Podcasts about animal sentience

Octopus intelligence is nothing short of extraordinary—and in this episode, we dive deep with award-winning author Mark Leiren-Young to explore the surprising minds, behaviors, and conservation challenges of one of the ocean's most elusive animals. Inspired by his latest book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep, Mark shares jaw-dropping stories about tool-using octopuses, their ability to dream, their strange biology (think blue blood and donut-shaped brains), and why these misunderstood creatures deserve our awe and protection. Octopus conservation is becoming a hot topic thanks to a growing public fascination with cephalopods—sparked in part by documentaries like My Octopus Teacher. Mark and I discuss the ethical questions around octopus farming, the movement to grant them legal protections, and how young readers (and adults!) can become stewards of marine life. This episode is a fun, insightful, and important listen for ocean lovers of all ages. Buy the book: https://www.orcabook.com/Octopus-Ocean Website: https://www.leiren-young.com/ Follow a career in conservation: https://www.conservation-careers.com/online-training/ Use the code SUFB to get 33% off courses and the careers program.   Do you want to join my Ocean Community? Sign Up for Updates on the process: www.speakupforblue.com/oceanapp   Sign up for our Newsletter: http://www.speakupforblue.com/newsletter   Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speakupforblue Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc YouTube: www.speakupforblue.com/youtube  

“I mean, organoids in general are very exciting replacements for animal research because you could model a kidney or a liver or a or a heart without taking them from a real animal, which it's very important to support that kind of thing. But yes, when it's the brain, there's this fear that you might end up creating another sentient being. And then and then you've just replaced one sentient being with another and maybe not made things better at all. So it seems really, really important to guard against that risk.” – Jonathan Birch   Dr. Jonathan Birch is a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics and is Principal Investigator on the “Foundations of Animal Sentience” project, a European Union-funded project to develop better methods for studying the feelings of animals and new ways of using the science of animal minds to improve animal welfare policies and laws. In 2021, he led a review for the UK government that shaped the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. In 2022-23, he was part of a working group that investigated the question of sentience in AI. Jonathan is here today to talk about his most recent book, The Edge of Sentience Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. The Edge of Sentience is an open access book published under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, meaning it can be distributed for free in any format. 

Nightlife explores the world of animal sentience. From groundbreaking research on octopus problem-solving to the remarkable social lives of crows and dolphins, we'll examine the minds of our fellow creatures.

Dave Cohen in for Tommy. Dave talks with Phil Tedeschi, Human-Animal Connection Expert for Rover and Professor at the University of Denver in the Graduate School of Social Work Institute of Animal Sentience and Protection

Have you ever wondered what your pets might be teaching you about life, love, and your own soul's journey?This episode is for you if:You're fascinated by the intuitive bond between humans and animals.You want to explore how animals can help us evolve spiritually.You're curious about the concept of animals as matchmakers and healers.You're seeking to expand your psychic and intuitive abilities.You believe in the power of divine virtues like compassion, forgiveness, and healing.Lori recounts the story of her dog, Emma, who came into her life as more than just a pet but as a matchmaker and a teacher. Emma's wisdom helped Lori navigate an incredible synchronicity-filled journey, which taught her the importance of recognizing animals as sentient beings capable of embodying divine virtues.Lori talked about:How animals mirror different aspects of our personalities.The divine virtues animals embody, like forgiveness, compassion, and healing.The energetic language animals speak and how it helps humanity evolve.Personal stories of synchronicity and spiritual growth through her dog, Emma.The importance of recognizing animals as sentient beings with free will.How animals assist in raising our consciousness and reducing suffering on Earth.---

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It's not immoral to kick a rock; it is immoral to kick a baby. At what point do we start saying that it is wrong to cause pain to something? This question has less to do with "consciousness" and more to do with "sentience" -- the ability to perceive feelings and sensations. Philosopher Jonathan Birch has embarked on a careful study of the meaning of sentience and how it can be identified in different kinds of organisms, as he discusses in his new open-access book The Edge of Sentience. This is an example of a question at the boundary of philosophy and biology with potentially important implications for real-world policies.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/10/14/292-jonathan-birch-on-animal-sentience/Jonathan Birch received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Philosophy Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is one of the authors of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, and has advised the British government on matters of animal cruelty and sentience.Web siteLSE web pageGoogle scholar publicationsPhilPeople profileWikipediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mindshift Monday are timeless conversation, join and share, like and comment Hit the Notification bell.. Thanks for checking out this episode of MindShift Monday where we innovate our awakening process and deepen our connection to the world around us. In this Episode with Allison we're exploring the fascinating and essential topic of animal sentience. Are animals capable of experiencing emotions and having subjective experiences? Some recent scientific research that goes further into the legal aspects and a theory Allison has regarding how our responses and reactions to animals cycle back to us through society habits and behaviors, including and maybe injustices. Allison also references a few documentaries and childrens books that give great examples regarding animal sentience Mindshift Monday are timeless conversation, join and share, like and comment Follow @mindshift_monday - IG @iamallisonjones_adjust - on IG @leadingwhilelearningdao - on IG @AJonesADJUST - on X.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iamajonesadjust/message

