Dr Susan Blackmore, psychologist and writer, has previously researched and written on consciousness, free will, memes and anomalous experiences. She balances writing, blogging, broadcasting and lecturing with regularly practising Zen. She is the acclaimed author of The Meme Machine. US Susan Blackmore is a psychologist and writer whose research on consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences has been published in over sixty academic papers, as well as book chapters, reviews, and popular articles. She has a regular blog in the Guardian, and often appears on radio and television. Her book The Meme Machine (1999) has been translated into 12 other languages and more recent books include a textbook, Consciousness: An Introduction (2003), and Conversations on Consciousness (2005). Susan Blackmore is a psychologist and writer who has been published in over sixty academic papers, as well as book chapters, reviews, and popular articles. Her book The Meme Machine has been translated into 12 other languages.