Steven Rouk is the founder of Connect For Animals. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Tag archives: Meditation
If AIs Are Sentient They Will Know Suffering is Bad – Ronen Bar of The Moral Alignment Center on Sentientism Ep:226
Ronen Bar is the founder of The Moral Alignment Center. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Christof Koch and IIT – “Consciousness is not a computation… it’s a state of being” – Sentientism Ep:181
Christof Koch is a neurophysiologist and computational neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness and Integrated Information Theory. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters, what is consciousness and how to make a better world.
How to End Injustice Everywhere – Melanie Joy – Sentientism Ep:179
Melanie Joy is an award-winning author and psychologist. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“It was a huge wake-up call… I felt like I’d been living a lie” – Delci Winders – Sentientism Ep:163
Delci Winders is an animal protection lawyer, scholar, teacher and programme builder. A conversation about Sentientism’s “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings.”
India has a rich history of pro-animal thought. So why aren’t we using that in our advocacy (instead of global north narratives)? – Varda Mehrotra – Sentientism Ep: 161
Varda Mehrotra is an activist and co-founder of the Indian animal NGO Samayu. A conversation about Sentientism’s “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.
“I went vegan finally when I fell in love with one” – filmmaker & writer Jay Shapiro – Sentientism Episode 151
Jay is an award winning filmmaker, writer, and podcaster. A conversation about Sentientism’s “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings.”
Should Effective Altruism Take Abolitionism More Seriously? – Dhruv Makwana – Sentientism Episode 150
Dhruv is a PhD student at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge. Sentientism is evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings.
Bursting “The Reality Bubble” – Ziya Tong – Science Broadcaster & Author – Sentientism Episode 146
Ziya is a science broadcaster and author of “The Reality Bubble”. A Sentientist conversation about evidence, reason and compassion.
“All suffering matters morally” – Eva Hamer from Pax Fauna – Sentientism Episode 141
Eva is Operations Lead for Pax Fauna. A Sentientist Conversation about “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”. Or “what’s real?” and “who matters?”
“Animal rights is a social justice issue now” – Fashion Activist Bel Jacobs- Sentientism Episode 140
Bel Jacobs is a fashion journalist and activist. A Sentientist Conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how can we make a better future?”
“Watching Earthlings hit me really hard” – Author Sandra Nomoto – Sentientism Episode 131
A Sentientist conversation with “Vegan Marketing Success Stories” author Sandra Nomoto – about “what’s real?” and “who matters?”
From Dairy & Beef Farmer to Animal Activist – VeganFTA’s Jackie Norman – Sentientism Episode 122
An interview with Jackie, a dairy farmer turned animal activist. Sentientism is “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.
Let’s create more effective, compasionate narratives – Writer Alex Lockwood – Sentientism Episode 94
A conversation with Alex Lockwood, fiction & non-fiction writer, academic and activist. Sentientism is “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.
“Farmers say they want to take care of their animals… let’s give them that opportunity!” – David Michelson of YesOnIP13 – Sentientism Episode 90
David Michelson leads the YesOnIP13 initiative that aims to outlaw animal abuse and killing in the state of Oregon.
How can Africa avoid industrialised animal farming? – Cameron King of Animal Advocacy Africa – Sentientism Episode 89
A Sentientist Conversation with Cameron King, Operations Lead for Animal Advocacy Africa.
“Punk music was my gateway into politics & ethics” – Sociologist Nick Pendergrast – Sentientism Episode 88
Nick Pendergrast is a Sociologist who researches social movements, social change & Critical Animal Studies. A Sentientist conversation.
“You CAN change other people!” – Howie Jacobson of Plant Yourself – Sentientism Episode 87
Howie is a coach & author. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
“Al Gore didn’t want to talk about it!” – Dr Sailesh Rao – Sentientist Conversations EP:82
Dr. Sailesh Rao leads Climate Healers and is Exec Producer on the Cowspiracy and What The Health documentaries. Sentientism is “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.
“Ending animal testing is a win-win for humans and animals” – Neurologist CEO Aysha Akhtar
Aysha is a neurologist, public health specialist & author. She is President & CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences.
“We can’t understand humans without recognising that we’re animals” – Dr. Diana Fleischman – New Sentientist Conversation
Dr. Diana Fleischman is an evolutionary psychologist & an author. In these Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
“Maybe the point of being is to be loving” – Comedian Myq Kaplan – New Sentientism YouTube & Podcast episode
Comedian Myq Kaplan talks about his philosophical journey: Veganism, Judaism, Atheism, Buddhism and much more.
“Let’s end humanity’s war on the rest of the planet” – Better Meat CEO & Animal Rights Hall of Famer Paul Shapiro – New Sentientist Conversation
In this video, Jamie talks to Better Meat CEO, Animal Rights Hall of Famer, TED talker, Business for Good podcast host and Clean Meat author, Paul Shapiro.We talk about Paul’s animal advocacy journey (he co-founded Compassion over Killing, now Animal Outlook, while still at school) and the potential for new technologies to render animal farming obselete.
“As a Vet I Felt Helpless” – Vicky Bond, Humane League UK Managing Director – New Sentientist Conversations Video
Vicky is Managing Director of The Humane League UK. She trained as a vet and worked in the animal agriculture industry before leaving to focus on campaigning for non-human animals. In these Sentientist Conversations, we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” and “what matters?”