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Memetics and Cultural Evolution

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A group for people interested in the study of memes, viral ideas, and cultural evolution.

A meme is any unit of shared cultural information.

Memetics is the study of the propagation of this information.

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Memes, Genes And Religious Beliefs - Richard Dawkins @ UC Berkeley

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Good links for the uninformed?

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Dec 29, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes

I get tired of trying to explain memes to people here who've never heard of them. Does anybody know of good links that introduce the basic concepts for ordinary folks? Wikipedia is too abstract,…Continue

Creative suggestions, anyone?

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Dec 27, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

If you've seen my blog, you're aware that I'm unhappy with the way debating religious memes diverts our focus…Continue

Tags: limits of social media

War memes

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Richard Goscicki Dec 27, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Reading Chris Hedges War Is a Force That Gives Life Meaning, deeply disturbing and eye opening, I realized that memetics has barely nibbled at the edges of culture. The myths of war, the lies, the…Continue

Tags: War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges

Susan Blackmore on Memes

Started by George. Last reply by George Oct 3, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Memes, the second replicator. Link to lecture on TED.org: Talks Susan Blackmore on memes and "temes"Continue

Tags: video, technology, temes, memetics, blackmore

Atheism and self-esteem

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Jul 25, 2011. 1 Reply 1 Like

Rejecting theism is a first step toward freeing ourselves from the shackles of Christian, Hindu, or Muslim religions, but underlying cultural memeplexes with which they are entangled can continue to…Continue

Tags: apostasy, Secular Humanism, Riane Eisler, Eric Berne, Partnership culture

What Defines a Meme?

Started by Dallas Gaytheist. Last reply by Fred Werther Apr 26, 2011. 1 Reply 1 Like

Just a so-so article. - Dallas What Defines a Meme? Our world is a place where information can behave like human genes and ideas can replicate, mutate and evolve What lies at the heart of every…Continue

Tags: ideas, memetics, memes

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on December 26, 2011 at 8:56pm: Please note my blog, "Poo Fools (us all)," is a defense of memetics. I'd be happy to have your input, or even a "like", from fellow memetics enthusiasts.

Thanks for your attention.

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 14, 2010 at 11:24pm: @Geraldo, I understand and honor your response.

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on September 14, 2010 at 5:30pm: You can credit me, but I prefer not out of modesty. It's not created by me, it's from www.Fora.TV, which like TED (also on YouTube) has some great stuff.
But thanks, like blessings for Christians, I love the recognition.
But Fora.tv should get the credit for having the interview included in their collection.
-- Gary

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 14, 2010 at 4:58pm: Thanks for this lead Geraldo, I am reposting on Facebook, with credit to you, if you give the OK.

What is the protocal for posting atheistnexus articles on Facebook? Should I credit the individual and atheistnexus or individual only? I don't want to give information that others do not want to share.

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on September 14, 2010 at 1:26pm: E M O T I O N S
Antonio Damasio: This Time With Feeling
Aspen Institute

http://fora.tv/2009/07/04/Antonio_Damasio_This_Time_With_Feeling

Fora.tv like TED has lots of great stuff on the net.

Comment by George on September 13, 2010 at 5:19am: Possible method of handling Earworms:

Unhear It - Get the song out of your head

"We created this site for those of you that have a song stuck in your head and you can't get it out no matter what you do"

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on March 30, 2010 at 4:51pm: Some of you may be interested in my post in the book group: The Meme Machine, by Susan Blackmore.

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on January 11, 2010 at 1:43pm: I'm on chapter three of Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme. It is not bad, a very easy read, but it reads like a self-help book, and I'm not wild about that aspect. In fact, the author's first book was a self-help book called Getting Past OK. Has anyone else read this book?

Comment by It's just Matt on December 27, 2009 at 6:15pm: Internet Memes Spread Viral Amusement http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121931675

Of all the things Richard Dawkins has tried to do for our societies, I think that little word 'meme' will be his lasting contribution, if nothing else...

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on December 27, 2009 at 5:44pm: KnowYourMeme.com: Documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.