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Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient (www.nbcnews.com)

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Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus.

(Of course there's someone at the end of the article still trying to rationalize murder as "humane")

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Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient (www.nbcnews.com)

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Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient (www.nbcnews.com)

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Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus.

Bees play by rolling wooden balls — apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to recognize its own visage in an underwater mirror. Octopuses seem to react to anesthetic drugs and will avoid settings where they likely experienced past pain.

All three of these discoveries came in the last five years — indications that the more scientists test animals, the more they find that many species may have inner lives and be sentient. A surprising range of creatures have shown evidence of conscious thought or experience, including insects, fish and some crustaceans.

That has prompted a group of top researchers on animal cognition to publish a new pronouncement that they hope will transform how scientists and society view — and care — for animals.

Nearly 40 researchers signed “The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness,” which was first presented at a conference at New York University on Friday morning. It marks a pivotal moment, as a flood of research on animal cognition collides with debates over how various species ought to be treated.

"Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient" (www.nbcnews.com)

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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/ipwnpickles on 2024-04-20 19:37:10.

Thought this was a pretty interesting read, not just going into the recent declaration, but also some specific studies as well as the history of science and philosophy on the topic.