Peter Singer
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Author, Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, The Most Good You Can Do, Animal Liberation Now.
Podcast: "Lives Well Lived"
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Professor of Bioethics, Emeritus, Princeton University.
Podcast: "Lives Well Lived"
AI Persona: PeterSinger.ai
Professor of Bioethics, Emeritus, Princeton University.
This 5-minute video on speciesism and veganism made by Yulia Kravchuk, a Ukrainian high school student, gives me confidence that the struggle will be carried on by future generations, even when their countries have serious problems, as Ukraine surely does, right now.
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This speech concerns the horrid tragedy of speciesism — the form of discrimination almost no one notices or talks about. It affects billions of victims every year, and the way they suffer is…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This 5-minute video on speciesism and veganism made by Yulia Kravchuk, a Ukrainian high school student, gives me confidence that the struggle will be carried on by future generations, even when their countries have serious problems, as Ukraine surely does, right now.
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In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Stephen West, the creator of Philosophize This!, about how twelve years of reading, writing, and teaching philosophy have changed the way he sees the world.
New Podcast Release: Stephen West
Our guest in the latest episode of Lives Well Lived is Stephen West, creator of the acclaimed philosophy podcast Philosophize This!
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November 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Stephen West, the creator of Philosophize This!, about how twelve years of reading, writing, and teaching philosophy have changed the way he sees the world.
In our new episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I speak with Stephen West about how twelve years of reading and teaching philosophy have changed the way he sees the world.
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In our new episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I speak with Stephen West about how twelve years of reading and teaching philosophy have changed the way he sees the world.
Bill Gates recently argued that we climate change is not an existential risk because it will not exceed 2.9°C above pre-industrial levels, and human civilization can survive that.
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Bill Gates recently argued that we climate change is not an existential risk because it will not exceed 2.9°C above pre-industrial levels, and human civilization can survive that.
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I speak with Stephen West, creator of Philosophize This!, about what it really means to become wiser.
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I speak with Stephen West, creator of Philosophize This!, about what it really means to become wiser.
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived,” the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we have a dramatic shift in our demographic, speaking with teenage sisters Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut — the founders of Small Bits of Happiness...
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived,” the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we have a dramatic shift in our demographic, speaking with teenage sisters Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut — the founders of Small Bits of Happiness...
Following on from the turn against animal testing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, here's some more good news from the UK government: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Following on from the turn against animal testing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, here's some more good news from the UK government: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Two teenage sisters are our guests in our new “Lives Well Lived” episode: Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut. They are Canadians, troubled about how low Canada and the US rank in surveys of how happy people under 30 are. So they started a company, Small Bits of Happiness, to help young people...
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Two teenage sisters are our guests in our new “Lives Well Lived” episode: Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut. They are Canadians, troubled about how low Canada and the US rank in surveys of how happy people under 30 are. So they started a company, Small Bits of Happiness, to help young people...
Two teenage girls are our guests in the latest “Lives Well Lived” episode. We feature the Canadian sisters Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut, who are 17 and 15 respectively. They have started a remarkable enterprise called Small Bits of Happiness.
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Two teenage girls are our guests in the latest “Lives Well Lived” episode. We feature the Canadian sisters Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut, who are 17 and 15 respectively. They have started a remarkable enterprise called Small Bits of Happiness.
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why we’re so often wrong about what will make us happy.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why we’re so often wrong about what will make us happy.
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I ask Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert whether, since we’re so bad at predicting what will make us happy, the solution is simply to live in the present.
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Daniel Gilbert on Living in the Present
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I ask Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert whether, since we’re so bad at predicting what will make us happy, the solution is simply to…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia and I ask Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert whether, since we’re so bad at predicting what will make us happy, the solution is simply to live in the present.
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In our latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why people are so poor at predicting what will bring them joy and why we often fail to learn from our own mistakes.
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
In our latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why people are so poor at predicting what will bring them joy and why we often fail to learn from our own mistakes.
In our latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why people are so poor at predicting what will bring them joy and why we often fail to learn from our own mistakes.
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
In our latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, about why people are so poor at predicting what will bring them joy and why we often fail to learn from our own mistakes.
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Bishop Mariann Budde -- the first woman to serve as Episcopalian Bishop of Washington D.C. and of the Washington National Cathedral.
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Bishop Mariann Budde -- the first woman to serve as Episcopalian Bishop of Washington D.C. and of the Washington National Cathedral.
In our conversation, Bishop Mariann Budde, who on the day after Trump’s 2nd inauguration did not let his presence deter her from speaking up for the marginalized people they had targeted in their election campaign, described how...
