Highlights: #196 – Jonathan Birch on the edge cases of sentience and why they matter

<p>This is a selection of highlights from episode #196 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:</p><p>Jonathan Birch on the edge cases of sentience and why they matter</p><p>And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.</p><p>Chapters:</p>Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)The history of neonatal surgery without anaesthetic (00:00:23)Overconfidence around disorders of consciousness (00:03:17)Separating abortion from the issue of foetal sentience (00:07:26)The...