What would you do if you found out that "Your Neighbour Kills Puppies"? Tom Harris, activist, author and artist, has just published a book about just that - the untold story of the SHAC campaign. He joins me for Sentientism episode 190 on YouTube and podcast.

Fascinating conversation here about #Humanism, non-human sentient beings and #Sentientism... Have a listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-re-podcast/id1534213872?i=1000564127787

"The Moral Implications of Human and Animal Vulnerability" By Angela Martin. Open access so free to download and read! https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-25078-1

What if we re-wilded half the earth 🌏? What if we freed up that land by humanity going vegan? What if we adopted direct-democracy socialism globally to help make that happen? In "Half-Earth Socialism" Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass answer those questions. Troy joins me for Sentientism episode 191 on YouTube and podcast. Links:
https://sentientism.info/half-earth-socialism-troy-vettese-sentientism-ep191
https://youtu.be/U8AkiuXsoJI
https://open.spotify.com/show/3c9OG5Mwf7PGChWFYBzuQI
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-earth-socialism-troy-vettese-sentientism-ep-191/id1540408008?i=1000652169740

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Is #Veganic the Future of Farming 🌱? The wonderful Jimmy Videle, author of The Veganic Growers Handbook, joins me for
#Sentientism episode 192 on YouTube and podcast. All the links here: https://sentientism.info/is-veganic-the-future-of-farming-we-grow-plants-using-plants-jimmy-videle-sentientism-ep192 #SentientistAgriculture

Looking forward to talking at this - come join! To really look after our shared planet 🌏we can't only talk about fossil fuels & can't only talk about us humans. We'll miss much of the problem & the solution.
@LondonHumanists @HumanismNowPod @HumanistClimate https://www.meetup.com/central-london-humanists/events/300329064/

Imagining truly Ethical Schools:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imagining-ethical-schools-sentientism-193/id1540408008?i=1000653058324
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fPlSo0GfSbKZFQAwMR5C7

Refreshing to hear people thinking about the implications of potentially #sentient AI while ensuring obviously sentient non-human animals stay centre-stage. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/clearer-thinking-with-spencer-greenberg/id1535406429?i=1000649945061

Such a pleasure to be an early guest on the Humanism Now Podcast by the Central London Humanists. Have a listen and let us know what you think!https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/humanism-now/id1707753752?i=1000631349936 #Sentientism #Humanism #Podcast

Fighting for A Truly #HumaneEducation.
Laura Chepner 🤩, Education Officer at The Vegan Society joins me for episode 194 on the #Sentientism podcast and YouTube. Links to our full conversation here:
https://sentientism.info/a-truly-humane-education-laura-chepner-the-vegan-societys-education-officer-sentientism-ep194
#sentientisteducation #veganeducation #vegan

Teaching the #Sentientism Worldview.
This short article aims to introduce the Sentientism worldview to the Religions and Worldview education community in the UK.
https://sentientism.info/teaching-the-sentientism-worldview

Can you help? My wonderful Sentientism guests deserve a bigger audience 😍 https://www.youtube.com/@Sentientism

A Nigerian Food Revolution – Hakeem Jimo of Veggie Victory and ProVeg Nigeria – Sentientism Ep:196 on YouTube and Podcast: https://sentientism.info/nigerian-food-revolution-hakeem-jimo-sentientism-ep196

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“All animals are conscious”: Shifting the null hypothesis in consciousness science - by Kristin Andrews

"Knowing how other animals are conscious can illuminate what matters to them, which is a key premise in any argument purporting to conclude that this is the right way to treat an animal."

Abstract: The marker approach is taken as best practice for answering the distribution question: Which animals are conscious? However, the methodology can be used to increase confidence in animals many presume to be unconscious, including C. elegans, leading to a trilemma: accept the worms as conscious; reject the specific markers; or reject the marker methodology for answering the distribution question. I defend the third option and argue that answering the distribution question requires a secure theory of consciousness. Accepting the hypothesis all animals are conscious will promote research leading to secure theory, which is needed to create reliable consciousness tests for animals and AIs. Rather than asking the distribution question, we should shift to the dimensions question: How are animals conscious?

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mila.12498

Dimensions of well-being by Eva Jablonka
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03080188241229276

Change is coming... Now in the Belgian constitution: “In the exercise of their respective powers, the Federal State, the Communities and the Regions shall ensure the protection and welfare of animals as sentient beings.” https://www.gaia.be/en/news/animals-constitution-gaia-welcomes-historic-breakthrough

Against the "New Theism" https://freethinker.co.uk/2024/04/against-the-new-theism/