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Melanie Joy explains the psychology of carnism, the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals while loving others.
Melanie Joy on Carnism and other food choices. Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, a noted speaker, and the author of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows." Melanie is a recipient of the Institute of Jainology’s Ahimsa Award. Her work has been featured by numerous media outlets including the BBC, Germany’s ARD, ABC Australia, the New York Times and Spiegel Online. Melanie has given her carnism presentation on five continents. She is also the founder and president of the organization Beyond Carnism (formerly Carnism Awareness & Action Network) and the project Karnismus erkennen (German-speaking countries). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedxWhat people say. Recommended as a brilliant explanation of the psychology behind our arbitrary classification of animals as either pets or livestock.
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