41. Conceptual Problems In Memetics In A Multi-Level View Of Evolution And Behaviour The clarification allows some of the fundamental assumptions of memetics to be critically appraised. Key issues are subsequently raised which must be http://www.cam.cornell.edu/~rclewley/jom.html

University Homepage Research Links Conceptual Problems in Memetics in a Multi-Level View of Evolution and Behaviour Robert Clewley Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. 27 January 1999 Abstract. 1. Introduction In a memetic approach to understanding cultural dynamics it is important to be able to discuss an individual's behavioural act as a discrete event in space and time, which may be observed (or described) and subsequently acted out (or described again) by another individual. The very heart of a theory involving such "social contagion" or "cultural transmission" is the intuition that there is some kind of thing being "passed" between people in the material world, which retains much of its abstract form and cultural meaning in the process. This has manifested itself in several approaches to memetics based on a meme-host duality, and often on something akin to a "mind as software and brain as hardware" duality. For instance, consider the spread of catch-phrases or particular fashion trends amongst certain social groups, or the strong connection between media coverage of suicides of the rich and famous and a subsequent temporary increase in national suicide rates [Ma2]. At first the spread of a behaviour in these examples appears not to be influenced by the genetic or the neurological make-up of the individuals involved. It would seem that in some sense memetic transmission is an independent system. Despite being able to observe the apparently self-contained and epidemiological nature of the dynamics of social behaviours in a society, it is still important to be clear about two things: (1)exactly what ontological and functional properties a "meme" can possibly have, and (2)in what sense we can sensibly talk about its "storage" in people's minds (or not), and its "transmission" between them via the material world. The analysis of this issue is the principle subject of this article.

42. The Quackometer: The Memetics Of Quackery - Part 1 Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/07/memetics-of-quackery-part-1.html

The Quackometer Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience QuackSafe Search: Find reliable information about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Home Quackometer Blog Top Ten ... About The Memetics of Quackery - Part 1 Friday, October 26, 2007 This is an old post, but I wanted to bump it up given the current homeopathic shenanigans originally posted: Monday, July 17, 2006 In looking at countless quack web sites and having discussions with various quacks on message boards, the inevitable question that I ask myself is "What sort of quack am I dealing with - deluded or fraudulent?" The fraudulent quack knows they are promoting cures and remedies that do not work (above the placebo) but make money out of it anyway. The deluded quack believes they are promoting something genuinely wonderful, but misunderstood by 'science'. The more I delve into quackery, the more I believe that we are mostly dealing with the deluded. Frauds can be dealt with by legislation and prosecution. The deluded appear to be a tougher nut to crack - minds have to be changed. However, the belief systems around alternative medicine appear to be impervious to criticism and rational enquiry. The defensive walls are high. This situation appears to be very similar to arguments surrounding religious beliefs. Religion is largely immune to rational enquiry with people who hold such beliefs as they have many defenses against such enquiry.

43. BBC - H2g2 - Memes And Memetics Created 21st March 2003. Memes and memetics searching for a parallel to Darwinian evolution, introduced the theory of memetics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A987816

@import '/h2g2/skins/brunel/brunel.css'; @import '/includes/tbenh.css'; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index 31st March 2008 Accessibility help Text only Guide ID: A987816 (Edited) Edited Guide Entry SEARCH h2g2 Advanced Search New visitors: Returning members: BBC Homepage The Guide to Life The Universe and Everything 3. Everything Biology 3. Everything ... Society and Cultures Created: 21st March 2003 Memes and Memetics Front Page What is h2g2? Who's Online Write an Entry ... Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! Meme - A behavioural or cultural trait that is passed on by other than genetic means. Penguin English Dictionary In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins , a noted zoologist and pro-evolutionary philosopher, searching for a parallel to Darwinian evolution , introduced the theory of memetics. The name is derived from the same root Greek word as 'memento' and is intended as a parallel of 'gene'. The theory postulates that ideas behave in the collective consciousness of mankind in much the same way as genes behave in the gene-pool. So an idea - or meme - forms in the mind of an individual from other pre-existing ideas and, if deemed worthy, is passed on to other minds via speech, writing or demonstration. This is reproduction - there are now many copies of the meme. Each of these copies will be slightly different, due to the different interpretations of each individual and the other contents of each mind, so we have 'descent with modification'. These ideas then compete with each-other; the 'fittest' ideas are those that are passed on and come to be present in the minds of many individuals, at the cost of less-fit ideas, which are not communicated. Dawkins explains the idea in this way:

