Selection of recent public engagement
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Institute for Futures Studies
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Stockholm University and Institute for Futures Study
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Media
Newspapers and magazines
“Hve mörgum lífum má fórna fyrir þægindi sumra?”, opinion piece about tradeoffs in alcohol policy, for Icelandic news website Vísir, October 29 2024.
“Sveriges utsläpp dödar tusentals människor varje år”, ‘researcher’s commentary’ on Swedish climate politics, for magazine Forskning & Framsteg, March 6 2024.
Interviewed by Icelandic news website Vísir about the ethics and uncertainty surrounding geoengineering, September 18 2023.
Interviewed by Dagens Industri about the ethics and uncertainty surrounding geoengineering, September 11 2023.
“Árlegur útblástur Íslands mun mun valda dauða þúsund manns'', opinion piece on climate policy, for online news magazine Kjarninn, September 22 2021.
“Hvenær og hvernig skal ræða siðferðileg álitamál?”, opinion piece in daily newspaper Fréttablaðið (co-written with four Icelandic philosophers), February 24 2021.
“Skætingur Kára”, opinion piece in Icelandic news magazine Stundin, February 20 2021.
“Áleitnar spurningar um Ísland sem tilraunaland”, opinion piece in daily newspaper Fréttablaðið (co-written with four Icelandic philosophers), February 9 2021.
“COVID-19: Við þurfum að fórna einhverjum”, opinion piece in Icelandic news magazine Stundin, April 8 2021.
“En mer sofistikerad debatt kan rädda liv”, opinion piece about Covid-ethics in Swedish daily newspaper Göteborgs-Posten, April 2 2020.
TV and Radio
Interviewed by Swedish Public Radio (P1) about ethical issues raised by solar geoengineering, January 31 2025.
Interviewed in Aktuellt, Swedish Public Television (SVT2) about global justice aspects of geoengineering, November 21 2023.
Interview by Icelandic Public Radio about catastrophic risk, February 6 2023.
Interview by Icelandic Public Radio (Samfélagið) about how to think about the climate obligations of Iceland, November 25 2021.
On “Filosofiska rummet” (program on the Swedish public radio) discussing obligations towards future generations, September 19 2021.
Interview in Icelandic Public Radio (Síðdegisútvarpið) about “Áleitnar spurningar um Ísland sem tilraunaland”, February 9 2021.
Misc
“Unawareness and awareness growth”, Formal Philosophy Podcast, February 15 2025.
“Better decision making tools for an uncertain world”, interview for Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, November 2024.
“Yes, ‘last hope’ drugs should sometimes get priority”, blogpost in CPLB’s “Dilemmas” series, May 7 2024.
Talk about Iceland’s climate obligations at the national meeting of the Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association, January 7 2023.
“Skyldur Íslands í loftslagsmálum”, talk followed by panel discussion with a current and a former minster for the environment, November 26 2021.
On “Riskzonen” podcast, discussing “Black swans”, extreme uncertainty, and the the 9/11 attacks, September 19 2021.