KATHARINE
BROWNE
Public Philosophy
Below are some pieces I've written for a wider (non-academic) audience.
Aldersgrenser i sosiale medier er et bomskudd (“Age bans for Social Media are a mistake”) (with Sebastian Watzl, Louise Clover, Eileen Eldjarn, Zsolt Kapelner, Victor Lange, Harish Pedaprolu and James Williams)
Morgenbladet, 10. April 2026
Aufmerksamkeit ist Macht. Und die müssen wir brechen ("Attention is Power”) (with Sebastian Watzl, Louise Clover, Eileen Eldjarn, Zsolt Kapelner, Victor Lange, Harish Pedaprolu and James Williams)
Die Zeit, 10. March 2026
Social Media Bans and the Ethics of Attention (with Good Attention/Salient Solutions research groups)
Policy Brief submitted to the Norwegian Government and other policy makers (March 2026)
Digital Teknologi i Klasserommet: Hva skjer med oppmerksomheten vår? (Digital technology in the classroom: what happens to our attention?)
Religion og Livssyn, 2024 (1), 49-53.
Oppmerksomhetsarbeider, reis deg – og bla opp (Attention Workers: Rise Up) (with Line Horgen Thorstad and Sebastian Watzl)
Klassekampen 21.11.2023
Vaccination and the Freedom to Choose
Humanist Perspectives, Issue 220, 2022
The Moral Status of Animals in Science
Defining Moments Canada, Insulin 100 (online public education project), 2021
The Power of “We” in the Time of COVID-19
Humanist Perspectives, Issue 213, 2022
Vaccine Injury Compensation and the Common Good
Impact Ethics: Making a Difference in Bioethics, 2016
Voluntary Sterilization, Personal Responsibility, and IVF Coverage
Impact Ethics: Making a Difference in Bioethics, 2015
Measles, Vaccination, and the Tragedy of the Commons
Hastings Bioethics Forum, 2015
The Cost of Paying for Performance
Impact Ethics: Making a Difference in Bioethics, 2014