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.

Interviewed on wolf conflict on NRK Rogaland´s "Lokalen"

Today I was interviewed live on regional public radio, on NRK P1 Rogaland´s program "Lokalen", on the Norwegian wolf conflict, with an introduction to the topic and advice on what to do if you encounter a wolf in the wild. Available here (today; tomorrow here). I was interviewed by journalists Einar Espeland and Mari Friestad.

Recordings for Verdibørsen segments on gene bank and fish farming

Today I have been in NRK Rogaland´s radio studio taking part in a discussion about the establishment of a new gene bank for wild salmon, and fish farming sector´s responsibility for animal welfare and the environment, with program host Karen Frivik, Øyvind Håbrekke (the think tank Skaperkraft) and Lisa Bergan (corporate affairs director in Cermaq, one of the world´s biggest producers of farmed salmon).

Verdibørsen interview

Today I was at NRK Rogaland to record an interview with me and professor of criminology Ragnhild Sollund (University of Oslo) on issues related to animal ethics and human dignity.

Mentioned on NRK Rogaland radio

On February 8th I was mentioned on NRK Rogaland radio in a story about Eli Glader´s video art exhibition Vitner on Sølvberget Galleri, in connection with the three lectures I am giving in relation to the exhibition.

Interview on utopian thinking on Verdibørsen; aired

This morning I was interviewed in studio at NRK Rogaland by Mathias Nylenna (via connection to Oslo) for NRK P2´s program Verdibørsen. The topic was utopian thinking, in light of Rutger Bregman´s book "Utopia for realists", which has just appeared in Norwegian. The interview was aired in today´s program.

Fifth interview in NRK P2´s Verdibørsen

Today, in a NRK Rogaland Studio on Ullandhaug in Stavanger, I was interviewed for public Norwegian broadcaster NRK P2´s Verdibørsen, by Aase Cathrine Myrtveit. The topic was the role of animals in the Anthropocene. The interview, which is a spin-off from the conference "Animals in the Anthropocene" (see previous posts), will air in a couple of weeks or so.

Debate with UiS rector on regional radio

Today I debated the research profile of University of Stavanger in light of climate change (petroleum research vs. research on renewable energy) with rector Marit Boyesen on NRK Rogaland radio. The discussion, which lasted some 6 minutes, centered on a petition which I helped initiate last week. Podcast is available.

See also:

23 UiS researchers sign petition calling for climate profile