Research Questions

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What can persistence studies tell us about the impact of social and technological change on attitudes towards animals in the future?

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What evidence is there of changing social norms following changing technology, e.g. with whales and horses?

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Vegan Thesis 9/8/24 Vegan Thesis 9/8/24

How are ‘food animals’ understood and performed in primary, secondary and tertiary education and what happens when these framings are discussed between teachers, pupils and students?

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How is the idea of a ‘food animal’ understood and performed within research across different academic disciplines?

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What is the nature of societal debates around food from animals (political, economic, social, ethical)?

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Vegan Thesis 9/7/24 Vegan Thesis 9/7/24

What is the role of religious and cultural differences between major African countries and how this affects the societies' openness to animal advocacy interventions?

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Vegan Thesis 9/5/24 Vegan Thesis 9/5/24

How can we ensure that future superintelligent AI systems are aligned with ethical principles that prioritize animal interests?

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How do speciesist biases affect the performance and decision-making processes of autonomous and agentic AI systems?

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What are the potential risks and benefits of superintelligent AI systems in shaping human-animal relationships?

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Vegan Thesis 7/7/24 Vegan Thesis 7/7/24

How do positive and negative valences and events interact to impact welfare?

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How does past experience influence welfare in the present, and an individual's potential for positive or negative experiences?

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How is welfare affected by the ways that individuals, populations, and species interact with each other and their environment?

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Do different species have different welfare capacities and how should those capacities impact human interactions with them?

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What constitutes positive experiences relevant to an individual's welfare and affective state?

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What are the most important factors influencing the net welfare of the lives of individual wild animals?

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Do wild animals of different species on average live net positive or net negative lives?

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How does individual sentience vary with development (ontogeny) and age?

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Vegan Thesis 6/7/24 Vegan Thesis 6/7/24

On balance, do wild animals have lives that are net positive or net negative?

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What are the most tractable and cost-effective interventions to improve wild animal welfare?

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How do non-human animals experience and perceive the world?

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