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Hey Pickles!We hope this episode finds you well!This week's show is jam packed.!We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen.In our Noteworthy Segment, Christine tells you all about The Humane Hoax Conference that she attended.Learn more here:   https://www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-hoax-online-conferenceOur Main Topic is Vegan Trivia! We play the Animal Sentience Edition of a Vegan Trivia game. Play along at home, and let us know how you did!We have a tip to help you help others go Vegan & stay Vegan.We spotlight Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in our Vegan Org of the Week.Find out more about their mission here:   https://woodstocksanctuary.orgWe have a new Listener Shout Out! And, so much more!Enjoy the show & thanks so much for listening!Love, Sam & ChristineSupport the showJoin Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworksJoin the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/

On this episode of Animal Amicus, hosts Senior Policy Program Manager Nicole Pallotta and Managing Attorney David Rosengard discuss sentience, the legal status of nonhumans, the “Oregon trilogy” (State v. Nix, State v. Fessenden, and State v. Newcomb), and animal rights victories across the United States and globally.    Resources referenced in this episode along with additional relevant articles are listed below:    Animal Legal Defense Fund: Critical Caselaw: Judicial Recognition of Animal Sentience (webinar featuring Jamie Contreras & David Rosengard)   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Animals' Legal Status   Animal Legal Defense Fund: How Animals Differ from Other Types of “Property” Under the Law   Animal Legal & Historical Center: State v. Nix , 334 P.3d 437 (2014), vacated, 356 Or. 768, 345 P.3d 416 (2015)   Casetext: State of Oregon v. Hess, 273 Or. App. 26 (2015)   Casetext: People v. Harris, 405 P.3d 361, 2016 COA 159 (Colo. App. 2016)   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Charging Considerations in Criminal Animal Abuse Cases   Oregon Live: Animals Can Be Victims of Crime, Oregon Court of Appeals Says   FBI: Tracking Animal Cruelty: FBI Collecting Data on Crimes Against Animals   FBI: 2019 National Incident Reporting System   Animal Legal & Historical Center: State of Oregon v. Fessenden, 310 P.3d 1163 (Or. App., 2013), review allowed, 354 Or. 597, 318 P.3d 749 (2013) and aff'd, 355 Or. 759 (2014)   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Two Great Legal Victories for Animals in Oregon   Oregon Live: Oregon Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Deputy Who Entered Private Property to Rescue Starving Horse   Animal Legal & Historical Center: State of Oregon v. Newcomb, 359 Or 756 (2016)   Oregon Live: Pets not ‘mere' property: Oregon Supreme Court upholds dog-starvation conviction   FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: The Emergency Aid Exception to the Fourth Amendment's Warrant Requirement   Animal Legal & Historical Center: State v. Davidson, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 763082 (Ohio App. 11 Dist.), 2006-Ohio-1458   Animal Legal Defense Fund: 34 Horses in Limbo: Pre-Trial Forfeiture   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Delhi High Court Rules that Community Dogs Have the Right to Food by Nicole Pallotta   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Islamabad High Court Holds that Animals Have Legal Rights by Nicole Pallotta  

Tune in to hear about triploid and single-sex aquaculture fish populations, how we can genetically safeguard against fish farm escapees, the ongoing concerns around aquatic invasive in New Brunswick, and the notion of animal sentience which connects to animal ethics.    Remember: we must all make an effort to understand the science around us.   Get in touch with us! The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod  Become a Patron of the show: https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, sticker, and more: https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

