#24,5

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done on the wolf socialization article I co-write with Laura Kiiroja. I also went through correspondence related to "Live better" articles. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 24,5 including 9 article writing days.

First SNL encycklopedia article; plus three articles edited

Yesterday my encyclopedia article "Ulvejakt" was published by Store Norske Leksikon. This is my first encyclopedia article. A couple of weeks ago edits I made were published in three other encyclopedia articles, "barneskolen", "dødsstraff" and "Thomas Kuhn". 

#38; first SNL encyclopedia article submitted, on wolf hunting

Today I have had half an article writing day, with some 900 words added to my encyclopedia article "Ulvejakt" (Wolf hunting), which I have now submitted to the editors of Store Norske Leksikon (SNL). This was writing day #38 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 9 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

Interviewed on wolf and sheep cultural imagery on regional radio

Today I was interviewed live on regional radio, in the NRK P1 program "Lokalen" by NRK Rogaland. The interview was featured under the headline «Har ulven alltid vært skummel? Filosof Morten Tønnessen» (Has the wolf always been scary? Philosopher Morten Tønnessen). The journalists in the studio was Jostein Gjertsen and Øystein Otterdal. The context for the interview is that a wolf is currently in the south of the region and has reportedly killed three sheep.

The interview can be heard here, at 02.12.47-02.18.44.

#20,5

Today I have had a writing day, #20,5 this Autumn, mainly devoted to a co-written article with Martin Drenthen work-titled "Understanding persistent erroneous beliefs about wolf behaviour in light of ideas about animal agency", with some 700 words written and a disposition outlined.

#10

Over the last three days I have had half an article day with work done on my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", an upcoming joint article on wolves behavior and management, and a research consortium working on wellbeing and societal development that I will be joining which includes data collection and article publication.

Number of writing days this Autumn is up to 10.

#41,5

Today I have had a writing day, no. 41,5 this Spring, with my article "The study of past Umwelten" proof-read, and a couple of things added to our article on Arne Næss and his view on economics. I also pondered upon two new article ideas, one on "The wolf Umwelt" and another one on extraterrestrial Umwelten (astrobiology).

#25,5

Today I have had half a writing day, with a meeting attended on an article on refugee issues and human rights, and some 300 words added to my chapter "A biosemiotic perspective on the human condition and the environmental crisis". I am also pondering a new co-written wolf-article.

NRK interview on wolf hunting featured on "Nytt på Nytt"

Last Friday, February 10th, NRK´s news story from NRK.no published earlier the same week featuring an interview with me and Erica von Essen, was mentioned on NRK TV´s comedy / news program "Nytt på Nytt". 

The joke being made went something like this: NRK has talked to philosophers about whether or not wolf hunting is morally right. Yeah, because hunters really listen to philosophers.

See also:

Interview on wolf hunting on NRK

Interview on wolf hunting featured on NRK TV´s Dagsrevyen

Interview on wolf hunting featured on NRK TV´s Dagsrevyen

The NRK news story "Er ulvejakt moralsk riktig? Vi spurte filosofene" (Is wolf hunting morally right? We asked the philosophers), which was published today and involved an interview with me and with Erica von Essen, was featured in Dagsrevyen, NRK 1´s main news broadcast (TV) tonight.

Interview on wolf hunting on NRK

I have been interviewed by NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster, in their online news story "Er ulvejakt moralsk riktig? Vi spurte filosofene" (Is wolf hunting morally right? We asked the philosophers), along with Erica von Essen.

Chronicle in VG now also published online

My chronicle "Ut og skyte ulv" (Out shooting wolves), which was published in print more than a week ago, appeared online yesterday in the Norwegian national daily VG.

Chronicle in VG

Yesterday, August 29th, my chronicle "Ut og skyte ulv" was printed in the Norwegian national daily VG.

Interview on wolves on Agder recounted and reprinted in Fædrelandsvennen

In todays regional daily Fædrelandsvennen, there is a recount and reprint of an interview with me that was published 10 years ago, with the heading "Vil gi ulven plass i Agder" (loosely, Wants to let the wolf be in Agder), by journalist Tarald Reinholt Aas.

Wolf book referred to in daily´s commentary

Our book Ulvetider (Vega forlag 2017) is referred to in the commentary "Omstreifende stedfortreder" by Lars Gilberg, which was published in the Norwegian national daily Vårt Land on March 9th.

Half article day; two article projects likely cancelled

Today I have had half an article writing day, with a little preparation done for my chapter "Neurosemiotics across species". I also realized that two year-old article projects (with data collection dating back some five years), "Proto-language in wolves" and "Synchronicity in human perception of animals", will likely not materialize, for one thing due to a poorly planned research design during data collection.

My most viewed YouTube videos

1. Wolf play (67.003)

2. Wolf couple moving in synch (5.942)

3. Fighting over food (2.079)

4. Wolves wrestle (1.302)

5. Sozialiced wolves at Langedrag meet kindergarten kids (1.217)

6. Wolves coming to join us at Polar Zoo (932)

7. A wolf plotting to steal my gloves (786)

8. Luna is chased - the fun is over, time to go (666)

9. Ylva the wolf wants to play fight (545)

10. Filosofihistorien på 1-2-3 (516)

All found on the YouTube page of MrMortenToennessen.

Project extension requested (wolf interview material)

I have just submitted another status report for the research subproject "Representations (both problematic and romanticizing) of large mammals, especially wolves" to NSD/Personvernombudet, requesting an extension of the project until the end of 2020.

Christmas time, wolf and wine...

Lars Lenth, with whom I co-wrote the book Ulvetider (along with Petter Bøckman), is featured in a page-long interview on p. 2 in today´s edition of national Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, titled "-Kampen ingen kan vinne" (The fight no-one can win). The interview is, of course, focussed on wolves, as the annual hunting season is approaching - which is one of the reasons (besides the annual incidents of sheep predation each summer) why wolf interest fluctuates in seasonal manners. Our book is mentioned.

Pocket version of Ulvetider received

I have just received 10 copies of the pocket book version of our book Ulvetider - Rovdyret som splitter Norge, which has been published in September and is now in sale in book stores, kiosks and supermarkets.