www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi... In an interview on The Curiosity Desk today, Dr. Federico Rossano was asked by Herwick whether he faced any pushback for the research. He answered yes. He was warned by colleagues not to pursue this work if he ever wanted tenureship. Premier is tonight at 9pm.

Howl howl howl! It's the final full moon of the season, and we've brought a #ZooTT season finale that was a ton of fun to make. We hope you laugh as much as we did as Brass Bulldog hosts another episode of Botched Job! See you in Season 8! Listen here! zoo.wtf/s7e12-anothe...

AI is biased against animals, and it could have a huge impact on the wellbeing of all animals. Nautilus has just published an article about this that I wrote with Tse Yip Fai, who first made me aware of the problem. nautil.us/ais-innate-b...

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🎉 Thrilled to announce our new paper in the Journal of Sex Research! "Exploring Sexual Attraction to Animals: A Qualitative Analysis of Zoophile Experiences" One of the largest qualitative studies on this topic, with 960 participants sharing their experiences. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“You notice an ant struggling in a puddle of water. Their legs thrash as they fight to stay afloat. You could walk past, or you could take a moment to tip a leaf into the puddle, giving them a chance to climb out. Should you take a moment out of your day to help one out?” aeon.co/essays/an-an...

Complaining and documenting and analyzing the (dozens) of zoo sticker designs will elicit a blank stare from me while I sip my earl grey. There's no code to crack. You have not discovered anything we did not intend to show the world. What you see is all there is. And they are for us, not you. 🦄

There's a lot to be proud of here. We're much more than just talking heads!

Trans rights are not the rights of a minority. They are everyone’s rights to autonomy, to self-determination of our health and identities. Attacks on trans rights are not attacks on a minority. They are steps to stripping everyone’s ability to live their own lives with independence and dignity.

When the actual behavior is harmless or beneficial, “slippery slope” and “gateway drug” arguments are used to invent a moral offense.

“The bill’s lead sponsor was already openly stating last year that her support for KOSA was about using it to censor LGBTQ content. And Democratic leadership is actively helping to build the machinery of censorship that will be used against their own constituents.” www.techdirt.com/2025/05/14/w...

It's worth owning this book, but if you're a voracious reader or you don't have the means, borrow it! libbyapp.com makes it easy.

One of the most powerful moments comes when Rutger names factory farming as today’s clearest moral failure and points out how hard it is to find anyone who will defend it publicly. You can read extracts from our conversation on my Substack here:

Look past the marketing sizzle for a minute. Sam and Theo connected with us a year ago to chat with the team about participating. We spoke for several hours constructively. Circumstances didn't line up in the end, but I'm hopeful this will be fair and faithful. www.amcnetworks.com/press-releas...

Now that we live online, it's inevitable that some form of strong age verification is coming to address real safety problems. But doing it in an inclusive way that doesn't exacerbate class divides, lock users into brands, protects free expression, and prevents censorship is very, very hard.

You are who you say you are.

With all that is happening in the US, please remember to be there for your friends and family. Community is going to be SO important in the coming years. It's one of the few things they can't as easily take from us.

This episode is deeply important to me and I wish I had been able to contribute to it more, but time and personal circumstances kept me away. I'm happy with the result though, and I'll add more thoughts to this later 🦄

This orb is a machine that converts bad vibes into baked goods and podcast episodes. Please continue; next season is coming along but my vegan snickerdoodles need work 🦄

This account is tiny and was dead until today, so I might have to xpost on the birdpage, but I want to start here. I've been thinking about consent a lot for past month and what I should do with it. ZTT is in its 6th season and has resisted ever doing a consentisode.

Dusting this off

I need to take my own advice and use this instead of birdsite.

Fiiiiine. But I am still fluffy on the inside!

Aqua was taken, so now I am fluffy 🦄