If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? theconversation.com/what-were-bo...

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

So the US has attacked #Venezuela and kidnapped its president. I have no sympathy for #Maduro, but Trump has essentially killed any trust the rest of the world has about the US following international law. I suspect the Danes are preparing for war now.

My LGBTQ refugee friends in South Sudan have shared some photos and videos from their holiday celebration. I cannot give you photos of the 100 people taking part for security reasons, but I can share images of the food being prepared. youtube.com/shorts/-WmRh... fundrazr.com/stories/2Mvu...

That was the year I was born. Great picture!

Science is based on trust. Not perfection. Trust. If you remove that trust, 1st class science becomes 3rd rate science. This is where the US is heading. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/20/data-information-federal-government-trump/ https://archive.ph/fA6Tr

Here is an overview over all the articles in the latest edition of the Nordic magazine I am editing: Forskningspolitikk (Research Policy). There are some articles in English, as well. www.fpol.no/forskningspo...

Dersom EU lempar på det digitale personvernet, undergrev dei sitt eige mål om styrka konkurransekraft, meiner den irske personvernforkjemparen Johnny Ryan. www.fpol.no/omkamp-om-pe...

"Vi kan stå overfor et paradigmeskifte på linje med relativitetsteorien og kvantefysikken, ja. Men det er bare om man tror at all vitenskap leverer objektive fakta at dette er et problem. All læring er en prosess." www.fpol.no/senior-galak...

I en tid, hvor samfundsmæssig impact spiller en afgørende rolle i forskningspolitik og -evaluering, har kunst og humanistisk forskning en særlig udfordring med at demonstrere impact, som ofte defineres i økonomiske termer. www.fpol.no/hvordan-kan-...

I am editing the Nordic magazine for #research and #innovation policy, Forskningspolitikk. Most of the articles are in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, but you can also find some English language ones: www.fpol.no/category/eng... #SciencePolicy

I had some interesting discussions with my good friend professor Mark Knell regarding what makes #AI different from human intelligence. Here is the result: www.fpol.no/the-creativi...

Follow my y friend Nakafeero, who is taking care of Ugandan LGBTQ refugees in a camp in South Sudan. @nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social There is no obligation to donate, although any help is welcome. Here's a new post from me regarding their situation: lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

Abrina has written her story about fleeing from Uganda to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, and about how LGBTQ refugees are never truly free to be who they are in these camps. My story is very similar. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/23/t... #lgbtq #lesbian #transgenders

"AI’s creative process is mechanical. It detects patterns, optimizes similarities, and recombines elements drawn from its training data. Humans do something different: we redefine the problem itself." www.fpol.no/the-creativi...

I have written a new report on how my #LGBTQ friends in South Sudan are doing here. Yes, they still need help. lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

What if today’s higher education institutions are holding back their potential to prepare society for the future? The globally recognised pioneer in sustainability education, Professor Emeritus Stephen Sterling, warns that academia is currently not doing enough to change its ways.

Alicia Wanless’s The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality delivers a sweeping study of how societies shape — and get shaped by — their information environments. www.fpol.no/the-informat...

Project funding has become a dominant mechanism for university research in Europe. Although criticised for burdening researchers and obscuring funding distribution, it also strengthens science–society communication. www.fpol.no/how-project-...

New article from Petra Nilson and me on the new knowledge economy.

America's decent into fascism continues. A new national security directive identifies “anti-Christian” and “anti-American” views as indicators of radical left violence. If you are against MAGA values you are a terrorist. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump is scrapping satellite observations of Earth that «go beyond the essential task of predicting the weather». The reason? They don’t want climate research that confirms the catastrophic destruction of our environment. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... Copy:

«Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is» Indeed! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

«Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is» Indeed! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declaring “classical and traditional” architecture the preferred government styles. Turning back the clock to 200 AD. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... Copy: archive.ph/LDCML #architecture

New Trump rules scrap broad provisions that scientists had pushed for, including assurance that independent arbiters would oversee enforcement of the scientific integrity policies. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... Copy: archive.ph/IkpUi #science

I can remember a time when conservatives called state ownership of companies «socialism». But the goal is, I suppose, to make sure Trump controls everything of importance.

