Interesting paper by fellow Sentientist (and previous podcast guest) Walter Veit on the origins of sentience and consciousness
A recording of the recent SEI event re: pushing non-human animal welfare into the international sustainability agenda: https://youtu.be/z3o8yOk3h7E
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Animal welfare and sustainable development webinar: Stockholm+50-affiliated event
Stockholm Environment Institute and New York University Animal Studies present "Animal welfare and sustainable development: key linkages, collective responsibilities and policy opportunities."
This Stockholm+50-affiliated webinar aired 25 May 2022. Experts…
This Stockholm+50-affiliated webinar aired 25 May 2022. Experts…
A Sentientist revolution in economics? Sentientist Economics? https://youtu.be/ZWLWSnIoOWQ)
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Sentientist Economics - Nicolas Treich - Sentientism Ep: 115
Nicolas (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/nicolas-treich) is a research associate at INRAE & the Toulouse School of Economics. His work focuses on risk & decision theory, env. economics, benefit-cost analysis &, more recently, on animal welfare.…
Hope you enjoy - new episode! "As people who are harmed - how can we perpetrate harm?" - LoriKim Alexander - Sentientism Ep: 116 https://youtu.be/xub0OeWtqAw
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"As people who are harmed - how can we perpetrate harm?" - LoriKim Alexander - Sentientism Ep: 116
LoriKim (she/her/we/our) describes herself as an educator, organiser, activist, conservationist, abolitionist, naturalist & healer. Originally from Jamaica & now living in the Bronx, USA, LoriKim has dedicated her life to working for social & environmental…
Interesting announcement from one of our previous guests & Sentientsm FB group member - linking non-human animal and AI ethics... https://twitter.com/sentientism/status/1536334154358566912?s=20&t=1vhIrDZ0bngbiTXla_SuWQ
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Many advocates for non-human animals are rightly frustrated at the public & academic fascination with "maybe-sentient" AI. But this work can also help us renew focus on the implications of "obviously-sentient" non-human animals on farms & in the wild 🌱 Congrats…
Two very different Sentientism-relevant listens involving two Sentientism FB group members and podcast hosts who have had me on as a guest, one previous Sentientism guest and one future guest...
Jacy Reese Anthis on Aaron Rabinowitz's Embrace The Void (heavyish Philosophy of Mind warning :slight_smile: !) https://voidpod.com/podcasts/2022/6/9/ev-244-semantics-of-consciousness-with-jacy-reese-anthis
Peter Singer on Josh Szeps Uncomfortable Conversations: https://shows.acast.com/uncomfortable-conversations-with-josh-szeps/episodes/peter-singer-live-the-worlds-greatest-moral-philosopher
Jacy Reese Anthis on Aaron Rabinowitz's Embrace The Void (heavyish Philosophy of Mind warning :slight_smile: !) https://voidpod.com/podcasts/2022/6/9/ev-244-semantics-of-consciousness-with-jacy-reese-anthis
Peter Singer on Josh Szeps Uncomfortable Conversations: https://shows.acast.com/uncomfortable-conversations-with-josh-szeps/episodes/peter-singer-live-the-worlds-greatest-moral-philosopher
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EV - 244 Semantics of Consciousness with Jacy Reese Anthis — Embrace The Void
My guest this week is Jacy Reese Anthis (@Jacyanthis), a PhD student in machine learning at the University of Chicago, and the co-founder of the Sentience Institute. We discuss his recent paper arguing for a semantic solution to the hard problem of consciousness.…
https://youtu.be/Wyhmi9-60OI 30m Intro to Sentientism video - feedback welcome! (Ignore it if you've already seen my Terra.do session)
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Intro to Sentientism (30 mins) "Evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" - Ep: 117
This episode is a recording of my presentation about Sentientism to the Terra.do climate change platform & community. Many thanks to Adam and the team for inviting me. This 30 min video is the core presentation. I'll post the group conversation that followed…
New episode - feedback (and sharing) very welcome! https://youtu.be/NAh1kLrp99Y
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"You can definitely be a victim & a perpetrator" - Erin Wing - Sentientism Ep: 118
Erin (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/erin-wing) is the Deputy Director of Investigations at Animal Outlook (https://animaloutlook.org/), a national animal-advocacy nonprofit organisation. Erin was an undercover investigator for two years. She…
Sentience centre stage - but a very difficult listen... :( https://twitter.com/sentientism/status/1540340176685355008?s=20&t=8uiqegjhEtSQTvV99WCqdQ
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Putting the moral salience (& the science) of #Sentience centre stage!🙂💚
Humans continuing to happily farm & kill trillions of sentient beings 😢🤯?!?
Thanks for a hard-to-listen-to discussion @LSEPhilosophy @birchlse @HuwGolledge @SoulPhysics
https://t.co/La4xg04HSK
Humans continuing to happily farm & kill trillions of sentient beings 😢🤯?!?
Thanks for a hard-to-listen-to discussion @LSEPhilosophy @birchlse @HuwGolledge @SoulPhysics
https://t.co/La4xg04HSK
Sentientism is headlining the American Humanist Association annual conference on Saturday night!
Headlining is what I'm calling it anyway 🙂
https://conference.americanhumanist.org/index.php/schedule2022
Headlining is what I'm calling it anyway 🙂
https://conference.americanhumanist.org/index.php/schedule2022
2022 AHA Annual Conference
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Richard Dawkins: "I would like to call myself a ‘sentientist’ or something like that – with a moral regard for sentient awareness." in this article https://freethinker.co.uk/2022/07/an-animal-is-a-description-of-ancient-worlds-interview-with-richard-dawkins/
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‘An animal is a description of ancient worlds’: interview with Richard Dawkins - The Freethinker
The Freethinker speaks to Dawkins about genes, memes, the scientific method, political controversies and more.
Welcome Joanne - there's a Sentientism chat channel linked to this too https://t.me/+S8_8o38d80i7Rd32
Will the future be good or bad?
Assuming us humans stick around, a key test is how quickly we can #EndAnimalFarming.
A long read from previous #Sentientism guest Jacy Reese Anthis, who, of course, has also written a book on how to do just that. https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/the-future-might-not-be-so-great
Assuming us humans stick around, a key test is how quickly we can #EndAnimalFarming.
A long read from previous #Sentientism guest Jacy Reese Anthis, who, of course, has also written a book on how to do just that. https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/the-future-might-not-be-so-great
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The Future Might Not Be So Great.
Many in the effective altruism (EA) community prioritize the reduction of extinction risks such as nuclear war and unsafe artificial intelligence. Is this the best approach to improving the long-term future?
New episode! The Politics of Love and should indigenous cultures be open to criticism?... https://youtu.be/vJUOacXnHNA
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"The Politics of Love" - Writer Philip McKibbin - Sentientism Ep:120
Philip (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/philip-mckibbin) is a writer from Aotearoa New Zealand, of Pākehā (NZ European) & Māori (Ngāi Tahu) descent. He is a PhD candidate at the Uni of Sydney, affiliated with the Sydney Environment Institute.…
New episode with the author of "Animals and World Religions", Lisa Kemmerer: https://youtu.be/Txivq_2DIdE
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"Compassion is a boundless capacity" - Lisa Kemmerer - Sentientism Ep:121
Lisa (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/lisa-kemmerer) is an activist and academic who specialises in anymal & environmental ethics. She was an associate professor of philosophy & religion at Montana State University Billings until she retired in…