“You cannot go wrong with compassion” – primatologist Frans de Waal – Sentientist Conversations
Frans is a primatologist and ethologist whose talks and books have been viewed and read by tens of millions of people. A Sentientist Conversation.
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“That’s moral progress – you have to interfere in things” – Philosopher Kyle Johannsen
A Sentientist Conversation about “what’s real?” and “what matters?” with Kyle Johannsen, philosopher and author of “Wild Animal Ethics”.
“I’m positive about our future… I experienced the rapid change in my own views” – Lu Shegay – Institute of Animal Law of Asia – Sentientist Conversation
Lu is an animal law attorney from Kazakhstan. She is the co-founder and Managing Director of the Institute of Animal Law of Asia. A Sentientist Conversation.
“Factory farming is a complete disaster” – Financial Times Journalist Henry Mance
Henry Mance is the chief features writer for the Financial Times newspaper. He is the author of “How to Love Animals in a Human Shaped World.”
“We don’t need a god – we can do it ourselves” – Philosopher Richard Brown
Richard Brown is a philosopher at CUNY. In Sentientist Conversations we discuss “what’s real?” and “what matters?” Sentientism is “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings.”
“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.
“We don’t have to wait until the 24th century for a Star Trek future” – Christopher Sebastian – Sentientist Conversation
Journalist Christopher Sebastian talks about what’s real and what matters on Sentientist Conversations.
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.
“I would consider myself a Sentientist now” – Tennis pro Marcus Daniell
Marcus is a professional tennis player. He is a philanthropist and an advocate for effective altruism through his work as the founder of High Impact Athletes.
“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.
“There is no us and them” – Yasmine Mohammed – Ex-Muslim Activist – New Sentientist Conversation
Yasmine is an ex-muslim rights activist, advocating primarily for the rights of women living within Islamic majority countries.
“Animal activists don’t have to be on the political left” – Josh Milburn – New Sentientist Conversation on Podcast and YouTube
Josh is a moral & political philosopher with research interests in animal ethics, the philosophy of food, liberal & libertarian political theory & applied ethics.
“I’m concerned with oppression in all its forms” – Joey Tuminello – New Sentientist Conversation
Joey is assistant professor of philosophy at McNeese State Uni & program coordinator for the nonprofits Farm Forward & Better Food Foundation.
“Maybe moral systems are harmful! Like religion, they are used to divide us.” – Walter Veit – New Sentientist Conversation
Walter is an interdisciplinary scientist, philosopher & writer focusing on biology, minds & ethics. He publishes the ‘Science and Philosophy‘ series on Psychology Today and Medium.
“Freedom, equality & avoiding harm to others” – Psychologist Kristof Dhont – New Sentientist Conversation
Kristof is a social psychologist & senior lecturer at the university of Kent where he runs SHARKLab (Study of Human InterGroup & Animal Relations). He is the author of “Why We Love & Exploit Animals”.
“The root of all evil is in thinking some suffering doesn’t matter” – Jane Velez-Mitchell – Sentientist Conversation
Jane is a TV broadcaster, author, journalist & now CEO of the animal rights non-profit Jane Unchained. She has written four books, two of which were NY Times bestsellers.
“There is suffering – end it!” – Actress Victoria Hogan – New Sentientist Conversation episode on YouTube and Podcast
Victoria is an actress, film producer, writer, voiceover artist and animal activist. In these Sentientist Conversations we discuss “whats real” and “what matters”.
“We’re at the beginning of a huge movement” – Author Julie Taylor – New Sentientist Conversation on Podcast and YouTube
Julie is an author, artist and animal activist. In these Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
“Morality isn’t linked to religion” – Amy Wilson – Activist Lawyer – New Sentientist Conversation on Podcast and YouTube
Amy Wilson is an Animal, Human & Earth Rights Lawyer. She founded the Animal Law Reform & Animal Law Africa NGOs.
“Compassion needs to be grounded in reality” – Jessica Pierce – Bioethicist and Author – Sentientist Conversation on YouTube and Podcast
Jessica Pierce is a bioethicist, philosopher and writer. Her work focuses on human-animal relationships & interconnections between ecosystems & health.