Susan Blackmore
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Susan Blackmore is a British psychologist, writer, and skeptic best known for her work on consciousness, memes, and the scientific investigation of paranormal claims.
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human → psychologist → skeptic → writer → |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Physiology
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PhD in Parapsychology → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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| doctoralThesisTopic |
extrasensory perception
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| educatedAt |
St Hilda's College, Oxford
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University of Surrey → |
| familyName |
Blackmore
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| fieldOfWork |
consciousness studies
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memetics → parapsychology → psychology → skepticism → |
| givenName |
Susan
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| hasPerspectiveOnConsciousness |
consciousness arises from brain processes without a separate self
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| hasPerspectiveOnParanormal |
paranormal claims lack convincing empirical evidence
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| hasWrittenOn |
Zen Buddhism
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evolution of culture → free will → meditation → near-death experiences → out-of-body experiences → paranormal beliefs → |
| influencedBy |
Daniel Dennett
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Richard Dawkins → Zen Buddhism → |
| knownFor |
critique of parapsychology
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popularizing the concept of memes → research on consciousness → scientific investigation of paranormal claims → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
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| movement |
scientific skepticism
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| name |
Susan Blackmore
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| nationality |
British
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| notableWork |
Consciousness: An Introduction
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Conversations on Consciousness → Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences → In Search of the Light → Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-Body Experiences → Ten Zen Questions → The Meme Machine → |
| occupation |
lecturer
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psychologist → researcher → writer → |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in psychology at the University of the West of England
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visiting professor at the University of Plymouth → |