David Clough is Professor and Chair in Theology and Applied Sciences at the University of Aberdeen. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Tag archives: Naturalism
MurderBot, Non-violent Protest & Microbial Minds
Joan Slonczewski is a microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer. A Sentientism worldview conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Teaching Compassion
Michelle St. John is founder and director of VinE (Veganism in Education). Heather Marshall is a Senior Lecturer and Religious Education PGCE Course Leader at Edge Hill University. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Giving $500 to 1000 people to do something Drop Dead Generous
Tom Cledwyn is co-founder of Drop Dead Generous. A Sentientism Conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Can Capitalism Ever Be Compassionate? – Marketing Expert Jack Waverley on Sentientism Ep:235
Jack Waverley is a senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Manchester. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Is Your Suffering An Illusion? – Philosopher Keith Frankish on Sentientism Ep: 234
Keith Frankish is a philosopher and writer, best known for his illusionist philosophy of mind. A Sentientism conversation.
Positive Power Through Connection – Steven Rouk of Connect For Animals on Sentientism Ep:233
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.
What Animal Festivals Tell Us About Being Human – “Forget The Camel” author Elizabeth MeLampy on Sentientism Ep:232
Elizabeth MeLampy is a lawyer and author of “Forget the Camel”. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“You can be a victim of oppression and also oppress others” Seb Alex on Sentientism Ep:231
Seb Alex is an animal and human rights activist, as well as a lecturer, photojournalist and author. He is Founder of the Middle East Vegan Society.
Just How Big Should “The Moral Circle” Be? – Jeff Sebo on Sentientism Ep: 229
Jeff Sebo is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University. A Sentientism conversation about his new book “The Moral Circle”.
“Sentience is the bedrock of ethics” – Jonathan Balcombe, Ethologist and Author, on Sentientism Ep:228
Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologicst and author of “What A Fish Knows”. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Should we be more dog? – Bestselling Author and Philosopher Mark Rowlands on Sentientism Ep:227
Mark Rowlands is a philosopher and bestselling author of “The Word of Dog”. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
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.
“The United Nations has two core defects” – Peace Entrepreneur Anders Reagan – on Sentientism Ep:225
Anders Reagan is a peace entrepreneur, philosopher, academic, and technologist. He is founding director of the Peace and Conflict Science Institute (PACS). A Sentientism Conversation.
“We’re like babies running around with machine guns” – Mike Berners-Lee – on Sentientism ep:224
Mike Berners-Lee is a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University. His latest book is A Climate of Truth. A Sentientism conversation.
Baroness Natalie Bennett “You’ll have less stuff in your life but you’ll have far more life!” on Sentientism ep:222
Natalie Bennett is a politician and journalist who was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better future?”
A Joyful Journey Towards an Edenic Vision – Matthew Halteman on Sentientism ep:221
Matthew Halteman is professor of philosophy at Calvin University & a fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. A Sentientism conversation.
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.
“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.
Peter Singer – Consider The Turkey Then Pardon Them All – Sentientism Ep:218
Peter Singer is considered the world’s most influential living philosopher. A Sentientism conversation about his speaking tour in China and his book, “Consider the Turkey”.
“Collective liberation for all!” – Writer Noella Williams on Sentientism Ep:217
Noella Williams is a freelance culture writer. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“Factory farming… is impermissible in Islam” – Altamush Saeed – Sentientism Ep:216
Altamush Saeed is an animal and environmental law professor in Pakistan. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“That system will be history… Our job is just to speed that up” – Thom Norman of Farmkind – Sentientism Ep:215
Thom Norman is the co-founder of the non-profit FarmKind. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“This great unresolved tension of modern life” – Monica Murphy & Bill Wasik – Sentientism Ep:214
Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy are the authors of “Our Kindred Creatures”. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“Spirituality is a great way in which capitalism commodifies people’s belief” – Richard Twine – Sentientism Ep:213
Richard Twine is Reader in Sociology at Edge Hill University. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “How to make a better future?”
“You don’t really have to convince people to be compassionate” – Jesse Tandler – New Roots Institute – Sentientism Ep:212
Jesse Tandler is MD of New Roots Institute. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“Being more rather than having more” – Ecolinguist Arran Stibbe - Sentientism Ep:211
Arran Stibbe is professor in ecological linguistics at the University of Gloucestershire. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“Not personhood… beingness” – Professor Maneesha Deckha – Sentientism Ep:209
Maneesha Deckha is a law professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“Good ethics does start with what’s real… with what’s true” – Philosopher Joel MacClellan – Sentientism Ep:208
Joel is Asst Prof of Philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“To see a socialist radical turn into a conservative reactionary just mention animal rights” – Mark Humanity, author of “The Humanity Trigger” – Sentientism Ep:207
Mark Humanity is the author of “The Humanity Trigger”. A Sentientism discussion about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“The Farm Bill is corrupted, spoiled, rotten” – Robert Grillo of Free From Harm – Sentientism Ep:206
Robert Grillo is founder and director of Free from Harm. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“I plant seeds for children… to think for themselves” Louisa Jane Smith of The Religious Education Podcast – Sentientism Ep:205
Louisa Jane Smith is host of The RE Podcast (religious education). A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?” and “who matters?”
“Marx for Cats” – Leigh Claire La Berge – Sentientism Ep:204
Leigh Claire La Berge is Professor in City University of New York‘s English Department. A Sentientism conversation about “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and “how to make a better world?”
“What if you’re the people you’ve been waiting for?” – Prof John Barry - Sentientism Ep:202
John is an activist academic, a green political economist and former Green Party politician in Northern Ireland. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“The Solutionary Way… we can’t wait!” – Zoe Weil - Sentientism Ep:201
Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE). A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Cheese Challenge & Pescetarian Paradox – Psychology Researchers Maja Cullen, Devon Docherty, Carol Jasper – Sentientism Ep:200
Devon Docherty, Carol Jasper and Maja Cullen are psychology researchers from the University of Stirling. A Sentientism conversation about what’s real, who matters and how to make a better world.
“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.
“We need to imagine a different world” – Emilia Leese – author of Think Like A Vegan – Sentientism Ep:198
Emilia Leese is co-author of the book Think Like A Vegan and host of the Think Like a Vegan podcast. A Sentientism conversation.
Hip Hop is Going Green – Keith Tucker – Sentientism Ep:197
Keith Tucker is Founder and Executive Director of Hip Hop is Green. A conversation about the Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.
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.