44. The Dilettante's Dilemma: Memetics: Movies (104) memetics Movies (104). One disadvantage of starting this blog in a vacuum the way I did is that I don t have blogfriends sending me all the various memes http://www.cruzich.com/2008/02/memetics-movies-104.html

@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=5127538"); The Dilettante's Dilemma Food. Baseball. Music. Baby. Tuesday, February 5 Memetics: Movies (104) One disadvantage of starting this blog in a vacuum the way I did is that I don't have blogfriends sending me all the various memes that career around the blogosphere. I guess that's both an advantage and a disadvantage, actually; it prevents me from doing stupid stuff, like I did this morning when I passed along the email that purported to be a school project but actually was just a spammy waste of time. But sometimes I enjoy a spammy waste of time, so when I saw the "if you've seen 85 of these movies then you have no life" list, which is basically a list of a couple hundred movies, with no rhyme or reason to them, I had to grab it and see how I did. Unsurprisingly, I have no life, though I saw the vast majority of these movies before 2004; I guess I can thank my daughter for getting me my life back. Here's the list I had to consult my "movies I've seen" list for a bunch of these, which marks the first time that five-year-old project has been useful in any way.

45. Keith Henson Talks About Memetics, Evolutionary Psychology & Scientology - 10 Ze Feb 5, 2007 I knew Max More through Alcor before he started the movement and was the (not very active) memetics editor for the magazine when it was in http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/02/05/a-reprint-of-an-interview-with-keith-hens

About Us Myspace Random Blogpraise By RU Sirius February 5th, 2007 I interviewed Keith Henson for the NeoFiles Website (disbanded in favor of the NeoFiles Podcast Show ) back in 2003. I figured with on charges related to his battle with Scientology, people would be interested in a broader view of Henson. In this interview, we talk about a range of topics, finally ending with a discussion on his thoughts about his problems with Scientology at that time. The interview appears below in full, including the title and introduction: Exile On Meme Street: Keith Henson Interview The L5 Society , an organization dedicated to building homes in high orbit using raw materials from the lunar surface. The L5 group attracted the interests of those seeking practical solutions to predicted resource scarcities, among them K. Eric Drexler. Henson formed a friendship with him, and was among his contacts as Drexler was conceiving nanotechnology Once Henson was convinced that nanotech was feasible, he became a member of Alcor , an organization advocating and providing cryonic services. In the late 1980s, he became associated with the much-storied

46. Memetics: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati Human culture subject to natural selection, Stanford study shows Published by billycuts on February 19, 2008 in Anthropology, Genetics, memetics and http://technorati.com/tag/memetics

Now in Lifestyle The latest news, blogs, and advice on health, design, and travel. Join Sign in Help advanced ... Small Business Up Entertainment Main TV Music ... Gaming Up Lifestyle Main Autos Family ... Travel Up Politics Sports Technology Main ... IT Up Blogs Photos Videos Blogger Central ... Developers Up 83 posts tagged memetics Subscribe Posts Blogs Photos Videos search in entire post tags only of blogs with any authority a little authority some authority a lot of authority in language all languages Arabic (العربية) Chinese (中文) Dutch (Nederlands) English French (Fran§ais) German (Deutsch) Greek (Ελληνικά) Hebrew (עברית) Italian (Italiano) Japanese (日本語) Korean (한국어) Norwegian (Norsk) Persian (فارسی) Polish (Polski) Portuguese (Portuguªs) Russian (Русский) Spanish (Espa±ol) Swedish (Svenska) Turkish (T¼rk§e) Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) Related tags: religion memes life spirit ... http://www.limbicnutrition.com/ blog/ freddy-hagen-on-cairo-megacity/ Freddy Hagen is an extraordinarily talented Danish photographer. Recently he returned from a trip to the Middle East and has uploaded some slide shows. One in particular is a must see, Cairo Megacity. It is a slide show with music and both the music and photographs are utterly beautiful. 2 days ago by limbic in LimbicNutrition Weblog › Food for the pleasure center of the brain Authority: 18 25 Paths To A Popular Blog http://range.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 03/ 26/ 25-paths-to-a-popular-blog/

47. Memes: The Memetics Section Of The Meme Machine The memetic analysis of why people do such crazy things Isn t memetics just another meme? Yes, but what does that prove? http://mwillett.org/Memes/meme1.htm