Scott Beckstead is the director of campaigns for Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action. He worked as an attorney in private practice for 17 years on the central Oregon coast before going to work full-time in the animal protection sector. During his time on the coast he also served as the mayor of Waldport, Oregon from 2002 to 2007.He became known for his special expertise in the field of animal law, and has taught that subject at the University of Oregon and Willamette University law schools. In 2000, he co-authored Animal Law, the first casebook on the subject, and continues to teach animal law, wildlife law and policy. From 2008 to 2020, Scott served in a multitude of roles for the Humane Society of the United States, including Oregon state director, equine protection specialist, and Rural Outreach director; he also helped lead a successful ballot measure campaign in 2016 to ban the trade in endangered wildlife in Oregon.Because of his close familiarity with horses, livestock, and farm animals, Scott provides training to law enforcement agencies on how to handle and work with those animals, and how to investigate equine and livestock cruelty and neglect. He lives in Sutherlin, Oregon with his family, which includes four adult kids and two grandkids, as well as three dogs.Here are some topics we discussed:What led Scott to become a lawyer specializing in animal law after growing up as a rancher.How he copes with the sadness and disappointment he encounters every day in his legal work, dealing with animal abuse.His passion and focus on important wild horse issues.Scott's silly dogs and how they appear on their own social media sites.Why he loves cows.Scott's views about animal sentience, intelligence, and consciousness.What people can do to help animals avoid suffering and neglect.https://www.facebook.com/scott.beckstead1Zoom Atti Zoom on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/zoom_atti_zoom/50 Shades of Divvy on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067056872969

What do animals feel? Mike has a discussion on sentience with Dr Georgia Mason, Director of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare. We make individual and societal decisions on seafood and livestock product consumption based on our perceptions of animals. Georgia provides an overview of the state of the science on sentience and some perspectives on implication for welfare. We can and do make different decisions but an understanding of the basics can inform those decisions. They talk about aquaculture and insects which may be the next key areas for discussion.

Heather Browning is a philosopher at the London School of Economics & Political Science, where she researches animal sentience and welfare. Heather also spent many years as a zookeeper and animal welfare officer in Australia.The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.WATCH all episodes, filmed in person: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGwSOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/GUEST:Heather's Website: https://www.heatherbrowning.netHeather's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoophilosophyHeather's LSE Research which contributed to a UK bill change: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/octopus-crab-sentient-emotions-law-b2043357.htmlORDER OF CONVERSATION:0:00 - Intro0:33 - Early love of animals02:48 - Zookeeper11:25 - Animals passing away13:17 - Animal welfare officer19:16 - Lessons learnt about animal lives23:50 - Favourite animals26:17 - Switching to philosophy: undergraduate degree31:12 - Philosophy PhD in animal welfare35:23 - LSE Research contributing to a UK bill change41:38 - Comparing effects of animal & human relationships43:15 - Effect of thinking about animal mindsGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

On this episode, we speak to Dr Heather Browning, who is a philosopher, as well as a former zookeeper and zoo welfare officer, who is currently a postdoctoral research officer with the Foundations of Animal Sentience project at the London School of Economics. We talk about her open access 2022 paper "The Measurability of Subjective Animal Welfare", which was published as part of a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies on animal consciousness. This episode is brought to you by AASA, the Australasian Animal Studies Association, which you can join today. It is also brought to you by the Animal Publics book series at Sydney University Press.

Ted Cronin is speaking to Niall and he is from Sentient Rights Ireland. They are holding a protest this Wednesday at department of justice at St. Stephen's Green to lobby for the recognition of Animal Sentience to be enshrined directly into Irish law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ted Cronin is speaking to Niall and he is from Sentient Rights Ireland. They are holding a protest this Wednesday at department of justice at St. Stephen's Green to lobby for the recognition of Animal Sentience to be enshrined directly into Irish law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Spain recognizes animal sentience. Animal of the week: Parrots with Dr. Elisha Smith

In November 2021, the United Kingdom recognized crabs, lobsters, octopus and other decapod crustaceans and cephalopod invertebrates as sentient beings. The animals were added to the UK's new Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, which will protect them for the first time when the bill becomes law in early 2022. Expanding our awareness to more species is cause for hope and celebration, says Claire Bass, executive director of Humane Society International – UK. The Humane Society and other animal welfare organizations have worked on the sentience bill with the British government for several years. In this episode, Claire, who has rescued animals since childhood, explains what the new sentience law means. We also talk about opportunities since Brexit to accelerate efforts to ban live exports and the import of fur and hunting trophies and to deepen campaigns on behalf of the 88 billion industrialized animals who suffer worldwide every year, so humans can consume meat and dairy products. Calls to action: Go to https://www.hsi.org/ (hsi.org) to support Humane Society International's efforts to: Recognize non-human animals as sentient Ban fur and hunting trophy imports Encourage plant-based diets And to learn about HSI's many other global campaigns for non-human animals. Sentient Planet is an independent production created on the traditional land of the Nisqually Tribe in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Please consider https://www.patreon.com/sentientplanet (supporting our work on Patreon.) Thank you! Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley. Interstitial music: "Stardome" by https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/ (Stellardrone).

Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and has lived in the United States since 1987. He is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. He is the author of four popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and What a Fish Knows, a New York Times best-seller. He has published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters on animal behavior and animal protection. Formerly Department Chair for Animal Studies with the Humane Society University, and Director of Animal Sentience with The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Jonathan works as an independent author, and performs editing services for aspiring and established authors. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute. A popular speaker, Jonathan has lectured on six continents (the penguins eagerly anticipate his arrival in Antarctica). Jonathan currently lives in southern Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the squirrels in his neighborhood.     LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PROGRAM:   The world's first octopus farm – should it go ahead? Material Innovation Initiative HEART, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers   Ruby Roth author of several children's books: That's Why We Don't Eat Animals Vegan is Love V is For Vegan

It's a dog-filled day on the Update! Today's good news is about an animal welfare law from Spain and how dogs can understand English words. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, he has lived in New Zealand and the United States, and currently calls Ontario home. He is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, which is the study of animal behavior. Jonathan's books include Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, The Exultant Ark, What a Fish Knows, SuperFly, and Jake and Ava - A Boy and a Fish. He has also published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters on animal behavior and animal protection. Jonathan served as Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University in Washington, DC, and as as Associate Editor of the journal Animal Sentience. He has lectured on six continents, over many years, be sure to check out recordings of Jonathan's entertaining presentations online. http://jonathan-balcombe.com Photos courtesy of Susan McCourt ****************************** Thanks to Vox Vegana for the intro music. Plant Powered Radio Podcasts are available at PocketCasts, Breaker, Spotify, RadioPublic, Anchor, Overcast and Google Instagram - @plantpoweredradio Twitter - @envirovegan With gratitude for the opportunity to live, work, and create on the unceded traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Christofer, Walter Veit, Dennis Hackethal, and Matt Guttman speak about whether animals are sentient in this episode of Do Explain. Walter argues "yes", Dennis argues "no" and Matt argues that the hard problem really is hard. They discuss the difference between sentience and consciousness, the special way humans learn, consciousness as a binary jump vs. gradually evolving, animals as mere robots, information processing and computation, the hard problem of consciousness, anthropomorphism, panpsychism, different animal behaviors, and other related topics.Walter Veit is a theoretical scientist and philosopher with interests stretching widely across science and philosophy. His primary research interests are located at the intersection of the biological, social, and mind sciences in addition to empirically informed philosophy and ethics. Website: https://walterveit.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitDennis Hackethal is a software engineer and intelligence researcher in Silicon Valley, California. He hosts a podcast called Artificial Creativity about how to create AGI and also writes regularly about philosophy on his blog. Website: https://blog.dennishackethal.com/Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dchackeTwitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethalMatt Guttman is a software engineer and analyst in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees in philosophy, business management, English literature, and education, and have an active and intriguing online presence on Twitter, @RealtimeAI. Links provided by Dennis: - https://www.windowonintelligence.com/- https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/animal-sentience-faq- https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/buggy-dogs- https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/evidence-is-ambiguousStudies provided by Walter:Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2021). The Measurement Problem of Consciousness. Philosophical Topics. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23082.75207Veit, W. & Browning, H. (2021). Phenomenology Applied to Animal Health and Suffering. In S. Ferrarello (Ed.), Phenomenology of Bioethics: Technoethics and Lived-Experience, pp. 73-88. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65613-3_6Veit, W. & Huebner, B. (2020). Drawing the boundaries of animal sentience. Animal Sentience 29(13). http://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1595Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2020). Is Humane Slaughter Possible? Animals, 10(5), 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050799Veit, W., Dewhurst, J., Dołega, K., Jones, M., Stanley, S., Frankish, K. & Dennett, D.C. (2019). The Rationale of Rationalization – Behavioral and Brain Sciences 43, e53. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002164Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

This week we are taking a look at a recent run of various globe-spanning legislative developments relating to legally establishing animal sentience. What do these moves actually mean for animals? […]

On the topic of non-human animal sentience, Carl Safina is one of the most experienced observers and gifted communicators in the world. The renowned ecologist turned bestselling author has penned 10 books about our human relationship to nature and her myriad species. For example, in https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250173348 (Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace )(Macmillion 2020), Carl offers a form of deep Earth journalism that brings readers up close to the rituals and activities of beings with whom we share the Earth but rarely personally encounter. His writing is breathtaking, instilling the kind of awe humans must rekindle if we are to halt further damage to our animal kin and the natural systems that support life on Earth. In this interview, Carl shares some of the remarkable encounters he's been privileged to experience, with elephants, sperm whales, chimpanzees and owls, as well as the beloved animals that began it all for him – seabirds. He warns us of the consequences of the mistakes we're making, teaches us about the living beauty that persists, and calls us to moral action. More: Carl is the first Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University and founder of the not-for-profit https://www.safinacenter.org/ (Safina Center). He is the recipient of countless awards, including a 2021 Legacy Award from Defenders of Wildlife (USA) that recognizes his decades of advocating for the preservation of biodiversity. His writing about the living world has won a MacArthur “genius” prize, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships; book awards from Lannan, Orion, and the National Academies; and the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley. Interstitial music: "Cosmic Sunrise" by Stellardrone. Photo: The Safina Center.