«And now ‘science’ has become a bad word,” a HIV researcher said. “People talk about research as if it’s some kind of corrupt waste of money as opposed to a path forward for all of us to be healthier.” The fall of American #science. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Copy:

Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize No way, Norway! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It takes some serious mental gymnastics to believe you can be Christian and support Trump at the same time. Jesus was a compassionate and woke radikal. youtu.be/SZ2L-R8NgrA...

Trump is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests . He is preparing to strike down an «orange revolution.»

Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last, Andrew Sullivan writes. Must read! andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-perman...

Instagram Map may let your friends track your every move. Here’show to stop it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Copy:

The year is 2025. Elmo is a Nazi. The president, also a Nazi, is being taken to task for his prolific history of child rape. The richest man in the world, also a Nazi, has released his chatbot which instructs people on how to break into people’s homes and rape them. The chatbot is also a Nazi.

New great song from Sigrid! #pop #Norway

Does science prove that your prejudices are nothing but prejudices? No problem. Hire the few scietists who share your denial of what’s really going on. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/climate/trump-climate-energy-department.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

An analysis of power dynamics between male and female primates confirms that «the alpha male» is rare across 121 species of primates. Stop using that myth to oppress women and turn men into volent brutes. Copy: https://archive.ph/CG5PX

It’s time for real Christians to get really loud about the rise in fake Christianity.

Journalister bør spørre politikere hvorfor de undergraver landet vårt. "– Hvis mange tror det er flere utenfor arbeidslivet i Norge enn det som er tilfellet, og samtidig undervurderer de samme tallene for andre land, da har vi et problem." www.samfunnsforskning.no/aktuelt/nyhe...

«…vegetarians might actually be more power-hungry, achievement-oriented, and individualistic than their meat-eating counterparts.» #NowYouKnow

President Trump’s efforts to freeze climate spending have sparked warnings of rippling consequences in years ahead. For many climate scientists, the consequences are already here. Trump is actively destroying the research that may save us. Copy: https://archive.ph/YZVQA

1/4. It is horrible to watch the ethical collapse of Britain. Now some academics want to present anti-trans hate activists as victims of oppression.

It is absolutely horrifying to see how the University of Pennsylvania has given in to Donald Trump's transphobic terror. Have they no decency, no conscience, and no understanding of what freedom of science requires? edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u... #transgender #fascism

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has terminated more than $1 billion worth of grants to HIV-related research. USAID has terminated 71% of all global HIV grants, and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been suspended. Cruel!

Kjerstin Gjengedal has interviewed media researcher Zakayo Kjellström on the popularity of unauthorized or "shadow" search engines and databases for scientific literature. www.fpol.no/forsking-bli... Google translation here: www-fpol-no.translate.goog/forsking-bli... #Sci-hub #science

SINTEF sitter inne med mye kunnskap om norsk forskning og instituttenes plass i det norske innovasjonssystemet. Anders Hanneborg m.fl. kommer med noen interesssante betraktninger i Forskningspolitikk.

Forskningsmeldingen skulle egentlig bli en systemmelding, med forslag om hvordan forskningssystemet bør endres. Men den eneste nyskapende delen er drøftingen av forskningspolitikk og forskningspraksis i møte med sikkerhetsutfordringene. God artikkel fra Gunnar Sivertsen.

Det er mye å lære av Forskningsrådets eksperimentelle sentre for ansvarlig forskning og innovasjon. Elisabeth Gulbrandsen, en forskningspolitisk veteran, gjør seg noen interessante observasjoner i Forskningspolitikk.

That's one way of putting it.

Det finnes bare tre forklaringer på hvorfor noen vil støtte Trump eller lignende fascister: Dumskap, ondskap eller latskap.