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?”
Tag archives: Transhumanism
“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.
S-Risks with Tobias Baumann – “Avoiding the Worst… a moral catastrophe” – Sentientism Ep:180
Tobias Baumann co-founded the Center for Reducing Suffering. A Sentientism conversation about what matters, who matters and how to avoid S-Risk moral catastrophes.
Dogs and pigs have meaningful lives! – Philosopher Michael Hauskeller – Sentientism Episode 155
Michael Hauskeller is head of philosophy at Liverpool University. A conversation about Sentientism’s “evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings”.
“When I adopted a dog – my whole worldview shifted” – Aditya from Animal Ethics
Aditya is the wild animal suffering outreach coordinator for Animal Ethics. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about “what’s real?” and “what matters?”
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.
“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?”
An Introduction to Sentientism – on YouTube and podcast. “Talking to Humanists about other sentients”
An Introduction to Sentientism – on YouTube and podcast. Talking to Humanists about other sentients.
“De-centring the human” – New Sentientist Conversation with Josh Gellers. Also Happy New Year!
In this video, Jamie talks to author and associate professor Josh Gellers. Josh’s work spans animal, environmental and artificial intelligence ethics and law. He is a research fellow with the Earth System Governance Project and is a Fulbright scholar. He is Author of “Rights for Robots”.We talk about growing up in a culturally Jewish household, non-human rights (animal, robot or otherwise) and how to take a pluralistic approach that “wades in the waters of other ways of knowing” without slipping into a relativism that excuses causing needless harm.
“Being in balance with ourselves and the rest of the living world” – Author Gill Coombs – New Sentientist Conversation
Gill is an author, coach & counsellor. She was a UK parliamentary candidate for the Green Party. She focuses on helping people live in balance with themselves & the rest of the living world.
“Compassion alone is not enough – we need to systematise benevolence”: David Pearce Video #Sentientist Conversation
In this video, Jamie talks to philosopher and co-founder of the World Transhumanist Organisation (now Humanity+), David Pearce.