Susan Blackmore (London, 1951) is Professor of Psychology at the University of the West of England in Bristol, where he is engaged in cognitive psychology. The Dr. Blackmore is particularly interested in investigating the experiences of individuals who have seen death very closely, and the effects of meditation, the reasons that lead some people to feel fascination with the paranormal, psychology and evolutionary theory memetics. Scholarship from the Perrott-Warwick Institution investigates psychic phenomena own subjects who were involved in extreme cognitive situations. In 1991 he received the Alexander Imich Essay Prize and the Distinguished Skeptic's Award, which recognizes scientific research into paranormal phenomena.
Blackmore is also a freelance writer and has written a dozen titles, among which memes machine, which has been translated into 13 languages​​.
Collaborates on various British media and is a columnist for The Guardian, and The Independent Newstatment