Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe, PhD, is a biologist, speaker, and author of What a Fish Knows (a NY Times bestseller), Pleasurable Kingdom, Super Fly, and the children’s book Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish.

https://www.jonathanbalcombe.com/

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Perspective

The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Move to Deregulate Fish Farms

Trump recently signed an order to deregulate and greenlight new industrial fish farms. But virtually no thought has been given to those most impacted by these operations: the fish themselves.

Aquaculture•4 min read

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Topics

Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, health, politics and more.

Climate

Investigation

UN Green Climate Fund Investing in Factory Farming, Report Finds

Climate•6 min read

Food

Solutions

Slaughterhouse Workers Seek a ‘Brave New Life,’ but Challenges Remain

Food•9 min read

Health

Reported

Why Vegan Restaurants Going Un-Vegan Isn’t Necessarily a Long-Term Problem

Diet•5 min read

Policy

Explainer

Do Government Subsidies Make Meat Cheaper? Yes, but With Some Important Caveats

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Science