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Macken Murphy On Empathy, Language, And 'Self-Awareness' In Non-Human Animals

04.04.2023 - By Plant Based NewsPlay

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Welcome back to another episode of the Plant Based News podcast!

Macken Murphy is a graduate of Boston University, where he completed a dual major in History and Biological Anthropology in 2020 and was honored as the student speaker for the 2020 commencement. He then went on to pursue a postgraduate degree in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, edited by Phil Marriott and researched and scripted by Antonia Georgieva.

00:00:00 An introduction to Macken Murphy

00:03:00 Discovering the vegan lifestyle

00:06:00 The shift in consciousness

00:12:20 Cognitive dissonance

00:23:30 The similarities between human behaviour and the way animals live

00:25:00 The Species Podcast

00:41:40 The levels of awareness in humans and animals

00:50:00 Could humans be labeled as a parasitic species?

00:54:00 Why young people appreciate the Species podcast

01:00:00 Discussing the ethics of veganism in the Species podcast

01:04:10 Is veganism morally superior to carnistic culture?

01:11:00 Evolution

01:25:30 Stranded on a desert island

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