Memes Unlimited Atheism Politics Memes Mind Matters String Interact ... Home Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man What are Memes? Good question, there would not be much point in going any further in this zone until you found out what memes were. And it is better to learn about them from somebody who knows, isn't it? Willett's Wager I bet I know what aliens will believe... Exotheology More about the beliefs of aliens Willett's Wager: 01 Later thoughts on the beliefs of aliens Exotheology 2007 Later thoughts on the beliefs of aliens The Ought Cloud The issue of is and ought, especially in relation to evolution. The Maggie Simpson Model The self and the lies told in its name The Self Fulfilling Prophecy The memetic analysis of Christianity Real Explanations The memetic analysis of why people do such crazy things Sue Blackmore and The Meme Machine Correspondence between myself and Susan Blackmore Memes and the Christian Correspondence with a (the?) Christian who is not woefully ignorant Ahh! Isn't Memetics Just a Meme? Isn't memetics just another meme? Yes, but what does that prove? The Trafford Centre Bomber A case study in meme fitness.

48. Memetics And The Evolution Of Memes In particular, this story centers around Science Related Memetic Disorder – effectively mad science disease – with infected characters providing the drive http://community.livejournal.com/memetics

You are viewing the community memetics Log in Create a LiveJournal Account Learn more ... Technology Interest Region FAQ Email IM Info Recent Entries Archive Friends User Info ... Memetics and the evolution of memes Immortality through memes, not genes! more in the way of cliches than memes, but i think they count Sep. 19th, 2007 at 11:17 PM baerana lately I've been interested in opposing cliches (which are a type of meme) I think the thing about cliches, is, they aren't some all mighty "truth" - they are things you pull out to convince someone (maybe yourself) to do what you want. Many hands make light work/Too many cooks spoil the broth Look before you leap/He who hesitates is lost Absence makes the heart grow fonder./Out of sight, out of mind The more the merrier/Two's company, three's a crowd Birds of a feather flock together/Opposites attract Nothing ventured, nothing gained/Better safe than sorry Beware of Greeks bearing gifts/Never look a gift horse in the mouth The clothes make the man/Don't judge a book by its cover The pen is mightier than the sword/Actions speak louder than words The third time is the charm/Three strikes and you are out Great minds think alike /fools seldom differ Variety is the spice of life/Go with what you know The road to hell is paved with good intentions/It's the thought that counts The Devil is in the details/Don't sweat the small stuff The early bird gets the worm/Good things come to those who wait Two heads are better than one /If you want something done right do it yourself I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird, and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. (Franklin Roosevelt)

49. Memetics.it logo memetics. coming soon. http://www.memetics.it/

50. Meme Generator Here it is, a brief overview of my theory of memetics. This would include comprehension and interacting with memetic and nonmemetic information already http://meme-generator.blogspot.com/

skip to main skip to sidebar Meme Generator Friday, January 4, 2008 digg_url = "http://meme-generator.blogspot.com/2008/01/meme-replication-and-mutation-david.html"; Here it is, a brief overview of my theory of memetics. Please read, critique, etc. I also have created a collaborative version on Google Docs. If interested, contact me. Meme Replication and Mutation Overview A meme is the smal lest atomic unit of information that is stored in the mind that can be socially transmitted and reproduced (Heylighen 1998, Moritz 1990). This includes, but is not limited to thoughts, behaviors, emotions, ideas, and beliefs. Since memes are replicators that may or may not successfully replicate, an evolutionary model may be applied. Memes that successfully replicate more will displaces memes that don't. Memes can also mutate, which allows new memes to be created. A model must be used to understand and study meme mutation and replication. The included model is based most heavily on Heylighen's model of meme selection (1998) and Blackmore's work on memes (1999). A clarification of what a meme is is necessary before the included model is explained. Some information stored in the mind is not memetic. Information that is not capable of social transmission is not a meme. For example. a personal experience is not a meme, since that experience cannot be given to someone else. A description of the experience is a meme, because it is capable of being retold and is not unique to an individual. Also, memes being the smallest atomic unit of information means that a meme is the smallest unit of thought that cannot be subdivided without losing meaning. An example is the first sentence of this paper. The first sentence retains its meaning without the rest of the paragraph, but becomes incoherent if the sentence itself is subdivided. Therefore, it is a meme. The first paragraph is not a meme, since it can be broken down and the component parts retain meaning. It is therefore a memeplex, a conglomeration of memes.

