Critic

Essays and Criticism

• “Den moderna världsrymdens poetik.” Populär poesi, no. 53, 2022. (“The Poetics of Modern Conceptions of Deep Space.”)
• “Luft.” Populär poesi, December 15, 2021. (“Air.”)
• “Vardagsnära fysik.” Axess magasin, no. 9, 2021. (“Physics Close to Home.”)
• “Osäkerhet.” Populär poesi, November 9, 2021. (“Uncertainty.”)
• “Främmandegjord i Aniara.” Populär poesi, October 14, 2021. (“Defamiliarized in Aniara.”)
• “Eld.” Populär poesi, September 7, 2021. (“Fire.”)
• “Skateboardens poetik.” Populär poesi, August 18, 2021. (“The Poetics of Skateboarding.”)
• “Från stranden till öknen.” Populär poesi, July 13, 2021. (“From the Beach to the Desert.”)
• “Schack—matt?” Populär poesi, June 16, 2021. (“Check—Mate?”)
• “Bland hovpoeter i cyberrymden.” Populär poesi, May 12, 2021. (“Among Poet Laureates in Cyber Space.”)
• “Suburbia.” Populär poesi, April 15, 2021.
• “Till Mars, med ambivalens.” Populär poesi, March 17, 2021. (“To Mars, with Ambivalence.”)
• “Gunnar Wetterberg sätter ljuset på ingenjörerna som byggde landet.” Sydsvenskan, November 16, 2020. (“Gunnar Wetterberg Shines a Light on the Engineers Who Built the Country.”)
• “Det var en kvinna som skapade USA:s första kändispolitiker.” Sydsvenskan, November 2, 2020. (“The Woman Who Created the First Celebrity Politician in the United States.”)
• “Drömmen om Kalifornien brinner upp.” Sydsvenskan, September 22, 2020. (“The Dream of California Is Going Up in Flames.”)
• “Simon Winchester spårar perfektionisterna som format civilisationen.” Sydsvenskan, June 24, 2020. (“Simon Winchester Traces the Perfectionists Who Shaped Civilization.”)
• “Fysiker är också människor.”  Axess magasin, no. 5, 2020. (“Physicists Are Humans Too.”)
• “Ner i gruvan – allt som går sönder för det ‘gröna.’” Sydsvenskan, May 13, 2020. (“Into the Mine—What Is Broken in the Name of the ‘Green’ Society.”)
• “Är ufon på väg att bli rumsrena?” Sydsvenskan, May 6, 2020. (“Are UFOs Becoming Respectable?”)
• “Anita Sundman och kosmologernas bilder av världen.” Svenska astronomiska sällskapet 100 år, December 6, 2019. (“Anita Sundman and the Cosmologists’ Images of the World.” The Swedish Astronomical Society 100 Years.)
• “Peter Nilsons rymdepos.” Svenska astronomiska sällskapet 100 år, October 18, 2019. (“Peter Nilson’s Space Epic.” The Swedish Astronomical Society 100 Years.)
• “Den unika människan.” Sydsvenskan, September 22, 2019. (“The Unique Human.”)
• “Inför klimathotet behöver vi de antika tragedierna mer än någonsin.” Sydsvenskan, May 30, 2019. (“When Facing the Climate Threat, We Need the Greek Tragedies More Than Ever.”)
• “Vad är ett svart hål?” Sydsvenskan, April 19, 2019.(“What Is a Black Hole?”)
• “Var det fel att kalla Tjernobyl en olycka?” Sydsvenskan, April 6, 2019. (“Was It Wrong to Call Chernobyl an Accident?”)
• “Framtiden – så funkar den.” Sydsvenskan, March 24, 2019. (“The ABC of the Future.”)
• “Släpp fram sorgen över en döende värld.” Sydsvenskan, February 4, 2019. (“Let the Grief Over Our Dying World Come Forth.”)
• “Harry Martinsons Aniara.” Svenska astronomiska sällskapet 100 år, January 24, 2019.(“Harry Martinson’s Aniara.” The Swedish Astronomical Society 100 Years.)
• “Kosmisk blick som själens medicin.” Svenska Dagbladet, October 25, 2015. (“Cosmic Gaze as Medication for the Soul.”)

Popular Presentations

• “Tillbaka till framtiden.” Panelist in a panel discussion at the open-air event Framtiden—från science fiction till science facts, organized by Fri Tanke Förlag, Observatorielunden, Stockholm, August 10, 2019. (“Back to the Future.” The Future—From Science Fiction to Science Facts.)
• “Rymdens oändlighet och myllans ändlighet: Peter Nilsons essäistik mellan kosmos och kaos.” Presentation at Peter Nilson – En magisk realist, a symposium at The Sigtuna Foundation, organized by The Sigtuna Foundation, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Uppsala University, Lövsta Bruks kulturförening, and Smålands akademi, March 8, 2018. (“The Infinity of Space and the Finitude of Soil: Peter Nilson’s Creative Nonfiction Between Cosmos and Chaos.” Peter Nilson—A Magical Realist.)
• “Resor i Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.” Presentation at Astronomiska sällskapet Tycho Brahe, Malmö, December 4, 2014. (“Travels in Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.” Astronomical Society Tycho Brahe.)
• “Det litterära djuret.” Moderator of a panel discussion at Lundensiska litteratursällskapet, February 15, 2016. (“The Literary Animal.” Lundensian Literary Society.)
• “En tysk hjälte? Faustmotivet i tyskspråkig litteratur från Goethe till Thomas Mann.” Moderator of a panel discussion at Lundensiska litteratursällskapet, November 11, 2013. (“A German Hero? The Faust Motif in German Literature from Goethe to Thomas Mann.” Lundensian Literary Society.)
• “Stars and Stories: Expressions of Wonder and the Epics of Science in Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and Beyond.” Presentation at Alva Astronomy Club, Lund Observatory, February 24, 2013.