“It’s my honor and pleasure to support THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE. I am an admirer of Liz Marshall’s film work, and a staunch supporter of efforts to enlighten humanity to the stark disconnect between our dismal treatment of animals as a whole, and what we now understand about animals’ keen awareness and sentience. As an animal behavior scientist and author of several books on animal emotions, I have become convinced that ignorance is the greatest barrier to a new paradigm in human-animal relations. THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE will do much to inform and inspire people to change their personal role in animals’ lives.”
Jonathan Balcombe, PhD
Department Chair, Animal Studies, Humane Society University
Author: Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature and
The Exultant Ark.
Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and has lived in the United States since 1987. He has three biology degrees, including a PhD in ethology (the study of animal behavior) from the University of Tennessee, where he studied communication in bats. He has published over 40 scientific papers on animal behavior and animal protection (see Academic). He is the author of four books, including “Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good”, “Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals”, and the just-released “The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure”. Formerly Senior Research Scientist with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, he is currently Chair of the Animal Studies Department with the Humane Society University. Jonathan lives in Germantown, Maryland with his wife and daughter. In his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birdwatching, piano, and trying to understand his two cats..
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