Bob Fischer
@bobfisc
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Philosopher, EA Researcher, Director of the SSEA (https://t.co/WZcnIwEg2u)
Joined March 2022
How much welfare can pigs, chickens, and shrimp experience relative to humans? Read the latest post in the Moral Weight Project sequence to see our estimates! https://t.co/pVWPom9VOf
forum.effectivealtruism.org
For updates, please see this book. • Key Takeaways * We offer welfare range estimates for 11 farmed species: pigs, chickens, carp, salmon, octopuse…
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People say that @RethinkPriors has great operations - let's keep this way! We're doing more hiring!
forum.effectivealtruism.org
TL;DR * The Operations Department is hiring a Chief of Staff, Development Professional, and Communications Strategy Professional (applications close…
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Why Neuron Counts Shouldn't Be Used as Proxies for Moral Weight — Effective Altruism Forum
forum.effectivealtruism.org
Key Takeaways * Several influential EAs have suggested using neuron counts as rough proxies for animals’ relative moral weights. We challenge this s…
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I’ve been working with some fantastic collaborators for the last 18 months. Here’s one of the main things we’ve been doing:
forum.effectivealtruism.org
Key Takeaways * Our objective: estimate the welfare ranges of 11 farmed species. * Given hedonism, an individual’s welfare range is the difference…
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Join us on Thursday, 10/13 @ 1 Eastern, for Leonard Dung's SSEA talk! The title is, "Why the epistemic objection to sentience as a criterion for moral status is flawed." If you haven't already signed up for one of our previous talks, you can sign up here:
ethicsandanimals.org
And please join our facebook group or follow us on bluesky!
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Josh Mund (Tulane University), March 16 @ 1 Eastern François Jaquet (Université de Strasbourg), April 13 @ 1 Eastern Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert (University of Oxford), May 18 @ 1 Eastern
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Gary O’Brien (University of Oxford), December 15 @ 1 Eastern Catia Faria (Complutense University of Madrid), January 12 @ 1 Eastern Yiran Hua (Brown University), February 16 @ 1 Eastern
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Dustin Crummett (University of Washington Tacoma), September 8 @ 1 Eastern Leonard Dung (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), October 13 @ 1 Eastern Joel Joseph (University of St Andrews), November 10 @ 1 Eastern
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Excited to announce the SSEA's 2022-2023 Online Colloquium Series! Everyone's welcome! https://t.co/I07p3J2VIS
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The Meatpacking Industry Drafted Trump’s 2020 Order to Keep Plants Open At the Expense of Worker Safety
modernfarmer.com
A new report includes emails showing that Tyson Foods authored a version of President Trump’s executive order to keep meatpacking plants open during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Registration is open for the Interspecies Comparisons of Welfare Conference in London, April 28 and 29! Includes keynotes from @anilkseth @zoophilosophy @MarcBracke Georgia Mason (@CCSAW_UofG) and Liz Paul (@BristolUni). Join us! https://t.co/ODMIwtpAfp
#animalwelfare #sentience
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If you happen to be in London at the end of April, this will be a great way to spend two days:
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Zoom talk: Irina Mikhalevich, "Welfare, Affect, and Moral Standing," 3/17 @ 1 Eastern
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