In this thought provoking talk, Ed Winters examines how our perception of animals shapes the way that we treat them and encourages us to reconsider how we view the individuality of animals. By highlighting one of the criticisms vegans have levelled against them, Winters describes to us the most life changing and powerful lesson he has ever received and shows how our biggest sources of inspiration can often come from the most unlikely of individuals.

Publicly Ed Winters is also known as Earthling Ed. He is an educator, filmmaker, author, public speaker, and entrepreneur based in London whose work focuses on the environmental impacts and ethical implications of our diets.

Ed has already spoken at various companies like Google and Facebook, universities like Harvard, Yale, and Cambridge, and coworking spaces like WeWork and Makers of Barcelona. He has also given two TEDx Talks and been featured by news outlets like the BBC, The Times, EuroNews, and The Guardian. In the fall of 2022, Ed cotaught a course at Harvard University that was led by Dr. Sparsha Saha on animals, politics and the use of media to promote animal rights.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx