Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore
Susan Jane Blackmoreis a British parapsychologist, freelance writer, lecturer, sceptic, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, and is best known for her book The Meme Machine. She has written or contributed to over 40 books and 60 scholarly articles and is a contributor to The Guardian newspaper...
NationalityEnglish
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Date of Birth29 July 1951
work-out people example
Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would be needed in a drastically reduced population - weighing the value of scientists and musicians against that of politicians, for example.
motivation inspiration machines
All other species on this planet are gene machines only. They don't imitate at all well; we alone are gene machines and meme machines as well.
technology thinking care
'Temes' [technology-enhanced memes] don't care about us - they simply want to create more of themselves. Don't think we created the internet for our own benefit - think about temes spreading for themselves because they must.
design mind body
Just as the design of our bodies can be understood only in terms of natural selection, so the design of our minds can be understood only in terms of memetic selection.
consciousness illusion memes
Consciousness is an illusion constructed by the memes.
mammals found memes
If you found a mammal with feathers, then you'd know that Darwin was wrong. Well, it's rather the same with memes.
mistake thinking people
One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they think about memes is they try to extend on the analogy with genes. That's not how it works. It works by realizing the concept of a replicator.
progress growing study
Parapsychology seems to be growing further away from the progress and excitement of the rest of consciousness studies.