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Massimo Pigliucci and Susan Blackmore on Scientism and Subjectivity
Point of Inquiry - April 18, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsThis week's episode of Point of Inquiry is our final episode recorded from CSICon 2018. We're closing this series of interviews with Professor Massimo Pigliucci who discusses his ideas on scientism and how it's used by people like Sam Harris, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Richard Dawkins with host Ka...
The Problem with Materialism | John Ellis, Susan Blackmore, Hilary Lawson
Philosophy For Our Times - April 09, 2019 09:31 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 249 ratingsLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes The idea that the world is made of physical stuff alone has been central to scientific progress. But our theories do not account for experience or thought. Might materialism be a profound mistake? In th...
47. Dr. Susan Blackmore — Altered States and Conscious Beings
The Michael Shermer Show - December 04, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 361 ratingsDr. Susan Blackmore is no stranger to skeptics. Dr. Shermer has known Dr. Blackmore since the early 1990s. When the Skeptics Society and Skeptic magazine were founded in 1992 she was already a rock star in the skeptical movement, having moved from believing in the paranormal, ESP, telepathy, and...
The Secrets Of Consciousness | Philip Goff, Nicholas Humphrey, Susan Blackmore
Philosophy For Our Times - October 01, 2018 12:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 249 ratingsLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes Consciousness is one of the unresolved philosophical questions. There was hope that neuroscience might find some answers. But we still have no explanation for where brain activity ends and experience be...
Jordan Peterson vs Susan Blackmore: Do we need God to make sense of life?
Unbelievable? - June 08, 2018 16:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsLaunching The Big Conversation debate series, Justin is joined by Canadian psychologist Jordan B Peterson who has risen to fame in recent months for his political, social and religious views. He engages with atheist psychologist Susan Blackmore on the psychology of belief. They debate Peterson’...
Debating science and spiritual practices – Rupert Sheldrake vs Susan Blackmore
Unbelievable? - November 17, 2017 17:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRupert Sheldrake is often regarded as a maverick in science. He had his TED talk on the “Science Delusion” banned after other scientists objected. In his new book “Science and Spiritual Practises” he makes the case for the proven scientific benefit of religious practises. He engages with atheis...
Debating out-of-body and near-death experiences: Susan Blackmore & Graham Nicholls
Unbelievable? - September 08, 2017 13:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsAs as student Susan Blackmore had an out-of-body experience that convinced her of the paranormal. However, after years of research, she came to the conclusion that such experiences are a purely brain phenomenon and not evidence of anything supernatural. Her new book 'Seeing Myself: the new scien...
Episode 135 - Susan Blackmore
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - November 22, 2016 05:12 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 923 ratingsLive from the QED Conference in Manchester, Cara chats with psychologist and author Dr. Sue Blackmore about her history as a parapsychologist studying out-of-body experiences. They discuss her transition from credulity to skeptical thinking, and how it has shaped her research and writing in the p...
Is human life intrinsically valuable? Peter Singer, Richard Weikart & Susan Blackmore
Unbelievable? - May 07, 2016 09:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRichard Weikart, professor of history at California State University, joins Justin to talk about his new book 'The Death of Humanity'. He says the loss of belief in the value of human life is leading to disastrous consequences for society. Peter Singer is an Australian ethicist who believes we s...
Ep. 50 - Dr. Susan Blackmore, Meme Researcher
Friendly Atheist Podcast - April 12, 2015 20:56 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsDr. Susan Blackmore is a writer, researcher, and speaker best known for her book "The Meme Machine." At the American Atheists 2015 convention in Memphis, Tennessee, Jessica spoke with Susan about the mystery of consciousness, Blackmore's fascination with memes, and why she avoids most forms of s...
Gerald Woerlee and Susan Blackmore - Near-Death Experiences and Consciousness
Point of Inquiry - February 28, 2012 03:56 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsHost: Indre Viskontas One of the costs of being conscious is that, once in a while, we are forced to contemplate the fact that we are mortal. Ironically, a close brush with the grim reaper leaves many people more convinced than ever that our minds are not tethered to our bodies, and therefore c...
Susan Blackmore - In Search of the Light
Point of Inquiry - December 15, 2006 20:07 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsSue Blackmore is a psychologist and writer whose research on consciousness, memes, and the paranormal has been published in over sixty academic papers, as well as book chapters, reviews and popular articles. She regularly writes in the Guardian, and often appears on radio and television in the U...
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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1996-2000 - May 03, 1998 10:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSue Lawley's castaway this week says changing her mind was one of the most difficult things she's ever had to do. After an out-of-body experience, psychologist Susan Blackmore set out to study and prove the existence of the paranormal. Twenty years on, she's a convinced sceptic. She continues, ...