César Rodríguez-Garavito
Founder of the More-Than-Human (MOTH) Life Collective and legal scholar. He is working with Project CETI to create ethical and legal guardrails around using machine learning to understand animal communication.
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Apr 1, 2025 • 54min
Song of the Cedars – A Conversation with Giuliana Furci, Robert Macfarlane, César Rodríguez-Garavito, and Cosmo Sheldrake
Join Robert Macfarlane, a celebrated author; Giuliana Furci, a passionate mycologist; César Rodríguez-Garavito, an activist legal scholar; and musician Cosmo Sheldrake as they delve into the Song of the Cedars project. They explore their transformative experience in the Los Cedros cloud forest, discussing the legal framework to recognize nature as a creative partner. The conversation highlights the interconnectedness of ecosystems, the unsung role of fungi, and the need for collaborative authorship between humans and nature, all wrapped in a rich audio tapestry of the forest.
May 27, 2025 • 1h 6min
The Ethics of Listening to Whales – A Conversation with James Bridle, Rebecca Giggs, César Rodríguez-Garavito, and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
In this enlightening discussion, César Rodríguez-Garavito, legal scholar and founder of the MOTH Life Collective, James Bridle, tech-savvy author and artist, and Rebecca Giggs, acclaimed author of Fathoms, dive deep into the ethics of understanding whale communication. They explore how AI could potentially translate sperm whale sounds and the moral complexities around this endeavor. The trio discusses redefining intelligence in the animal kingdom, the historical context of whale protection, and emphasizes the importance of ethical listening in building kinship with these majestic creatures.
