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Kristof Dhont studies the psychology behind humans’ complicated feelings about animals. In particular, his research looks at how the existence of “speciesism” can stem from the same psychological factors that also produce other social prejudices. In this episode, Kristof and I talk about how people avoid connecting meat to the animals it comes from, how a social dominance worldview gives rise to speciesism, and what psychology can (and can’t) tell us about effective advocacy. Think of it as the psychology of meat-eating vs. veganism.
Check out Dr. Dhont’s new book: Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy. And as I mention at the end of the episode, a few years ago, I wrote my own vegan cookbook: Vegan Spanish Cooking.
Episode 17 of Opinion Science, Released August 3, 2020. Produced and hosted by Andy Luttrell.
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/how-we-think-about-animals-with-kristof-dhont
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Kristof Dhont studies the psychology behind humans’ complicated feelings about animals. In particular, his research looks at how the existence of “speciesism” can stem from the same psychological factors that also produce other social prejudices. In this episode, Kristof and I talk about how people avoid connecting meat to the animals it comes from, how a social dominance worldview gives rise to speciesism, and what psychology can (and can’t) tell us about effective advocacy. Think of it as the psychology of meat-eating vs. veganism.
Check out Dr. Dhont’s new book: Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy. And as I mention at the end of the episode, a few years ago, I wrote my own vegan cookbook: Vegan Spanish Cooking.
Episode 17 of Opinion Science, Released August 3, 2020. Produced and hosted by Andy Luttrell.
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/how-we-think-about-animals-with-kristof-dhont
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
Follow this psychology podcast...
Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
Twitter: twitter.com/OpinionSciPod
Facebook: facebook.com/OpinionSciPod
