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Susan Blackmore

Susan is a writer, lecturer, sceptic, broadcaster, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. Her fields of research include memetics, parapsychology, consciousness, and she is best known for her book The Meme Machine. She has written or contributed to over 40 books and 60 scholarly articles and is a contributor to The Guardian newspaper in the UK.

She has a naturalistic worldview and is a patron of Humanists UK. In this article, she recognises the strong evidence that many non-human animals are capable of experiencing suffering, but refers to “vegetarians” in the third person, saying “Many people become vegetarians because of the way farm animals are treated”.

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Upper body shot of Hakeem Jimo smiling towards the camera wearing a black "Veggie Victory" t-shirt.

Nigerian Food Revolution – Hakeem Jimo – Sentientism Ep:196

Hakeem Jimo is co-founder and CEO of Veggie Victory, Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech company. He is country director for ProVeg Nigeria. A Sentientism conversation.
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Nigerian Food Revolution – Hakeem Jimo – Sentientism Ep:196

Hakeem Jimo is co-founder and CEO of Veggie Victory, Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech company. He is country director for ProVeg Nigeria. A Sentientism conversation.
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Consciousness Live! on Sentientism – with Skateboarding Philosopher Richard Brown

Sentientism episode 195 - Jamie Woodhouse on Richard Brown's Consciousness Live!
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Teaching the Sentientism Worldview

This short article aims to introduce the Sentientism worldview ("evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" to the Religions and Worldview education community in the UK.
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