susan blackmore

There are some ideas about consciousness that seem as if they'd be very interesting to discuss, but that other consciousness thread just doesn't seem to be the place for them. Turing tests and algorithms and scary math and computers and -- :covereyes Anyway, can we just take it as a given here...

I have to go out now and have not had time to read the thread in question properly but I just noticed another thread mentioning Sue Blackmore, and it reminded me of something. There seems to be this widespread sceptical myth that all parapsychologists are delusional woo peddlers who spend their...

...On Memes? What do you guys think? Possible? Unlikely? Misunderstood? I'm sort of at a confliction at the moment about Dennett's work with them. Dawkins doesn't seem to be exposing the same sophistication or depth.

Those connected to the skeptical cause know that Dr. Susan Blackmore of the UK is an internationally-known scientist and proponent of rational thinking. No one--no one--has investigated claims of the paranormal for as long or as thoroughly as Susan Blackmore. She began her career with the aim of...

After the great Horizon programme that the BBC2 made and showed about putting homeopathy to Randi's test, I've now just sat through an hour long collection of anecdotes and half-arsed "scientific" explanations all about NDEs. Susan Blackmore was there at least, but only to talk about the...