Nothing blows the human mind quite like octopus intelligence. Lisa and Ann investigate the powerful charm of the octopus brain. Filled with fascinating facts and the story behind the story of the riveting inter-species love affair in My Octopus Teacher, this episode shows why the octopus has such a suction grip on our imagination. Even if you've read Sy Montgomery's The Soul of an Octopus and watched the 2021 Academy Award Winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher, you will learn a lot more about the strange and wondrous cephalopod mind.  Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? Go to ThisAnimalLIfe.com and click on Show Notes.  Erlich, Pippa. “Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Pippa Ehrlich – “My Octopus Teacher” by Cody Corrall. Women and Hollywood. June 3, 2020. Erlich, Pippa, featured in “Why 'My Octopus Teacher' Directors Brought in an 'Octopus Psychologist' for Their Doc.” by Steve Pond. The Wrap. April 12, 2021. Foster, Craig. Interviewed in “Filmmaker Finds an Unlikely Underwater Friend in ‘My Octopus Teacher.'  Fresh Air, NPR, October 15, 2020. Foster, Craig, filmmaker. My Octopus Teacher, Netflix Documentary, 2020. Foster, Craig. Sea Change Project. Website. Godfrey-Smith, Peter.  Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 2016. Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Interviewed in “What Can an Octopus Teach Us About Consciousness?” When We Talk About Animals, podcast. Episode 2. “Legging it: Evasive octopus who has been allowed to look for love.” By Kathy Marksoz. Independent. February 14, 2009 Mather, Jennifer, featured in “Octopuses at Work and Play: Jennifer Mather and Cephalopod Cognition.” Women You Should Know. By Dale Debakcsy. Nov, 14, 2018. Mather, Jennifer. “What's in an octopus's mind?” Animal Sentience 26(1), 2019. Montgomery, Sy. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness. Atria Books, 2015.  Nagel, Thomas. “What is it like to be a bat?” The Philosophical Review. 83 (4), 1974. [Link to Wikipedia page] Octolab TV: Octolab.Tv a series of videos of octopus experiments,  most of them an octopus with mirrors, an octopus reacting to a wig, and they take suggestions online. Scheel, David, featured in “Octopus: Making Contact,” PBS Nature, Season 38, Episode 1. Oct. 2019.  Von Uexküll, Jakob, Wikipedia page with Umwelt. 

Honeybees are cute, but flies are just as effective as pollinators. Jonathan Balcombe is a biologist and an associate editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the misunderstood insects that make up what we know as flies. His new book is called “Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects.”

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, currently working its way through Parliament, would for the first time formally recognise that animals have the ability to experience feelings, including pain, joy and fear. If the law is passed, the government will establish an Animal Sentience Committee to scrutinise policy. Many hope it would offer animals greater protection - only this week, the BBC's Panorama programme revealed that rules designed to protect horses from a cruel death appear to be regularly ignored at one of the UK's biggest abattoirs. Some want the bill to go even further by including invertebrates, which, for example, could ban the practice of boiling crustaceans alive. Critics of the proposals believe current animal welfare legislation is sufficient and worry about the unintended consequences for farming, fishing and countryside sports. They argue there should be no contradiction in the idea that a nation of ‘animal lovers' could eat billions of them every year. The way we treat (and whether we eat) animals has important implications, not just for the status of animals, but for the status of human beings. A rights-based approach has argued that since the moral status of humans overlaps with some animals, we should consider those animals equally deserving of rights. Others believe that elevating the status of animals diminishes the uniqueness of human beings. Is it time to think of some animals not just as having rights, but as occupying the same moral universe as humans, worthy of our trust and capable of being betrayed? Or should the relationship between man and beast always be seen as one of human dominion? Producers: Dan Tierney and Phil Pegum.

Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and has lived in the United States since 1987. He is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. He is the author of four popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and What a Fish Knows, a New York Times best-seller. He has published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters on animal behavior and animal protection. Formerly Department Chair for Animal Studies with the Humane Society University, and Director of Animal Sentience with The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Jonathan works as an independent author, and performs editing services for aspiring and established authors. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute. A popular speaker, Jonathan has lectured on six continents (the penguins eagerly anticipate his arrival in Antarctica). Jonathan currently lives in southern Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the squirrels in his neighborhood.

In this episode Gherkin and the Velvet Fist discuss talking to their kids about sex, animal sentience, how their parents met, and the movie F8 of the furious.Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-foreverLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jonathan Birch, Associate professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics and principal investigator on the Foundations of Animal Sentience project, joined Sean on the show. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Heather (https://twitter.com/zoophilosophy & https://www.heatherbrowning.net/) is a scientist, philosopher & a former zookeeper & welfare officer. She is now a researcher at the London School of Economics specialising in animal sentience, welfare, & ethics. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on the Sentientism YouTube. We discuss: 1:33 Heather Intro - biology to zookeeping to philosophy - Volunteering, later working at zoos. Getting to know animals - Studying zoology/biology - Studying philosophy, shifting to PhD focus on measuring animal welfare - "Cheetahs don't really like to run" - How do "natural behaviours" relate to animal welfare - Trying to take the animal's point of view - The Foundations of Animal Sentience programme at LSE - The power of interdisciplinary work 10:55 What's real? - Growing up in a fairly naturalistic household. Occasional church visits - Being encouraged to question & explore - Joining a church group for the community - Balking at religious rules/restrictions - Asking questions & not getting answers - "Science just seemed like the best way of investigating the world" - Scientists are flawed humans too - There are many things we don't know & some we may never understand - We're evolved creatures that have developed heuristics that have been useful to us for survival/procreation - The dangers of a need for/expectation of perfection - Dangers of over-confidence/dogma/motivated reasoning in science 21:54 What matters morally? - Naturalism does involve giving up meaning, but we can create our own meaning - Hedonist nihilism. What matters to me? - Sitting between naturalising or eliminating morality, vs. moral realism - Evolutionary basis of human consciousness, including empathy, fairness, co-operation (and not just in humans) - "What matters is the subjective pleasure and pains we have in our lives" - "Our wellbeing is an objective fact about the world" - Empathy is caring about the wellbeing of others 31:42 Which entities matter? Moral scope - "I've always loved animals" - At 5 yrs "When I grow up I want to be a zookeeper" - Finding it difficult to eat meat. Feeling disgust - Saying "I'm vegetarian" to get out of cooking meat in a class, then realising "I could just do that" and going vegetarian at 12 yrs - Supportive parents: "Now you need to learn to cook!" & being joined by a sister - A friend was told "You can't go vegetarian" - And much more... See Sentientism.info or YouTube for full notes. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at https://sentientism.info/​​​​​​​​​​​​​. Join Heather on our "I'm a Sentientist" wall https://sentientism.info/wall/ using this form: https://sentientism.info/im-a-sentientist​. ​Everyone interested, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. Main one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sentientism​. Thanks Graham for the post-prod https://twitter.com/cgbessellieu.

John Webster is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Veterinary School at Bristol University. He studied veterinary science as he wanted to help animals. He is also a founding member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council and first propounded the ‘Five Freedoms' as a standard for defining the elements of good welfare in domestic animals.John highlights the importance of animal welfare science for veterinarians and talks about the insights of the animals. He discusses how "sentient animals do not live only in the present” and how having emotions matters in addition to understanding the duty we have of looking at animals' minds.Sabrina and John discuss the constant endeavor to act according to what is right, not simply that which is regulated, and what we perceive to be the right decision for the animals.John explains to us the ethics and politics of animal welfare, and our moral duty to minimize any distress that comes from our actions while giving them a life worth living.John dives into the topics of his books ‘Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden', ‘Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden', and his forthcoming book on animal sentience seen through a Buddhism lens. John talks about the meat and dairy crisis, the unsustainability of it, its impacts, and the need for reducing consumption. Sabrina shares the importance of applying this to zoos and aquariums for animal welfare and from an environmental sustainability perspective.John discusses the Cordelia Principle, a rat is a rat, and concludes with a story of Griselda, a neighbourhood chicken who came to visit.Find John's books HEREBecome a member of PAWS HERE

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That's why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook's recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA' s Alicia Graef.

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That's why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook's recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA' s Alicia Graef.

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That’s why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook’s recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA’ s Alicia Graef.

