In this Sentientist Conversation I talk with animal sanctuary founder and activist Cat Besch about “What’s Real?” and “What Matters?”
Tag: Agnostic
“Boom! – the entire world changed – everyone was questioning everything” – Mariann Sullivan – Sentientist Conversation
Mariann is Co-host of the Our Hen House podcast and host of the Animal Law Podcast. She is a lawyer, lecturer, teacher and animal rights activist.
“The conversation has to start with you” – Jenny Splitter – Journalist and SciMom Founder
Jenny is an award-winning journalist & science writer covering food, agriculture, climate change, biodiversity, health & technology. 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.
“I would consider myself a Sentientist now” – Tennis pro Marcus Daniell
Marcus is a pro 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.
“Children are much less speciesist than adults” – Psychological Researcher Matti Wilks – New Sentientist Conversation
Matti is a post-doctoral researcher at Yale University, working with Professor Paul Bloom. She studies moral psychology & moral development – including attitudes to cultivated meat & the “natural”, the moral status of various types of entities & altruism. In these Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
“Compassion needs to be grounded in reality” – Bioethicist and Author Jessica Pierce – 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.