Thom Norman

Who really decides what's on your plate? (with Mark Bittman) Changed My Mind · Episode

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Who really decides what's on your plate? 🍽️

New episode of Changed My Mind is out! My co-host and I talked to @markbittman.bsky.social about his journey from joyful recipe writer to outspoken critic of the US food system.

We dig into how his focus shifted from individual choice to systemic issues.

Why facts don’t change minds, but stories do (with Melanie Joy) Changed My Mind · Episode

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Changing people's minds isn't about facts and logical arguments - it is so often about identity and stories.

In the latest episode of Changed My Mind we chat to Dr Melanie Joy about the power of story telling and how one dodgy burger completely changed her life.

What’s happening in your brain when you change your mind? (with Rick Hanson) Changed My Mind · Episode

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Your brain is literally "Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones." This negativity bias served our ancestors well, but today, not so much.

In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson shares how to intentionally rewire your brain for greater flexibility, resilience, and happiness.

Looking forward to this! Jamie is a great communicator on ethics

I know this is a stone-cold take: trying to out-Reform Reform on immigration seems not only wrong but stupid, you're just signalling that you think they're right about the issue but you'll never be prepared to go as far as them.

Labour needs to be honest: immigration is quite good, actually

Are you morally ambitious enough? (with Rutger Bregman) Changed My Mind · Episode

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Working 60 hours a week making PowerPoints that no one reads?

Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman.com) thinks we could use our fancy degrees to actually help people instead of making rich people richer. Crazy, right?

Find out more on the latest episode of Changed My Mind

I love him I must marry him.

50 years of changing the world through philosophy (with Peter Singer) Peter Singer, one of the most influential philosophers alive today, joins us to discuss how his views have evolved during the past 50 years of his career. We...

First up is Peter Singer, who changed my mind so hard I started a whole organisation about it. changedmymindpod.com/episode/50-y...

Finally fulfilling my contractual obligation as a 30-something white guy to start a podcast. "Changed My Mind" launched this week where we'll interview people who possess the rarest superpower of all: admitting they were wrong about something.

Is our messaging meeting the psychological needs of our audiences? Through focus groups and message-testing, we've found there are three core needs to fulfil for a message to be more persuasive...

Turns out telling people "Go Vegan" is like telling someone "Just be happy" during a crisis.

We need to stop threatening people's "good person" identity and make folks feel included instead of judged.

Who knew psychology mattered more than my moral superiority?

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YouTube video by Chris Bryant, PhD. How To Save Animals On The Internet

Been loving @chrisbryantphd.bsky.social new YouTube channel—short, sharp, evidence-backed takes on how to actually help animals.

Recently he gives a shout-out to FarmKind—showing how smart giving can match the impact of going vegan.

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Great article - its really important the Gov maintains its commitment not to undermine welfare through trade.

A Prop-12 style ban on low welfare imports is really a no brainer: It's fair for animals, fair for consumers and fair for farmers.

This might seem crazy, but are we sure this is good news?

1) In order to meet cage free and better chicken commitments, we actually need more farms (because they'll take up more space)
2) This could just 'offshore' animal ag to countries with lower standards

Would be interested in your take

I'm assuming many of your R-wing friends would be on the libertarian side of the right?

Why do they want to support Trump anyway? He's clearly not on their team, he's just stollen their football kit.

How about 'there basically isn't a strategy at all' - I feel like understanding the Trump White House in terms of the personality of the leader (liable to changing his mind, enjoys picking fights, likes to be seen as 'strong') makes more sense than trying to find some theory of strategy.

Starmer must protect UK farmers and animal welfare from trade deal betrayal As the UK scrambles to avoid Trump’s tariffs we risk making a dangerous trade-off.

The UK-US trade deal is a ticking time bomb for British farming.

We might allow imports from a system where practices illegal in Britain for decades are industry standard.

If it's too cruel to produce here, it's too cruel to import here.

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YouTube video by Christians for Impact People vs. Animals? Help Both WITHOUT Going Vegan - Christian Expert Explains

- How $1 can help free a hen from a cage for a year
- Why 0.01% of Americans giving $300/year would DOUBLE global funding
- How corporate campaigns have moved 40% of US hens to cage-free

Listen below!

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I spent an hour unpacking the moral tragedy of factory farming and how Christians can be better stewards of creation with JD Bauman for Christians for Impact:

YouTube video by Christians for Impact People vs. Animals? Help Both WITHOUT Going Vegan - Christian Expert Explains

For just $23 a month, you can OFFSET the impact of your diet on animals—without changing what you eat.

That's because the animal charity space is so underfunded that small donations can have MASSIVE impact:

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Opinion: Why Going Vegan Isn't the Only Way to Fight Factory Farming FarmKind's Thom Norman believes people going vegan may not be the best way to fight factory farming. His solution? Diet offsetting.

When I first found out about factory farming, my biggest struggle was simply feeling helpless to do anything about it. But the good news is we can all - surprisingly easily - help change this cruel and destructive system.

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YouTube video by Sentientism "That system will be history... Our job is just to speed that up" - Thom Norman of @farmkind - 215

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Truth Wanted 08.06 with ObjectivelyDan and Thom Norman (@Sentientism) YouTube video by Truth Wanted

Great to see more atheist / skeptic / freethinking communities engaging seriously in the question of how we treat our fellow sentient beings. Kudos to previous Sentientism guests Objectively Dan (#134) and @thomnorman.bsky.social (#214): www.youtube.com/live/X_OMjKZ... @atheistcommunity.bsky.social

Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK as retailer claims a ‘world first’ Chicken used in dog treat was cultivated from single sample of cells taken from one egg, says manufacturer Meatly

With the world's first cultivated meat dog treats now on the market in the UK, I can't wait to be able to give my cats slaughter-free food and treats! 😻

Almost all livestock in the United States is factory-farmed It’s difficult to quantify animal suffering in a single number, but one metric often used to measure living conditions is the number of animals raised on “factory farms”.

99% of farm animals in the USA are suffering on factory farms.

Imagine living your entire, short, life crammed shoulder to shoulder with thousands of others, constantly dirty, constantly fighting disease, never seeing the sun.

Now times that by 10 billion.

We can do better.

What To Do If You Love Meat But Hate Factory Farms? How to have a positive impact on animals if you eat meat

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴?

What if you could just offset your meat eating - doing as much, or more, good for animals as changing your diet.

Find out how, and why you should consider doing this, on Bentham's Bulldog recent Substack post:

Fighting Factory Farming: How Small Donations Can Make a Big Impact In this episode, we chat to Thom Norman, co-founder of FarmKind, an organization dedicated to ending factory farming through strategic donations to highly ef...

What's the biggest thing you can do to help end factory farming?

Psst: it isn't changing your diet!

Find out how even a $25 dollar donation a month can do even more to tackle factory farming than going 100% vegan.