#80: Be Here Now: Susan Blackmore and the Possibility of Intergelactic Memes

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Susan Blackmore is a renowned British psychologist, writer, and visiting professor at the University of Plymouth, specialising in the study of consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences. With a background in psychology and physiology from the University of Oxford and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey, she gained prominence for her critical yet open-minded approach to topics like near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and paranormal claims. Blackmore is also the author of several influential works, including The Meme Machine, where she explores the concept of memes in cultural evolution, and Consciousness: An Introduction, a widely used textbook in the field. Known for her engaging public speaking and thought-provoking ideas, Blackmore continues to challenge conventional thinking about the mind and human experience.

Find out more about Susan through her website: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/

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0:00.0	Think is back with the unexpected crew
0:03.0	Always surprising you, like black ice on country roads
0:06.0	Listen, the craziest thing is you don't see it but your car fills it
0:08.0	So no sudden acceleration
0:10.0	Watch your speed, don't go spinning
0:14.0	Yeah, I think our young drivers get it
0:16.0	What? Pushing it ain't worth it. Drive to the conditions, that's all you have to say
0:20.0	Yo, bro.
0:21.3	I think it sounds cool.
0:22.6	No, it's embarrassing.
0:23.9	The unexpected crew pulling up when you least expected like them road conditions.
0:32.2	This is a global player original podcast.
0:36.5	Warning.
0:45.3	The following podcast contains strong language, bizarre theories, unexplainable experiences, and a two and a half hour long out-of-body experience. It may not be suitable for younger weirdos.
0:49.3	I had a very dramatic out-of-body experience and that's when I became totally convinced of all sorts of stuff.
0:57.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh. And, oh, man, feeling a bit
1:30.3	upset. I just read that we lost one of the great weirdos of our time. Filmmaker David Lynch is gone,
1:37.9	which is very upsetting. I was only just talking about Lynch on last week's episode with
1:42.5	Dan Smith from Bastille, who's a massive, massive fan of
1:45.9	his, so he's going to be horribly upset. So go and have a quick listen if you want to find out a
1:50.6	really interesting fact about the theme tune of Twin Peaks. It's right at the beginning of the episode,
1:56.1	uh, really spookily coincidental. By the way, if you are a big Lynch fan, here's something you might not have
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