EnviroMind: Recent Episodes
Ananya Sridhar
EnviroMind explores the question: how do animals navigate politics in their societies? What can we learn from the animal kingdom? Hosted by Ananya Sridhar and featuring interviews from experts in animal studies, EnviroMind explores lessons that animals can teach us.
I am honored to introduce this episode’s guest, Dr. William Perry. Dr. Perry is a mathematician, engineer, businessman, and public servant. Perry served as the 19th secretary of defense for the United States under President Bill Clinton. An expert on US foreign policy, arms control, and national security, Dr. Perry is a prolific advocate for nuclear disarmament. I was privileged with the opportunity to speak with Dr. Perry about humans, our tendencies to start conflicts, and what we must do as a society to ensure the future of our species is not endangered by weapons of mass destruction. Enjoy the episode.
This episode explores how language can help us analyze biases and discrimination in society. What linguistic tools can we use to reduce our own biases in our communities? Features clips from Professor John Baugh and linguistic anthropologist and Founder of Worthwhile Consulting, Suzanne Wertheim. Features an interview with Nagesh Ramumurthi, an Indian resident and world travel who shares a story of living with a Bulgarian woman and developing a close friendship with her despite a language barrier.
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I got a chance to talk to renowned Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky about the theme of us vs them. Who do we designate as us and why? I also ask Professor Saposlky about scapegoating in the animal world.
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EnviroMind is a podcast that explores social dynamics in different animals. Hosted by Ananya Sridhar, she seeks to find lessons that we can learn from the animal kingdom.
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My guest this episode is Professor Marc Bekoff from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Bekoff has worked with Jane Goodall to found Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and is the author of many books including "Wild Justice" and "The Animal Manifesto".
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In this episode, I speak with Professor Frans de Waal from Emory University, a primatologist at the top of his field. Professor de Waal provides insight on equity, fairness, and discrimination in animals and what we can learn from them.
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