Philosophy business 2024

Today I have summarized the financial report of my one person company (enkeltpersonforetak) "Spør Filosofen Tønnessen" for 2024. I had 7 NOK in income and 4.351 NOK in expenses, resulting in a negative result of 4.344 NOK. Over a 5-year period, the company has a margin of (in terms of positive result as a share of income) of 32%.

Fourth and final Wonderful World event 2025 attended on stage, on ecocentric democracy

Today, on the fourth and final day of the philosophy and science festival "Wonderful World - den nordiske festivalen for filosofi og vitenskap" (Stavanger, Norway May 28-31st), I took part in my fourth event this time around, «Kan Norge bli et økosentrisk demokrati?» (Can Norway become an ecocentric democracy?). I was part of a discussion panel that also included Andrew P. Kroglund, who recently published abook on "Ecotopia", and fellow philosopher Hedda Hassel Mørch. The event was chaired by journalist Ingvild Paulsen, and attended by about 70 people. 

Over these four days, I have reached a total audience of about 335 people. Moreover, I have attended about 3-4 events each day.

Two Wonderful World events attended on stage, on Mars exploration and personhood

Today I have taken part in two events at the Wonderful World festival which is being held May 28-31st in Stavanger, Norway.

First, I took part in the panel discussion «Kom Mars du skjønne milde», on exploration of and travel to Mars, with Brage W. Johansen and UIS colleague Alex Nielsen. The event was chaired by Johanne Pontoppidan Tuxen, and attended by about 45 people.

Then somewhat later I took part in the event «Er alle egentlig bare én person?» (Are everybody really the same person?), which featured an introduction by Hedda Hassel Mørch, and a discussion between her, me and Terje Sparby. The event was chaired by Jostein Gjertsen, and attended by about 70 people.

#60; record May totals

Today I have had half a book writing day, with some 500 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. So far this Spring I have had 60 writing days, including 52,5 book writing days.

In May, I had 17,5 writing days, all devoted to this book manuscript (a record), and logged 16.832 words written (also a record, at least in living memory).

#59,5 - extended due date for Captured

Over the two last days I have had what ended up as half a book writing day altogether (initially I planned half a writing day each of the days), with some 100 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. Importantly, I concluded, during a sleepless night, that I would not be able to finish the full draft manuscript this week, but will need the next month to complete the writing. Over these two days I have communicated to the publisher that I will only be able to finish the manuscript and related materials by June 30th (versus June 1st as contracted), due to three rounds of hospitalization and sick leave over the last six months, although 90% of the text has been written. I have further reworked and made room for my writing plans for June, and rearranged some of my holiday plans for this summer. 

So far this Spring I have had 59,5 writing days, including 52 book writing days.

Comments given after John Ellis´ lecture at Wonderful World festival on Theory about everything

Yesterday evening I took part as a commentator in the event «Teorien om alt – fysikkens hellige gral?» (The theory about everything - the holy grail of physics?), following John Ellis´ lecture on the subject. The event was part of the Wonderful World festival, a science and philosophy festival being held in Stavanger, Norway, May 28-31st (third year), and was well attended, with about 150 people in the room. UIS colleague Anders Tranberg also served as commentator, while UIS colleague Eero Aleksi Kurkela chaired the event.

Screenshot from Wonderful World.

"Semiotic agency" book now my most cited text

On Google Scholar´s count, the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism (official publication year 2021, but appeared only in 2022), which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, has now overtaken "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" (published 2009 as the key article in my ph.d. work) as my most cited research publication (with 102 vs. 101 citations overall, and 10 vs. 2 so far this year).

See my profile in Google Scholar.