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Thom van Dooren

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New article on the ethics of modifying animal behaviours for conservation

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Off-Earth mining and an ethics of interstellar flourishing?

Off-Earth mining and an ethics of interstellar flourishing?

May 1, 2015

Over the last few weeks I’ve knuckled down and finally made a proper start on an exciting new research project. Matthew Kearnes and I are

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Flight Ways on the New Books Network seminar

Flight Ways on the New Books Network seminar

April 17, 2015December 10, 2021

A great interview on Flight Ways has just been posted on the New Books Network seminar. Thanks so much to Carla Nappi for taking the

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Encountering Crows: Living with wildlife in a changing world

Encountering Crows: Living with wildlife in a changing world

December 8, 2014December 10, 2021

I am currently beginning work on a new 3-4 year research project focused on crows around the world. Below are a few excerpts from a

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Sheep on Svartsö

Sheep on Svartsö

September 15, 2014January 2, 2022

Here’s a little film of some beautiful sheep on the island of Svartsö in the Stockholm archipelago in the early morning. They’re using the supporting

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Care: Some musings on a theme

Care: Some musings on a theme

July 19, 2014December 10, 2021

This short paper was written for a collaborative project that is working to develop a lexicon for the environmental humanities (yet to be published). It

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Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

July 5, 2014December 10, 2021

My new book, Flight Ways, is now out. You can read more about the book here. It is available for sale from all of the

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Undoing Forever – CBC Ideas

Undoing Forever – CBC Ideas

June 20, 2014December 10, 2021

I participated in this fascinating radio documentary on de-extinction and the resurrection of extinct species. The program includes a range of scientists and a little

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Vulture lovers of the world unite!

Vulture lovers of the world unite!

June 13, 2014December 10, 2021

Please sign this petition to help protect Europe’s vultures.

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Im/mortality and In/finitude in the Anthropocene

Im/mortality and In/finitude in the Anthropocene

June 7, 2014January 2, 2022

I’m very excited to announce a symposium to be held in Stockholm later this year: “Im/mortality and In/finitude in the Anthropocene: Perspectives from the Environmental

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Back from the brink – an interview on ABC Radio National

Back from the brink – an interview on ABC Radio National

April 30, 2014December 10, 2021

On Monday morning I appeared on a short program on the ABC Radio National program ‘Life Matters‘. We talked about extinction, conservation and ethics. You

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I acknowledge the traditional custodians of Country in Australia,
including the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples of the Blue Mountains where I live,
and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation where the University of Sydney is located.

I pay my respects to elders, past, present and emerging
and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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