Ecosemiotics conference presentation available on YouTube

A video recording of my talk on ecosemiotics from this year´s Gathering in Biosemiotics, which was held in Rotterdam in August, is now available on YouTube. 

Video of Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2025 available on YouTube

Recordings of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2025 (Dyreetikkonferansen 2025) are available on the YouTube channel of The Norwegian Veterinary Institute. The topic was "Når dyr dør. Perspektiver på livets slutt" (When animals die. Perspectives on the end of life). Note that this full-day event was all held in Norwegian.

See also:

Panel discussion chaired at Animal Ethics Conference 2025 on animals´ death

Featured in Dyreprat´s short videos introducing animal welfare and animal ethics

I am featured, along with Cecilie Mejdell, in Dyreprat´s Instagram videos "Did you know?", which presents the fundamental features of animal welfare and animal ethics, on behalf of Norway´s Council for animal ethics. The making of the videos were coordinated by Erica Hogstad Fjæran).

Videos from Berkeley gathering in biosemiotics

Here are videos of presentations from the 18th gathering in biosemiotics, held in Berkeley this summer. This is the video of my presentation "The search image as link between sensation, perception and action".

Podcast/video "Sosialkringkastingen" recorded

Today I was in NettOp´s studio at University of Stavanger with Joakim Jiri Haaland, to record the first episode of Joakim´s podcast "Sosialkringkastingen". About 1 hour. Will appear soon, as both podcast and YouTube video.

Guri Larsen lecture referred to in Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance newsletter

Minding Animals Norway´s video recording of Guri Larsen´s lecture at the 4th Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference, which was about cow-calf relations in milk production, is mentioned and linked to in the newsletter of Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance (Dyrevernalliansen), Dyrevern Viten #14/2016. See the full video here.

Two more links concerning Oslo panel on ethics of petroleum research

I have previously provided the link to video of a panel presentation on the ethics of petroleum research held in Oslo on October 23rd. Here's a link to video of the panel discussion that followed, the same day - and here to the webpage presenting the whole event, with these two links included.

Research visit to Tangen zoo conducted; to be zoo's research contact

Sunday to Tuesday this last week, March 9th to 11th, I have been conducting a research visit to Tangen zoo (formerly Amadeus zoo) in Stange in Hedmark, Norway. I was hosted by zoo owner Runar Næss and my research colleague in the research project "Animals in changing environments: Cultural mediation and semiotic analysis" Laura Kiiroja, who currently resides in the zoo.

During the visit I agreed to be a research contact for Tangen zoo, a role which will involve being a scientific advisor when it comes to research carried out in the park. Currently the zoo houses socialized foxes, and they are working to get permission to hold socialized wolves too. This would likely involve long-term observations of some sort from my side - some ideas are brewing, but some of these depend on further research funding.

I got to see most of the animals close-up, including the two camels, an iguana, a number of snakes (constrictors), several curious silver monkeys, a zebra, and a not very friendly alligator. Throughout the visit I took photos and filmed - part of this material might be used for the perception studies I will soon carry out with Paul Thibault.

Video interview on human-animal relations available on webpage of Minding Animals

The 37 minute Norwegian language video interview with me on human-animal relations which is part of Anne Helen Robberstad's video installation "Sårbar" [Vulnerable] is now also available for viewing on the webpages of Minding Animals Norway - here.

Video interview on human-animal relations in agriculture now online

The interview with me - in Norwegian - which figures in Anne Helen Robberstad's video installation "Sårbar" [Vulnerable] (see previous post) is now available online, on Minding Animals Norway's Vimeo channel. Watch it here.

Contents:

• 00.33- Biosemiotikk [Biosemiotics]
• 01.22- Å være bonde [To be a farmer]
• 04.19- Å være tjent med [To benefit from]
• 07.43- Forhold til dyr [Relations to animals]
• 14.31- Kjøttforbruk [Meat consumption]
• 20.04- Interessekonflikt [Conflict of interest]
• 26.59- Gandhi [Gandhi]
• 31.05- Følelser [Feelings]
• 34.37- Fremtiden [The future]