Per Koch
@perkoch.bsky.social
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
The US government is essentially leaving all organizations that are not willing to fully embrace MAGA ideology. It is as if tTrump & Co do not understand basic concepts of human interaction and learning.
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Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
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January 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The US government is essentially leaving all organizations that are not willing to fully embrace MAGA ideology. It is as if tTrump & Co do not understand basic concepts of human interaction and learning.
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If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like?
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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
The oldest known writing dates to around 5000 BCE. It origins are mysterious.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like?
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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.
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.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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.
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.
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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.
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LGBTQ refugees in South Sudan preparing Christmas meal
YouTube video by Per Koch
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January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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...
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That was the year I was born. Great picture!
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/20/data-information-federal-government-trump/
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December 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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
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.
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Forskningspolitikk 4/25 - en oversikt | Forskningspolitikk
INNOVASJON The Creativity Illusion: Why AI Can Imitate Everything Except the FutureSchumpeter and Simon help us separate real innovation from statistical mimicry. Senter for innovasjonsforskning ser p...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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...
www.fpol.no/forskningspo...
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Dersom EU lempar på det digitale personvernet, undergrev dei sitt eige mål om styrka konkurransekraft, meiner den irske personvernforkjemparen Johnny Ryan.
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Omkamp om personvernreglar | Forskningspolitikk
Dersom EU lempar på det digitale personvernet, undergrev dei sitt eige mål om styrka konkurransekraft, meiner den irske personvernforkjemparen Johnny Ryan. Kjerstin Gjengedal for Forskningspolitikk – ...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Dersom EU lempar på det digitale personvernet, undergrev dei sitt eige mål om styrka konkurransekraft, meiner den irske personvernforkjemparen Johnny Ryan.
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"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."
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Senior-galaksenes utfordring | Forskningspolitikk
Det var vitenskapsmannen Thomas Kuhn som populariserte paradigme-begrepet i boken Vitenskapelige revolusjoners struktur. Han dokumenterte at når en disiplin står overfor en krise – i den forstand at ...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"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."
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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.
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Hvordan kan værdien af kunst og humanistisk forskning bedst synliggøres? | Forskningspolitikk
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 definere...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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.
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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:
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#SciencePolicy
Most of the articles are in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, but you can also find some English language ones:
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#SciencePolicy
In English Archives | Forskningspolitikk
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December 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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
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:
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December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I had some interesting discussions with my good friend professor Mark Knell regarding what makes #AI different from human intelligence. Here is the result:
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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...
@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...
Nakafeero (@nakafeero@masto.nu)
My name is Swabulah a proud lesbian and a Queer🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ refugee in Gorom Camp, South Sudan. Life here is incredibly tough. We face daily persecution, starvation, lack of clean water, diseases like ma...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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...
@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...
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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
#lgbtq
#lesbian
#transgenders
The hidden struggle for LGBTQ refugees in East Africa and beyond
Those seeking refuge and safety are often silenced
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November 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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
#lgbtq
#lesbian
#transgenders
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"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."
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The Creativity Illusion: Why AI Can Imitate Everything Except the Future | Forskningspolitikk
Creativity has become the battleground of our technological moment. Generative AI now produces songs, images, and text at industrial scale, and many claim that machines have finally crossed the line i...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"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."
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I have written a new report on how my #LGBTQ friends in South Sudan are doing here. Yes, they still need help.
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More on the LGBTQ refugees in South Sudan
It is time for an update on what is happening to Nakafeero and her extended LGBTQ-family in the refugee camp in South Sudan. By Per Koch, Os...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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...
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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.
www.fpol.no/how-project-...
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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!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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