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The Wood Wide Web and Do Plants Feel Pain? – Forest Ecologist Justine Karst on Sentientism ep:220

Justine Karst is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada. A Sentientism conversation in part about the wood wide web and whether plants feel pain.
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“A dual indoctrination…” – Jim Mason on Sentientism Ep:219

A Sentientism conversation about what's real, who matters and how to make a better world with author and activist Jim Mason.
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“Reductionism is well-named. It reduces what you can do.” – Michael Levin – Sentientism Ep:199

Dr Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University. A Sentientism conversation about what's real, who matters and how to make a better future.
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“We are entropic eddies complex enough to have woken up” – Sci-Fi author Peter Watts

Peter Watts is a Hugo Award winning sci-fi author. In our Sentientist Conversation we discuss what's real, what matters and Peter's vision for the future.
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Suffering matters even if we didn’t cause it – Heather Browning – from Zookeeper to Philosopher

Heather is a scientist (zoology and biology), philosopher & a former zookeeper & animal welfare officer. She is now a researcher at the London School of Economics specialising in non-human animal sentience, welfare, & ethics.
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Magnus Vinding | Compassionate Purpose, Reasoned Politics, Suffering-Focused Ethics | Sentientism 252

Magnus Vinding is the co-founder of the Center For Reducing Suffering. A Sentientism conversation.
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Magnus Vinding | Compassionate Purpose, Reasoned Politics, Suffering-Focused Ethics | Sentientism 252

Magnus Vinding is the co-founder of the Center For Reducing Suffering. A Sentientism conversation.
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Denise Baden | Is Sustainable Ethical Business Just Bulls**t? | Sentientism 251

Denise Baden is a Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Southampton. She also writes both fiction and non-fiction.
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How to Change Humanity | Björn Ólafsson | Sentientism 250

Björn Ólafsson works in research and research communication for the animal protection movement, bridging the gap between academic researchers and on-the-ground advocates.
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