with Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan as Editor-in-Chief.

I am currently a member of the editorial board (or similar) of six journals (cf. Brief academic CV).

Paper "What Characterizes a More-than-Human Phenomenology Suitable for the Anthropocene?" presented at NOSP 2026 in Tampere, Finland

Today I have presented my paper «What Characterizes a More-than-Human Phenomenology Suitable for the Anthropocene?» at the 22nd annual conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology (NoSP). The conference, which has the theme “Phenomenology in the Anthropocene”, takes place at Tampere University, Finland, April 22-24th. My paper was given as part of the session «Uexküll’s Environments and Lifeworlds», which was chaired by Erika Ruonakoski and also featured presentations by Katja Tiisala and Niki Hadikoesoemo. Close to 30 people attended.

#29; Philosophising with Rocks received

Over the course of last Friday and today I´ve had an article writing day, with work done related to my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics. Also, at work, I received my print copy of Philosophising with rocks: Henrik Steffens and the Anthropocene (eds. Benedikt Jager and Marius Timmann Mjaaland), which includes my chapter "Steffen´s early outlook reconsidered. Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene".

This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 29, including 20,5 article writing days.

Interviewed on animal ethics in UIB video production "Etiske dilemmaer"; launched on Viten-TV

About a week ago, philosopher Espen Gamlund and the University of Bergen launched the video series "Etiske dilemmaer" (Ethical dilemmas) on Viten-TV, a Norwegian online platform for academic video content. The first episode, "Dyr" (Animals), features interviews with me, Stefan Riedener and Aksel Braanen Sterri, while Gamlund acts as presenter and interviewer.

#28; four SNL encyclopedia entries updated

Today I´ve had half an article writing day, with work done related to my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics. Also, I took note that four Store Norske Leksikon encyclopedia entries I have previously suggested edits to have now been updated - specifically, this concerns the entries "Albert Schweitzer", "bærekraftig utvikling", "etikk", and "miljøbevegelsen". This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 28, including 19,5 article writing days.

#27,5

Today I´ve had half an article writing day, with work done related to my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics. This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 27,5, including 19 article writing days.

Book chapter "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene" published

The book Philosophising with Rocks. Henrik Steffens and the Anthropocene, edited by Benedikt Jager and Marius Timmann Mjaaland, has now been published by Karl Alber Verlag (with contributions in English and German). The book includes my chapter "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". This is the second chapter I have written on the work of Steffens, but the first to be published (the first was approved a long time ago but remains to appear in print).

Reference:

Tønnessen, Morten 2026. Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene. Pp. 83–102 in Andreas Benedikt Jager & Marius Timmann Mjaaland (eds.), Philosophizing with Rocks: Henrik Steffens and the Anthropocene. Karl Alber Verlag.

The book is available for sale and as Open Access. See also the chapter on my ResearchGate profile.

#26,5

Today I´ve had what ended up as half an article writing day, with some work done on my book review of Interpreting, Communication and Animal Welfare for Biosemiotics and some initial work done on my climate change-themed article for a special issue of Journal of Cognitive Historiography, work-titled "Prospective lifeworld-oriented studies of contested climate pasts and futures". I also rearranged my writing plans for the next few weeks.

This brings the number of writing days so far this Spring up to 26,5, including 18 article writing days.

#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.