COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
“Dolphins, Captivity, and the Challenge of Interspecies Ethics”
November 15, 2018
AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY: LOS ANGELES CHAPTER
“The Problem with Discussions about Captivity”
February 23, 2016
ASSOCIATION FOR PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
“SeaWorld: Dolphins, Ethics and the Business of Captivity”
February 19-22, 2015
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
November 18, 2014
AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY
14th International Conference of the American Cetacean Society, Newport Beach, CA
Panel on Captivity
November 9, 2014
PALOS VERDES INTERPRETIVE CENTER
“An Introduction to Ethics for Cetologists—or for Anyone Interested in Whales and Dolphins”
July 8, 2014.
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
“Dolphins: Personhood, Flourishing and Rights.”
April 17, 2014
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
“Dolphins: Personhood, Flourishing and Rights.”
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Mansfield College, Oxford University
5 PM, Council Room
AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY
“Dolphins: The Argument for Personhood and Rights”
13th International Conference of the American Cetacean Society, San Diego, CA
November 11, 2012
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 2012
The idea that cetaceans are “nonhuman persons” who deserve “rights” was the topic of a major panel that included Professor White at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Click here for the AAAS site. Particularly good accounts of the panel appeared in The Economist and on the Scientific American and smartplanet websites.