Sentience

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danieltoker@g.ucla.edu

danieltoker@gmail.com

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19. AI and Animal Consciousness, and the Future of Ethics with Jeff Sebo, PhD

October 11, 2026

What if the biggest moral mistake of our time is failing to recognize the minds around us?Philosopher Jeff Sebo, author of The Moral Circle, joins Sentience to explore one of the most consequential questions of our time: who deserves moral consideration? We discuss why the scientific case for animal consciousness has grown so strong, why fish and invertebrates are often overlooked, and how humans have repeatedly underestimated the minds of other species.But the implications extend far beyond ...

18. Do Elephants Have Names? The Hidden Minds of Animals with Mickey Pardo, PhD

August 14, 2026

What if we’ve been dramatically underestimating what it’s like to be another animal?In this episode of Sentience, animal cognition researcher Mickey Pardo, PhD takes us inside the minds of other animals—from woodpeckers that track relationships between other birds to elephants that appear to use name-like calls to address one another.We explore how scientists can investigate the private mental lives of animals, what the famous mirror test actually tells us about self-awareness, and why humans...

17. Bruno Olshausen, PhD on how the brain compresses, sees, and makes sense of the world

July 19, 2026

In this episode of Sentience, Bruno Olshausen, PhD, professor at UC Berkeley, tells the story of how he went from wanting to build brain-like robots to uncovering one of neuroscience's most surprising results. Early in his career, he and a collaborator showed that if you train a simple computer model to represent images as efficiently as possible, it spontaneously reinvents the same kind of visual "building blocks" found in real brains—a discovery almost nobody believed at first...

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What is the email for Sentience?

The publicly listed emails for Sentience: danieltoker@g.ucla.edu and danieltoker@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Sentience have?

Podseeker estimates Sentience reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Sentience?

Sentience typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: PhD-level researchers, university professors, physicians, historians, technology founders, and other recognized specialists with original work or substantial leadership in neuroscience, cognition, consciousness, artificial intelligence, medicine, philosophy, or related fields. Common among recent guests: Peer-reviewed research and influential scholarly contributions; University professorships or senior research appointments; Founding or leading advanced technology companies. Recent guests include Bruno Olshausen, Yi-Li Wu, and Osh Agabi.

How hard is it to get booked on Sentience?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Sentience cover?

Recent episodes cover Neuroscience, Consciousness, Cognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Philosophy. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.