Sentientism

Karthik is MD of the Fish Welfare Initiative , India. He has a background in animal welfare & ethical livelihoods. He is a PhD scholar at the National Academy of Legal Studies & Research in India & previously managed the university’s Animal Law Centre. While there, researched the unethical practices associated with industrialised egg production in India. In Sentientist Conversations we...

Barbara is emerita professor of anthropology at William & Mary and a freelance science writer and public speaker. The author of seven books, including the new  Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild , Barbara focuses on animal emotion and cognition, the ethics of our relationships with animals, and the evolutionary history of language, c...

Carter is Policy Director and Board Member of the Fair Start Movement , an organisation dedicated to giving every child a fair start in life. He is the author of Justice as a Fair Start in Life. Carter began his career as an Honors Program appointee to the U.S. Department of Justice. He later served as a legal adviser to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the national security law divisi...

Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere PhD is one of the world’s leading experts on disgust and emotions. He is an independent researcher and consultant in the history, language, science & philosophy of emotions & an honorary research fellow at the centre for the history of the emotions, Queen Mary University of London. Richard’s first book, " A Human History of Emotions " (also known as "Homo Emotic...

Steve ( stevesapontzis.com ) is professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University, East Bay. He specialises in animal ethics, environmental ethics & meta-ethics. He was co-founder in 1985 of Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics & served as its initial co-editor. Steve was a member of the board of the American Philosophical Quarterly. In 1983, Steve founded, with his wife...

Coral is an aspiring writer, an animal rescue volunteer/donor & runs a bunny boarding & grooming business. She is an ex-Mormon atheist & a "meat & potatoes girl" turned vegan. Find Coral & her content at: @atheist_vegan , & wattpad.com/user/VCoralSandsV & inkitt.com/veganatheist & on YouTube . In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questio...

Helen ( @hkopnina ) is Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Business at the University of Northumbria & also lectures at The Hague University. Her research focuses on environmental education, biodiversity & corporate sustainability. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion f...

Alex ( @alexlockwood & alexlockwood.co.uk ) is a fiction & non-fiction writer. He is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Media & Cultural Studies at Uni of Sunderland. He has a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University & has published stories, essays & journalism in a wide range of magazines, journals & newspapers. He has a particular fascination with how...

Rachel is a multi-award winning writer, podcast host & media consultant. Her memoir, “ Open – An Uncensored Memoir Of Love, Liberation, And Non-Monogomy ” was published in 2022. She is on the advisory board for Sentient Media & the board of directors of Our Hen House . Rachel does nonprofit media consulting, especially for vegan organizations & brands. In Sentientist Conversations we t...

Lee McIntyre ( leemcintyrebooks.com & @LeeCMcIntyre ) is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy & History of Science at Boston University & an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. Lee is the author of How to Talk to a Science Denier as well as many other books, essays & papers. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Scientific American, the Bost...

Mary Pat ( @mpchampeau ) is the director of graduate programs at the Institute for Humane Education ( @HumaneEducation & humaneeducation.org ) & faculty at Antioch University. Mary Pat has been in the field of education since 1979 when she began teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger. Before joining IHE, she worked in refugee camps in Asia & supervised culture & language prog...

David is an activist & chief petitioner of the Yes On IP13 campaign ( www.yesonip13.org & @yesonip13 ) which aims to outlaw the harming & killing of sentient animals in the US state of Oregon. That's without exceptions for animal agriculture, hunting, research or other forms of exploitation. Originally with a background in psychology & public health, David’s switch to activism bega...

Cameron (cameron@animaladvocacyafrica.org) is the Operations Lead for Animal Advocacy Africa (also @Animal_Africa ). Cameron ran his own eCommerce business for several years before pivoting to charity entrepreneurship to have a more extensive & substantial positive impact on the world. Cameron has been involved in the Effective Altruism community for over ten years & went through Charity E...

Nick ( @NickPende & theconversation ) is a Sociologist who researches social movements, social change & Critical Animal Studies. He is a member of The Institute for Critical Animal Studies, the International Association of Vegan Sociologists & The Australian Sociological Association. Nick co-hosts the Freedom of Species podcast & radio show on Melbourne’s 3CR community radio statio...

Howie ( @askhowie & plantyourself.com ) is a coach & author & podcast host. His coaching work with people & organisations focuses on leadership, values, productivity & health. 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 o...

Nandita is the ED of Population Balance which works to address the impacts of human overpopulation & overconsumption on the planet, people & animals. As faculty with the Institute for Humane Education , Nandita teaches a course “Pronatalism & Overpopulation” about the pervasive pressure on women to have children & the impacts on them, families, non-human animals & the planet. P...

Michael Huemer ( @FakeNousBlog ) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado . He is the author of more than seventy academic articles in epistemology, ethics, metaethics, metaphysics, & political philosophy, as well as eight amazing books that YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BUY including Skepticism & the Veil of Perception, Ethical Intuitionism, The Problem of Political Authority,...

Dr. Brian Earp ( @briandavidearp ) is Associate Director of the Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics & Health Policy & a Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. His work is cross-disciplinary, following training in philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, history & sociology of science and medicine, & ethics. He has written extensively on...

Jamila ( thesoulfulveganista.com & @Jamila_Anahata ) is an activist, blogger & holistic lifestyle coach. She is aso Marketing Director of the Afro-Vegan Society . Sign up for their NAVCON2021 summit on Nov 13th - open to all!. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion f...

Dr. Sailesh Rao ( climatehealers.org ) is Founder & Exec Dir of Climate Healers , a non-profit working to heal the climate. After a glittering career in tech he switched to focus on solving our environmental crises. Dr. Rao is the author of two books, Carbon Dharma & Carbon Yoga, & is an Exec Producer of several documentaries including, The Human Experiment (2013), Cowspiracy: The Sust...

Pablo ( @PabloPCastello & on LinkedIn ) is a Research Assistant at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law & a Junior Fellow of the Animals & Biodiversity programme of the Global Research Network (GRN) think tank. He is a PhD candidate at Royal Holloway (UoL). His research in Philosophy focuses on understanding the importance of human language in producing human dominion over animal...

Healthy Planet is hosted by Bob DiBenedetto . His WUSB radio show aims to help people learn about the powerful effect our everyday choices can have in creating a healthy and compassionate world. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info . Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form . Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in o...

Cat ( @CatBeschVN ) founded and leads Vietnam Animal Aid & Rescue . She is also a writer & activist addressing many non-human animal issues. 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 YouTube . We discuss...

This episode is a bonus cross-post from Rod Graham's Being series on YouTube where I talked to Rod about Sentientism. You can watch the video of our conversation on his channel here . Check out and subscribe to Rod's channel and give him a follow on Twitter . I hope you enjoy our conversation! As ever, this is my personal perspective so many other Sentientists will disagree - while still agreeing...

Peter Tatchell ( @PeterTatchell & petertatchell.net ) has been an activist for human rights, democracy, LGBT+ freedom and global justice since 1967. Watch the Netflix documentary about his life, " Hating Peter Tatchell ". He directs the Peter Tatchell foundation ( petertatchellfoundation.org ). In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “w...