@loredanaloy.bsky.social
Postdoc @ U of Miami. Sociology PhD, Cornell U. Environmental and climate politics. Animal rights.
As Lászlo Krasznahorkai receives Nobel prize for literature, time to dust off my review of Béla Tarr’s “The Turin Horse”-based on Laszlo’s book. Take a look! www.ourhenhouse.org/film-analysi...
Film Analysis: “The Turin Horse” and “Au Hasard Balthazar”
Great films never go out of fashion, and neither do great reviews of them, which makes this article a perfect piece to feature on #ThrowbackThursday! Film analyst extraordinaire Loredana Loy gives us ...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As Lászlo Krasznahorkai receives Nobel prize for literature, time to dust off my review of Béla Tarr’s “The Turin Horse”-based on Laszlo’s book. Take a look! www.ourhenhouse.org/film-analysi...
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An AI-powered satellite survey has found that the number of wildebeests migrating across Kenya and Tanzania annually might be less than half of what’s widely touted.
Scientists rethink Serengeti migration numbers with satellite, AI tools
If you’ve watched The Lion King, you probably remember the scene where Mufasa falls into and is trampled by a massive herd of stampeding wildebeests. In real life, as one of the largest mammal…
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October 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
An AI-powered satellite survey has found that the number of wildebeests migrating across Kenya and Tanzania annually might be less than half of what’s widely touted.
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Strangely while animals for human food and ourselves comprise a staggering 96% of biomass today, we don't consider them invasive fauna
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Strangely while animals for human food and ourselves comprise a staggering 96% of biomass today, we don't consider them invasive fauna
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My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
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August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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Let me find the world’s tiniest violin…
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
August 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Let me find the world’s tiniest violin…
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands
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We've been completely cauterized away from any kind of interior life. Functionally illiterate Civil War soldiers could write sonnets to their loved ones, but we need a robot to help us say, "Hey, I'm thinking about you."
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We've been completely cauterized away from any kind of interior life. Functionally illiterate Civil War soldiers could write sonnets to their loved ones, but we need a robot to help us say, "Hey, I'm thinking about you."
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Bites from lone star ticks make people allergic to red meat and dairy, and the problem is growing fast in the US.
Is the planet giving us yet another strong push to change our ways (perhaps aka karma)?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Is the planet giving us yet another strong push to change our ways (perhaps aka karma)?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
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June 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Bites from lone star ticks make people allergic to red meat and dairy, and the problem is growing fast in the US.
Is the planet giving us yet another strong push to change our ways (perhaps aka karma)?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Is the planet giving us yet another strong push to change our ways (perhaps aka karma)?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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My office and the New York Community Trust are awarding $3.2 million to 34 community environmental organizations to support pollinator conservation efforts across New York.
These funds are a down payment on a more sustainable future for future generations of New Yorkers.
These funds are a down payment on a more sustainable future for future generations of New Yorkers.
June 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My office and the New York Community Trust are awarding $3.2 million to 34 community environmental organizations to support pollinator conservation efforts across New York.
These funds are a down payment on a more sustainable future for future generations of New Yorkers.
These funds are a down payment on a more sustainable future for future generations of New Yorkers.
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"The Omnivore's Deception": The Case of Conflicted Carnivores | Psychology Today
The wonderful Marc Beckoff, a legend in cognitive ethology, has interviewed me about my book....
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The wonderful Marc Beckoff, a legend in cognitive ethology, has interviewed me about my book....
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
"The Omnivore's Deception": The Case of Conflicted Carnivores
In a deeply thoughtful meditation on our relationship with animals—and ourselves—John Sanbonmatsu offers a reasoned reply to Michael Pollan's views on the dilemmas of eating meat.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"The Omnivore's Deception": The Case of Conflicted Carnivores | Psychology Today
The wonderful Marc Beckoff, a legend in cognitive ethology, has interviewed me about my book....
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
The wonderful Marc Beckoff, a legend in cognitive ethology, has interviewed me about my book....
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
Devastating read www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This overlooked cause of PTSD is only going to get worse
What slaughtering animals all day does to your mind.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Devastating read www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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My wide-ranging interview with Nandita Bajaj and Alan Ware of Population Balance about my new book, "The Omnivore's Deception"--coming out ONE WEEK from today, June 17! Already available for purchase on Amazon and other booksellers.
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/john...
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/john...
The Omnivore’s Deception — Population Balance
The meat industry and its defenders promise ethical consumption and sustainable farming, but animal agriculture fuels ecological destruction, entrenches human supremacy, and masks cruelty with comfort...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My wide-ranging interview with Nandita Bajaj and Alan Ware of Population Balance about my new book, "The Omnivore's Deception"--coming out ONE WEEK from today, June 17! Already available for purchase on Amazon and other booksellers.
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/john...
