Per Koch
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Editor of the Nordic magazine for research and innovation policy, Forskningspolitkk. Interested in politics, movies, literature, the history of ideas, social media and more. UNESCO Chair in Futures Literacy. https://aviana.com/per
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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.
The world is changing. Is it time we reimagine our universities? | Forskningspolitikk
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. What then, must the sector do next?
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October 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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.
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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.
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The Information Animal: Alicia Wanless on Power, Truth, and Technology | Forskningspolitikk
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. Mark ...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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.
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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.
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How project funding contributes to science – society communication | Forskningspolitikk
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.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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.
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New article from Petra Nilson and me on the new knowledge economy.
New technology not only drives change but also transforms knowledge into a powerful economic commodity. The knowledge economy, with all its features, has become the defining force of the 21st century, where creativity, technology, and innovation drive productivity and prosperity.
Understanding the new knowledge economy: How knowledge and technology accelerate growth and wealth creation | Forskningspolitikk
It is fascinating to observe how new technology not only drives change but also transforms knowledge into a powerful economic commodity. The knowledge economy, with all its features, has become the de...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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.
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September 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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.
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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.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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.
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«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!
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Indeed!
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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
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, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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August 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
«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!
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Indeed!
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«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!
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Indeed!
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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
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, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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August 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
«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!
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Indeed!
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declaring “classical and traditional” architecture the preferred government styles. Turning back the clock to 200 AD.
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#architecture
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#architecture
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August 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declaring “classical and traditional” architecture the preferred government styles. Turning back the clock to 200 AD.
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#architecture
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New Trump rules scrap broad provisions that scientists had pushed for, including assurance that independent arbiters would oversee enforcement of the scientific integrity policies.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New Trump rules scrap broad provisions that scientists had pushed for, including assurance that independent arbiters would oversee enforcement of the scientific integrity policies.
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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.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
«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.
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Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize
No way, Norway!
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No way, Norway!
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Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize
US president told Norway’s finance minister he wants the Nobel peace prize, according to the Norwegian press
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August 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize
No way, Norway!
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No way, Norway!
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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.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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.
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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.»
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August 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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!
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Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last, Andrew Sullivan writes. Must read!
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Instagram Map may let your friends track your every move. Here’show to stop it.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Instagram Map may let your friends track your every move. Here’show to stop it.
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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.
July 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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.
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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.
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Are ‘alpha males’ a myth? For most primates, the answer is yes.
A study showed that sex-based hierarchies in primates are more fluid than has been assumed, raising questions about the origins of inequalities between men and women.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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.
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It’s time for real Christians to get really loud about the rise in fake Christianity.
July 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s time for real Christians to get really loud about the rise in fake Christianity.
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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."
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"– 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."
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Det særnorske utenforskapet er en myte
- Institutt for samfunnsforskning
Rett som det er dukker det opp påstander i offentligheten om at vi i Norge har for mange på trygd og for få i arbeid – og at den store andelen trygdede bidrar til et særnorsk utenforskap.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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."
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"– 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."
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«…vegetarians might actually be more power-hungry, achievement-oriented, and individualistic than their meat-eating counterparts.»
#NowYouKnow
#NowYouKnow
Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study Finds
A new study challenges stereotypes by showing vegetarians score higher on values like power, achievement, and stimulation than meat-eaters do.
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July 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
«…vegetarians might actually be more power-hungry, achievement-oriented, and individualistic than their meat-eating counterparts.»
#NowYouKnow
#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.
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How the Trump administration is already cutting off climate research
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.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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.
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Trump is actively destroying the research that may save us.
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