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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association
7 days ago
This episode features Professor Jonathan Birch of the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Jonathan is a philosopher of science who will be best known to an animal studies audience for his work on the science of sentience. This includes his 2021 report Review of the Evidence of Sentience in Cephalopod Molluscs and Decapod Crustaceans, which led to cephalopods and decapods being recognized as sentient beings in UK law. He was also one of the lead signatories of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness. In this episode, we talk about his 2024 Oxford University Press book The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. This is an open access book, meaning that all listeners can read and download it for free entirely legally. ... See MoreSee Less
Episode 231: The edge of sentience with Jonathan Birch
This episode features Professor Jonathan Birch of the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Jonathan is a philosopher of scien...AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association
2 weeks ago
📣 We are excited to announce the 2025 edition of the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference! 🎉
The conference will take place July 2–5, 2025 at Pollock Halls at the University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The conference brings together researchers from social and behavioural sciences, and animal activists and advocates from around the world. We are interested in research on a range of topics relevant to animal advocacy including how we think about and relate to non-human animals, dietary choices and veganism, and effective approaches to animal advocacy.
The call for presentation submissions will be announced in November.
For more information and updates, click the website link in the first comment. ... See MoreSee Less