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Bishop Mariann Budde on Trump's Inauguration
In our conversation, Bishop Mariann Budde, who on the day after Trump’s 2nd inauguration did not let his presence deter her from speaking up for the marginalized people they had targeted in their…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In our conversation, Bishop Mariann Budde, who on the day after Trump’s 2nd inauguration did not let his presence deter her from speaking up for the marginalized people they had targeted in their election campaign, described how...
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In our conversation, Bishop Mariann Budde, who spoke out so bravely in Trump’s presence, reminded us that courage and love can spread through communities that stand together in solidarity with migrants, in defence of public institutions, and in small daily acts of kindness that keep hope alive.
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
In our conversation, Bishop Mariann Budde, who spoke out so bravely in Trump’s presence, reminded us that courage and love can spread through communities that stand together in solidarity with migrants, in defence of public institutions, and in small daily acts of kindness that keep hope alive.
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Julia van Boven and Sjir Hoeijmakers – two people dedicated to using their work and resources to make the world a better place.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Julia van Boven and Sjir Hoeijmakers – two people dedicated to using their work and resources to make the world a better place.
Most of us have far more power to do good than we realise.
In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about why small changes in how we give can have extraordinary impact,...
In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about why small changes in how we give can have extraordinary impact,...
October 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Most of us have far more power to do good than we realise.
In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about why small changes in how we give can have extraordinary impact,...
In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about why small changes in how we give can have extraordinary impact,...
Amplify the harvest and feed the future with One Acre Fund.
Smallholder farmers produce 70% of Africa's food. They're providers and entrepreneurs in their communities. Yet many lack access to the seeds, tools, and training needed for reliable harvests.
Smallholder farmers produce 70% of Africa's food. They're providers and entrepreneurs in their communities. Yet many lack access to the seeds, tools, and training needed for reliable harvests.
October 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Amplify the harvest and feed the future with One Acre Fund.
Smallholder farmers produce 70% of Africa's food. They're providers and entrepreneurs in their communities. Yet many lack access to the seeds, tools, and training needed for reliable harvests.
Smallholder farmers produce 70% of Africa's food. They're providers and entrepreneurs in their communities. Yet many lack access to the seeds, tools, and training needed for reliable harvests.
What really motivates us to give? In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Julia van Boven, co-founder of the School for Moral Ambition, and Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about what drives people to build a career around making the world a better place.
Julia van Boven on Moral Action
What really motivates us to give? In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Julia van Boven, co-founder of the School for Moral Ambition, and Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving…
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October 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
What really motivates us to give? In our latest “Lives Well Lived” episode, Kasia and I speak with Julia van Boven, co-founder of the School for Moral Ambition, and Sjir Hoeijmakers, CEO of Giving What We Can, about what drives people to build a career around making the world a better place.
The central argument of Animal Liberation is simple: speciesism - the bias in favour of our own species - is no more defensible than racism or sexism.
Throughout history, dominant groups have exploited the less powerful for their own interests.
Throughout history, dominant groups have exploited the less powerful for their own interests.
The central argument of Animal Liberation
The central argument of Animal Liberation is simple: speciesism - the bias in favour of our own species - is no more defensible than racism or sexism.
Throughout history, dominant groups have…
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October 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The central argument of Animal Liberation is simple: speciesism - the bias in favour of our own species - is no more defensible than racism or sexism.
Throughout history, dominant groups have exploited the less powerful for their own interests.
Throughout history, dominant groups have exploited the less powerful for their own interests.
I’m honoured to have been awarded the Winsome Constance Kindness Medal by The Kindness Trust, which recognises individuals who have contributed to a kinder world for people and animals.
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m honoured to have been awarded the Winsome Constance Kindness Medal by The Kindness Trust, which recognises individuals who have contributed to a kinder world for people and animals.
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with primatologist and author Christine Webb about her encounters with primates and the challenge of unlearning human exceptionalism.
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia and I speak with primatologist and author Christine Webb about her encounters with primates and the challenge of unlearning human exceptionalism.
Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.
On “Lives Well Lived”, Christine Webb recalls a moment in the Namib Desert with a young baboon named Bear that overturned everything she’d been taught about animals. What she witnessed suggested not just empathy, but a theory of mind directed toward a member of another species.
Christine Webb on the Theory of Mind
On “Lives Well Lived”, Christine Webb recalls a moment in the Namib Desert with a young baboon named Bear that overturned everything she’d been taught about animals. What she witnessed suggested not…
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October 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
On “Lives Well Lived”, Christine Webb recalls a moment in the Namib Desert with a young baboon named Bear that overturned everything she’d been taught about animals. What she witnessed suggested not just empathy, but a theory of mind directed toward a member of another species.