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The blue ribbon emotions and how they show in canines.  Managing frustration in training.  Recognizing human interpretation of intentionality in relation to canine behaviors. The physical, mental, and emotional health of dogs.    Key Takeaways: Dogs have brain structures that produce emotions. In other words, those brain structures are similar to the emotion-producing brain structures in humans. In both children and in puppies, rough and tumble play is vitally important to learning social skills, boundaries, and limits.  Human beings are going to have a wider, richer, deeper range of emotions than pets. We cannot attribute human intention to a dog’s behavior. The simplest answer is usually the correct one when looking at canine behavior.  As trainers and pet owners, we need to examine the net stress of the dog overall and ask ourselves if we are hitting all of the important parts of that dog's life.   "At the end of the day, we have to understand that dogs are emotional beings, they want to be forward-looking." —  Jerry Bradshaw   Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com   Resources:  Panksepp, Jaak (1998).  Affective Neuroscience. Grandin, Temple. (2005). Animals in Translation. Kujala, Miiamaaria. Canine Emotions as Seen Through Human Social Cognition. Animal Sentience 2017.013. Coren, Stanley. Do Dogs Have the Same Emotions People Do? Canadian Dogs, August 31, 2018. Makin, Chad. The Layered Stress Model of Reactivity. (various internet descriptions). Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com Youtube:  tarheelcanine Twitter: @tarheelcanine Instagram: @tarheelk9 Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org Patreon:   patreon.com/controlledaggression Slideshare: Tarheel Canine   Sponsors:  ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com     Train Hard, train smart, be safe.     Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Jian Yi is the founder of The Good Food Fund, a Chinese NGO that takes a holistic approach to protecting the environment by examining food systems and climate change. In this interview, Sentient Media's Executive Director, Ana Bradley, explores the history of food in China, the need for a global solution for our broken food systems, and Jian Yi's thoughts on the future of food. Watch the interview on YouTube: Find Jian Yi's work here: http://www.goodfoodchina.net https://www.ft.com/content/afc52d70-1bab-4375-984e-7814a1d0aa7d Hit subscribe and find us here: Newsletter: https://sentientmedia.org/newsletter​ Facebook: https://facebook.com/sentientmediaorg​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sentient_media​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/sentient_media​ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sent...​

PETA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANIMAL SENTIENCE AND END EXPERIMENTS

Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologist and author, formerly Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University, in Washington, DC. He also served as Associate Editor of the journal Animal Sentience and, until recently, Jonathan lectured internationally on animal behavior and the human-animal relationship. Jonathan has worked for several animal protection organizations, including the Humane Society of the United States, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Jonathan has published scholarly articles, book chapters, and popular science books on various topics including animal behavior, animal research, animal dissection, medical simulation, and veganism. His most recent book is the NY Times bestseller, "What A Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins," which combines science and story-telling to examine the inner lives of the world's most diverse group of vertebrates. His next book, "SuperFly," is scheduled for release later this year. Jonathan currently lives in southern Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the squirrels in his neighborhood. Find Jonathan and his writings at his website, and on social media.

This episode is dedicated to animal advocate Regan Russell, who was tragically run over and killed by a transport truck bringing pigs to be killed the at Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Regan regularly attended vigils outside the slaughterhouse with the Animal Save Movement, and was protesting Ontario's ag gag laws the day she was killed. In the main segment, Camille speaks with renowned biologist and animal behaviour expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about animal sentience, who rips apart claims that animals can't think or feel, recently from farm lobby group the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

This episode is dedicated to animal advocate Regan Russell, who was tragically run over and killed by a transport truck bringing pigs to be killed the at Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Regan regularly attended vigils outside the slaughterhouse with the Animal Save Movement, and was protesting Ontario's ag gag laws the day she was killed. In the main segment, Camille speaks with renowned biologist and animal behaviour expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about animal sentience, who rips apart claims that animals can't think or feel, recently from farm lobby group the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

You remember that scene in the Watchmen movie when Rorschach says, "I'm not stuck in here with you, you're stuck in here with me!" I think later on he also breaks into a jig and asks "Can I get a bitta that Kit Kat bar?" But I digress, and I also lose the original point of what I was saying, which I found upon snacking on a Kit Kat bar! Kit Kat -- throw us some bones. What I mean is that with the quarantine being extended through the month, you're gonna have a long time to get to know us via our brilliant segments and incandescent riffs. We've got 3 classically great features this week, plus an update on the inaugural Jack Russell Cup which comes complete with a fresh YouTube channel! Suck it out the reservoir. Follow us on Twitter @BenderStreet

"Am I Ugly" is a Reddit thread dedicated to judging people's looks, with some constructive and harsh criticisms.

Rev. Bill Crews speaks to Shatha Hamade from Animals Australia about the impact ACT's "sentience' laws have on animal rights. 