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/john...
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As the UK and EU carve up fishing rights, I don't give a damn which party gets to trash our marine ecosystems by overexploiting fish populations, ripping up the seafloor and killing vast numbers of "non-target" animals. I just want this orgy of destruction to stop.
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
As the UK and EU carve up fishing rights, I don't give a damn which party gets to trash our marine ecosystems by overexploiting fish populations, ripping up the seafloor and killing vast numbers of "non-target" animals. I just want this orgy of destruction to stop.
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It also has more twists than two sheets in the washing machine
This is easily one of the best magazine features I have ever read. It is funny, educational, comprehensive and detailed about multiple technical topics while staying accessible to a general reader. I wish I could nominate it for a National Magazine Award. It is well worth your time.
I love this so much this scene has also driven me crazy for my whole life slate.com/culture/2025...
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It also has more twists than two sheets in the washing machine
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🗳️Romania’s pro-Kremlin far-right presidential candidate George Simion is now campaigning with 🇭🇺PM Viktor Orbán’s endorsement—in leaflets and videos targeting Hungarian-inhabited areas—as polls show a tight race.
Simion built his career smearing and vilifying the Hungarian minority. Totally absurd.
Simion built his career smearing and vilifying the Hungarian minority. Totally absurd.
May 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🗳️Romania’s pro-Kremlin far-right presidential candidate George Simion is now campaigning with 🇭🇺PM Viktor Orbán’s endorsement—in leaflets and videos targeting Hungarian-inhabited areas—as polls show a tight race.
Simion built his career smearing and vilifying the Hungarian minority. Totally absurd.
Simion built his career smearing and vilifying the Hungarian minority. Totally absurd.
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The New Books podcasts are often dry but this interview with @shannonvallor.bsky.social is worth a listen, not least for its impassioned defense of certain Enlightenment values
Shannon Vallor, "The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking" (Oxford UP, 2024) - New Books Network
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May 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The New Books podcasts are often dry but this interview with @shannonvallor.bsky.social is worth a listen, not least for its impassioned defense of certain Enlightenment values
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"three-quarters of nearly 500 [bird] species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research
Study using citizen data finds three-quarters of nearly 500 species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"three-quarters of nearly 500 [bird] species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I have now experienced Argentinierstraße in Vienna. It’s hard not to have a huge smile on your face when cycling on this bike street. 😃
May 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I have now experienced Argentinierstraße in Vienna. It’s hard not to have a huge smile on your face when cycling on this bike street. 😃
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My new blog post on our most recent Climate Policy study www.vegansociology.com/2025/04/02/t...
The Animal Agriculture Industry’s Obstruction of Campaigns Promoting Dietary Change as Climate Action, International Association of Vegan Sociologists
By Loredana Loy, PhD University of Miami In a new study published open access in Climate Policy, my co-author Dr.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My new blog post on our most recent Climate Policy study www.vegansociology.com/2025/04/02/t...
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🔓 : The animal agriculture industry has systematically obstructed campaigns promoting dietary change as a form of individual-level #climate action, find Loredana Loy & Jennifer Jacquet @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
Read more about this unique form of climate obstruction⬇️
Read more about this unique form of climate obstruction⬇️
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
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March 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔓 : The animal agriculture industry has systematically obstructed campaigns promoting dietary change as a form of individual-level #climate action, find Loredana Loy & Jennifer Jacquet @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
Read more about this unique form of climate obstruction⬇️
Read more about this unique form of climate obstruction⬇️
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New research from ASA member Loredana Loy and coauthor Jennifer Jacquet @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social on the animal agriculture industry’s response to individual dietary change as a unique form of climate obstruction. Free to read now! bit.ly/3Fpj0pf
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
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March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New research from ASA member Loredana Loy and coauthor Jennifer Jacquet @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social on the animal agriculture industry’s response to individual dietary change as a unique form of climate obstruction. Free to read now! bit.ly/3Fpj0pf
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A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and crafted a plan to fight back against environmentalists & potential regulation: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
www.vox.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and crafted a plan to fight back against environmentalists & potential regulation: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. See Loredana Loy & CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet's article in @climate-policy.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
www.tandfonline.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. See Loredana Loy & CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet's article in @climate-policy.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Beef industry has known about climate impacts for longer than we thought. See this piece in @insideclimatenews.org, featuring work from CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet, and scholar Loredana Loy. insideclimatenews.org/news/1403202...
The American Beef Industry Understood Its Climate Impact Decades Ago - Inside Climate News
New research finds the industry’s campaigns to confuse the public about beef’s climate impact go back longer than previously recognized.
insideclimatenews.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Beef industry has known about climate impacts for longer than we thought. See this piece in @insideclimatenews.org, featuring work from CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet, and scholar Loredana Loy. insideclimatenews.org/news/1403202...