to be passed from one individual to another by non-genetic means, esp. imitation”. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary) Derivatives: memetic a., memetics n. the science of memes. memeplex n. abbreviated from…
to be passed from one individual to another by non-genetic means, esp. imitation”. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary) Derivatives: memetic a., memetics n. the science of memes. memeplex n. abbreviated from…
on their own they form co-adapted meme complexes, or memeplexes. Memeplexes include languages, religions, scientific theories, political ideologies and belief systems such as acupuncture or astrology. Like memes, memeplexes spread…
contributed to many of our publications on memetics. The Three Original Memeteers: Dan Dennett, Sue Blackmore and Richard Dawkins Memelab Diary Memelab 2023 (28-30 July) An outdoor session with Andoni…
Dangerous Memes; or, What the Pandorans let loose
what might be out there on the basis of this memetic way of thinking about cultural evolution. I shall first explain a little about memes, meme theory and the importance…
Interview on Memes, 21 August 2006 The Future of Memetics audio of a lecture given at Pop!Tech 2005 Read: books, chapters, articles and blogs Books The Meme Machine ,…
Meme machines and consciousness
that is the meme. Since memes are replicators, memetic evolution proceeds not in the interest of the genes, nor in the interest of the individual who carries the memes, but…
Evolution and Memes – Italian Translation
definizione di meme L’Oxford English Dictionary definisce i memi in questo modo: “Meme, biol. (abbreviato per mimeme… ciò che è imitato, da gene), elemento di una cultura che può trasmettersi…
The Evolution of Meme Machines
and web servers. According to the theory of memetics, all these machines were designed by memetic evolution. Memes are habits, skills, ideas, technologies and stories, that are copied from person…
sites http://www.memes.org.uk Meme theorists on the web provides the best selection of online papers and other information, with helpful evaluations. http://users.lycaeum.org/~sputnik/Memetics/ My publications My own work on memes includes the…
Darwin’s Meme: On the origin of culture by means of natural selection
evolved creatures of two replicators, not one; of memes as well as genes. The memes our ancestors copied have sculpted our brains to become ever better meme machines, giving us…