Norway to ban screens and expand free play in primary schools

The Nordic Times - 16mar2026. The Norwegian government has announced one of the biggest overhauls of primary education in decades. Grades 1–4 will receive fewer subjects, more free play, and strict screen restrictions following declining results in reading and numeracy. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun presented plans for … Continue reading Norway to ban screens and expand free play in primary schools

Sharp Increase in Memory Problems Among Children in Sweden and Norway

Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation - 22oct2025. A new study from Sweden has displayed an alarming increase in memory problems among children and teenagers in Sweden and Norway. The dramatic increase in radiation exposure from wireless technologies, which has occurred during the last decade, is presented as a potential contributing factor. The study is published in … Continue reading Sharp Increase in Memory Problems Among Children in Sweden and Norway

Critical Seminar on Insects and EMF: Join us October 18 in Oslo

We thought electricity and wireless would give the environment "a free lunch". Now we know it's not like that… Einar Flydal - 01oct2025 For decades, I worked with "data in school", with telecom and ICT as a researcher, "missionary" and strategy advisor – including at Telenor and at NTNU. I thought that ICT (Information and … Continue reading Critical Seminar on Insects and EMF: Join us October 18 in Oslo

Are we killing the bees? – revisiting a lecture from 2014

Einar Flydal - 08may2025. (Post Translation from Norwegian) The other day I found out that someone had uploaded a lecture I gave to my colleagues at NTNU (Telematics Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in 2014, on the website Research Gate. It was a kind of "farewell lecture" I gave when I had finally decided … Continue reading Are we killing the bees? – revisiting a lecture from 2014