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.
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.
A major step forward in ending animal testing.
For decades, the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health required animal testing to predict human outcomes for all new drugs.
For decades, the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health required animal testing to predict human outcomes for all new drugs.
A Paradigm Shift on Animal Testing
Peter Singer & Sankalpa Ghose welcome recent bipartisan moves by US authorities to phase out a cruel, costly, and ineffective practice.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A major step forward in ending animal testing.
For decades, the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health required animal testing to predict human outcomes for all new drugs.
For decades, the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health required animal testing to predict human outcomes for all new drugs.
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived,” Christine Webb, author of the just-released book The Arrogant, recalls her time in a Columbia University primate lab, where monkeys lived alone in cages, never going outside. She describes the deep discomfort she felt working in those conditions,...
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
In our latest episode of “Lives Well Lived,” Christine Webb, author of the just-released book The Arrogant, recalls her time in a Columbia University primate lab, where monkeys lived alone in cages, never going outside. She describes the deep discomfort she felt working in those conditions,...
Fifty years after publishing Animal Liberation, I spoke at the University of the Philippines about how the movement began, what has changed, and the challenges ahead.
Animal Liberation Lecture at the University of the Philippines
Fifty years ago, I published Animal Liberation. In this lecture at the University of the Philippines, I look back at how the animal liberation movement began, what has changed since 1975, and the…
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October 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fifty years after publishing Animal Liberation, I spoke at the University of the Philippines about how the movement began, what has changed, and the challenges ahead.
The world has lost Dr Jane Goodall. At 91, she was still travelling, still speaking, still urging us to preserve the environment and protect the chimpanzees who first brought her to the world’s attention. Her death is a loss not only to those who knew her but to the world as a whole.
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The world has lost Dr Jane Goodall. At 91, she was still travelling, still speaking, still urging us to preserve the environment and protect the chimpanzees who first brought her to the world’s attention. Her death is a loss not only to those who knew her but to the world as a whole.
Today we received the sad news that Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
Jane was the greatest of all primatologists, and her death is a loss not only for those who knew her, but for the world. I remember the impact her book In the Shadow of Man had on me when I first read it in 1971.
Jane was the greatest of all primatologists, and her death is a loss not only for those who knew her, but for the world. I remember the impact her book In the Shadow of Man had on me when I first read it in 1971.
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today we received the sad news that Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
Jane was the greatest of all primatologists, and her death is a loss not only for those who knew her, but for the world. I remember the impact her book In the Shadow of Man had on me when I first read it in 1971.
Jane was the greatest of all primatologists, and her death is a loss not only for those who knew her, but for the world. I remember the impact her book In the Shadow of Man had on me when I first read it in 1971.
A hen spends her life in a cage no bigger than an iPad, unable to spread her wings.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
October 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A hen spends her life in a cage no bigger than an iPad, unable to spread her wings.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
Before entering politics, Barry Jones became a star of the 1960s quiz show Pick a Box, rarely getting an answer wrong. His curiosity was shaped by childhood memories of the Depression and a conviction that “everything was related to everything else.”
Barry Jones on being a quiz champion
Before entering politics, Barry Jones became a star of the 1960s quiz show Pick a Box, rarely getting an answer wrong. His curiosity was shaped by childhood memories of the Depression and a…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Before entering politics, Barry Jones became a star of the 1960s quiz show Pick a Box, rarely getting an answer wrong. His curiosity was shaped by childhood memories of the Depression and a conviction that “everything was related to everything else.”