Episode 231: The edge of sentience with Jonathan Birch

Knowing Animals | Interview

‘The questions, I think, are questions we all wonder about from a very young age. As soon as we interact with insects we think “is there anything it feels like to be an insect? Might there be any ethical problems with squashing an insect?” Are we in a position to draw tentative inferences about what it feels like to be an insect?’