Dr. David M. Pena-Guzman—a philosopher and assistant professor at San Francisco State University, who wrote a scholarly paper for the journal Animal Sentience, entitled “Can Nonhuman Animals Commit Suicide?”—recounts how […]

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Are animals sentient? How do we measure sentience? What is sentience anyway? Image: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Cow-Livestock-Nature-Head-Animal-Cow-Head-1715829

Jonathan Balcombe is a scientist, author and speaker specialising in animal sentience and emotions. Balcombe holds 3 degrees including a PhD in ethology. He has published over 50 scientific papers on animal behaviour and animal protection and is currently the Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, in Washington, DC. Some topics we talk about include sentience, animal emotions and ethics, cephalopods and the evolution of consciousness and some surprising animal behavioural anecdotes. Jonathan's books really influenced the way I thought about animals and I highly recommend checking them out.      Show notes and links here  Connect with Jonathan:FacebookTwitter Jonathan's Books: Pleasurable KingdomSecond Nature: The Inner Lives of AnimalsWhat A Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins Recorded in Leipzig, GermanyTheme Song by Cosmic Tortoise

So what exactly does a fish know? It’s a question that took acclaimed scientist and author Jonathan Balcombe on a 4 year journey of watery discovery-under the sea, through rivers and ponds and even into your own fish bowl.Did you know fishes have morals, use tools and offer cleaning services with benefits? Or that they hunt co-operatively and form lifelong bonds? And what about that three second memory myth? While we share this planet with more than 30,000 species of fish, we know so little about them. In this episode of MHP Jonathan demystifies the lives of fishes and debunks some of our preconceived notions about these aquatic wonders. He shares his story from a childhood love of nature to what part destiny has played in his life, his hope for changes in the way we view animals, and why Aristotle and Descartes have a lot to answer for.  And of course What a Fish Knows. Jonathan, ethologist, author and champion for animal welfare, is the current director for Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute For Science and Policy had published over 50 scientific papers and is the author of numerous acclaimed books like the wonderful Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature and The Exultant Ark  and of course his latest book What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins.Find out more about his wonderful work and the new book at:http://jonathan-balcombe.comhttp://animalstudiesrepository.org/animsent/Please visit www.myhomeplanet.org

Dr. Jonathan Balcombe and Lee discuss the role of an ethologist in studying animal behavior, how he came to be interested in the subject, and his work examining the thought processes of several different animal species.  Dr. Balcombe reveals the scientific evidence demonstrating that animals that we have believed for millennia are of a ‘lower order’ actually have rich inner lives that in many ways are not much different from those of human beings.  These species include fish, which are the subject of Dr. Balcombe’s latest book, What a Fish Knows. Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologist and author. He currently serves as Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University, in Washington, DC. He lectures internationally on animal behavior and human-animal relations. 

Dr. Jonathan Balcombe and Lee discuss the role of an ethologist in studying animal behavior, how he came to be interested in the subject, and his work examining the thought processes of several different animal species.  Dr. Balcombe reveals the scientific evidence demonstrating that animals that we have believed for millennia are of a ‘lower order’ actually have rich inner lives that in many ways are not much different from those of human beings.  These species include fish, which are the subject of Dr. Balcombe’s latest book, What a Fish Knows. Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologist and author. He currently serves as Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University, in Washington, DC. He lectures internationally on animal behavior and human-animal relations. 

Jonathan Balcombe (Animal Sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy) on capacity of animals to experience feelings

Vegcast 79 looks at animal sentience, with an in depth interview with Jonathan Balcombe, author of the book Second Nature, which comes out today. Jonathan talks about how we are heading for a paradigm shift in thinking about animal intelligence, emotion and sensation, and explains how this will likely affect our food and other choices. Then we get to hear a new tune from Yvonne Smith, the Traveling and now Singing Vegetarian. We also check in with Leila Fusfeld to get the outcome of the Vegan Pledge campaign just completed in Philly. And in keeping with the theme there is a Science Fact about dog growls and how those that same to us mean different things to dogs.

Vegcast 79 looks at animal sentience, with an in depth interview with Jonathan Balcombe, author of the book Second Nature, which comes out today. Jonathan talks about how we are heading for a paradigm shift in thinking about animal intelligence, emotion and sensation, and explains how this will likely affect our food and other choices. Then we get to hear a new tune from Yvonne Smith, the Traveling and now Singing Vegetarian. We also check in with Leila Fusfeld to get the outcome of the Vegan Pledge campaign just completed in Philly. And in keeping with the theme there is a Science Fact about dog growls and how those that same to us mean different things to dogs.