…benefit human genes. But this is not the only possibility. Elsewhere I have argued that the benefit accrues more to memes than genes (Blackmore 1999). To survive and reproduce memes…
…benefit human genes. But this is not the only possibility. Elsewhere I have argued that the benefit accrues more to memes than genes (Blackmore 1999). To survive and reproduce memes…
Memes, creativity and consciousness
AIDS virus were novel creations of genetic evolution, so all of music, literature and art are novel creations of memetic evolution. We human meme machines copy old memes, mix them…
Memes, tremes and the future of consciousness
Memes, tremes and the future of consciousness Cologne Conference Futures CCF14, October 2014 Susan Blackmore and Nick Bostrom at CCF14 Abstract The theory of memes builds on the…
A weekend retreat at Gaia House
memes in our practice. Meditation and mindfulness can be valuable ‘meme-weeding’ techniques. Seeing our thoughts as memes can weaken their power and help us let go; understanding ourselves as memeplexes…
…162–5, 176, 203, 211, 286, 366 religious 402 meme machine 163, 220, 286–7 memeplex 162, 176, 218–20, 223–41 definition of 162 memory 15, 18, 257–60, 343, 359 false 305–6 episodic…
would recommend them to people who want to learn about the scientific study of memes and the field of memetics. Principia Cybernetica – part of this project deals with memes…
…is In Charge!” 8.9.2020 ‘Genes, Memes & Other Dangerous Ideas’ an interview with Adam Ford in Melbourne. How I first got into memetics and wrote The Meme Machine, and why…
…a replicator in an appropriate environment, design will ensue. This is why Dawkins invented the term ‘meme’, to show that there is more than one replicator evolving on this planet….
Abstract. Religions as memes: Does memetics explain anything?
Religions as memes: Does memetics explain anything? Susan Blackmore Explaining Religion Conference, Bristol, September 2-3, 2010 Abstract Religions can be described as co-adapted meme-complexes, or memeplexes, in which the constituent…
Genes, memes, and temes/tremes
box. We then became meme machines, protecting, copying and working for memes. Earth now has three replicators – genes (the basis of life), memes (the basis of human culture) and…