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
My friend Nakafeero is asking for donations that can help her get #trans friends in Kenya to where she and her group are right now. It is relatively safer in the South Sudan camp and the chances of getting to a LGBTQ-friendly country higher.
I am part of her admin team.
#LGBTQ #transgender
I am part of her admin team.
#LGBTQ #transgender
Greetings to everyone 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Am here kindly requesting for everyone’s support so that I can transport my transgenders in Kenya Kakuma refugees camp to South Sudan who are being attacked to death and we need $3000 so that they can be transported fundrazr.com/LGBTKakuma?r...
#lgbtq
#tran
Am here kindly requesting for everyone’s support so that I can transport my transgenders in Kenya Kakuma refugees camp to South Sudan who are being attacked to death and we need $3000 so that they can be transported fundrazr.com/LGBTKakuma?r...
#lgbtq
#tran
LGBTQA Refugees in East Africa Need Your Help!
Nakafeero Swabulah is a lesbian leader of LGBTQ refugees i Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya and in another camp in South Sudan. They need medication, shelter, food, sanitary pads, detergents, clothes and ...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
My friend Nakafeero is asking for donations that can help her get #trans friends in Kenya to where she and her group are right now. It is relatively safer in the South Sudan camp and the chances of getting to a LGBTQ-friendly country higher.
I am part of her admin team.
#LGBTQ #transgender
I am part of her admin team.
#LGBTQ #transgender
My friend Nakafeero has published an article about how it is to be a queer refugee in South Sudan.
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/02/livi...
#LGBTQ
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#LGBTQ
Living as LGBTQ Refugees in South Sudan
How is it to live as a LGBTQ refugee from Uganda in a camp in South Sudan? Nakafeero tells the story. By Nakafeero Swabulah, Ugandan LGBTQ ...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
My friend Nakafeero has published an article about how it is to be a queer refugee in South Sudan.
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/02/livi...
#LGBTQ
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/02/livi...
#LGBTQ
This is what makes being so human so hard: bigots who project their own fears and desires onto other groups, thinking that erasing them will end suffering. The fact is that these prejudices *cause* much of the suffering.
Eswatini's Education Minister has called for queer school pupils to be expelled, comparing them to gangsters. The anti-LGBTQ poison is spreading, unfortunately.
#LGBTQ
(Eswatini was formerly known as Swaziland)
www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/28/e...
#LGBTQ
(Eswatini was formerly known as Swaziland)
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“Expel Them”: Eswatini Minister Sparks Alarm with Anti-LGBTQ School Rhetoric
Eswatini’s education minister has called for LGBTQ+ school pupils to be expelled, comparing them to gangsters.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
This is what makes being so human so hard: bigots who project their own fears and desires onto other groups, thinking that erasing them will end suffering. The fact is that these prejudices *cause* much of the suffering.
Scientists have tried to draw a clear line between humans and other animals. Toolmaking was the litmus test. Now we know that chimps, crows, dolphins and octopuses use tools, and now COWS. We are going to look at our burgers in a different way from now on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3o...
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World’s First Tool-Using Cow Shocked Cognitive Scientists
YouTube video by Anton Petrov
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January 28, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Scientists have tried to draw a clear line between humans and other animals. Toolmaking was the litmus test. Now we know that chimps, crows, dolphins and octopuses use tools, and now COWS. We are going to look at our burgers in a different way from now on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3o...
I have updated the blog I manage for the LGBTQ refugees I am helping in South Sudan. I dare not to hope: Could they be accepted by the Canadians?
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...
Canada is interviewing refugees in South Sudan
Nakafeero tells me that Canada is accepting quite a few refugees from their camp in South Sudan and that her and her group of LGBTQ refugees...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I have updated the blog I manage for the LGBTQ refugees I am helping in South Sudan. I dare not to hope: Could they be accepted by the Canadians?
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...
Former Norwegian Chief of Defense to Aftenposten: "USA under Trump is a Fascist banana-republic."
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Former Norwegian Chief of Defense to Aftenposten: "USA under Trump is a Fascist banana-republic."
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.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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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.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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.
youtube.com/shorts/-WmRh...
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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...
fundrazr.com/stories/2Mvu...
youtube.com/shorts/-WmRh...
fundrazr.com/stories/2Mvu...
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/
https://archive.ph/fA6Tr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/20/data-information-federal-government-trump/
https://archive.ph/fA6Tr
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...
Reposted by Per Koch
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:
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
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:
www.fpol.no/the-creativi...
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...
@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 (@[email protected])
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...
Reposted by Per Koch
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
www.washingtonblade.com
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
Reposted by Per Koch
"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."
www.fpol.no/the-creativi...
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...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...
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...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com
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...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...
Reposted by Per Koch
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.
Reposted by Per Koch
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.
www.fpol.no/the-informat...
www.fpol.no/the-informat...