51. Memetics Archive At Memoirs On A Rainy Day Published by range June 22nd, 2007 in memetics. 4 Comments. I’ve taught Kindergarten before in Continue reading ‘Teaching Kindergarten And memetics’ http://thememoirs.org/category/memetics/

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53. Marketing, Tipping Points, And Memetics | Something Simpler Have you read “The Tipping Point“? Many of us have. The growth of sales of the book itself is an example of the idea it attempts to. http://www.somethingsimpler.com/2008/01/marketing-tipping-points-and-memetics/

Home Blog About Us PubSub ... Contact Jan Marketing, Tipping Points, and Memetics Filed under Boss Key The Tipping Point memetics These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Digg del.icio.us Ma.gnolia By Tom Purves January 28th, 2008 at 7:33 pm interesting, but not prescriptive. http://www.thomaspurves.com/2006/04/06/the-trouble-with-gladwell/ By ian February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm here and here Like Hush Puppies and Crocs, Tipping Points are more typically user-generated. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Categories Boss Key Buzz Mixedup News ... Pulse Archives March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 November 2007 Recent Posts No Prize for Second Place Weston Triemstra Demos Pulse Something Simpler to present at Fusion Forum 2008 We Know Your Address, Google! ... Marketing, Tipping Points, and Memetics Recent Comments ian on ian on ian on Marketing, Tipping Points, and Memetics on Relevance Engines and The Friendly Shopkeeper bobbydassler on Relevance Engines and The Friendly Shopkeeper Blogroll Development Blog Documentation Plugins Suggest Ideas ... WordPress Planet

54. Kbuxton.com: Memes And Memetics Memes and memetics. Richard Dawkins; Memes; Memes Ideas as Viruses; The Church of Virus (added 11/4/97); Viruses of the Mind (added 7/12/98) http://www.aracnet.com/~kbuxton/memes.html

Memes and Memetics Richard Dawkins Memes Memes: Ideas as Viruses The Church of Virus (added 11/4/97) Viruses of the Mind (added 7/12/98) Meme Central (added 3/11/00) Human Virus Scanner (added 10-29-02) kristin buxton email

55. Nanodot: Nanotechnology News And Discussion » Memetics Posted in memetics, News 4 Comments » « Previous Entries. You are currently browsing the archives for the memetics category. http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?cat=11

56. Philosophy Of Religion .info - Arguments For Atheism - Religion And Memetics: Th Evolution and Ideas memetics. Recently, it has been recognised that this theory can Rather, what the memetic critique of Christianity attempts to do is http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/memetics.html

About the Site Author Information Email Arguments for the Existence of God ... Links You are here: Philosophy of Religion Arguments for Atheism > Religion and Memetics: The God Meme Philosophy of Religion Arguments for Atheism Religion and Memetics Religion and Memetics: The God Meme Evolutionary theory has revolutionised modern thought. The way that we understand the world has been profoundly influenced by Darwin’s insight into the way that natural selection guides progress over time. Recently, it has been recognised that Darwin’s theory applies not only to biological organisms but also to ideas. Some, such as Richard Dawkins , Susan Blackmore, and Daniel Dennett, have argued that this provides an explanation of religious belief, and that this explanation counts against the idea that such beliefs are true. The Theory of Evolution Darwin’s theory of evolution sought to explain the diversity of species in the world in the following way: The world contains only a limited supply of the resources necessary to support life. Organisms must therefore compete with each other for these resources in order to survive. As biological organisms reproduce, random genetic mutations occur, introducing variety into the species. Because of these mutations, some members of the species are better able to compete for resources, i.e. fitter, than others.

57. Memetics (in Sociology) - Society And Culture Research Guide memetics memetics is an approach to evolutionary models of information transfer based on the concept of the meme. http://www.123exp-culture.com/t/03604061656/

Society and Culture Research Guide Provided by Search: Add to Favorites Memetics Memetics is an approach to evolutionary models of information transfer based on the concept of the meme. Wikipedia and Wikis Memetics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics Keywords and Synonyms Memetics, Meme-complex, Memotype, Memetic programming, Memetic evolution, Memeplexes, MemeBot, Memeoid, Memetic theory More topics about: Memetics Edit this page Add new links, rate and edit existing links, or make suggestions. - Staff Explore related topics: Richard Brodie Susan Blackmore Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene ... Aaron Lynch Some descriptions may have been derived in part from Princeton University WordNet or Wikipedia Last update: March 1, 2008

58. Tracing Cultural Evolution Through Memetics Downloadable ! Author(s) Tiktik Dewi Sartika. 2004 Abstract Viewing human being, as a part of evolution process is still a controversial issue for some http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwpco/0405007.html

This file is part of IDEAS , which uses RePEc data Papers Articles Software Books ... Help! Tracing Cultural Evolution Through Memetics Author info Abstract Publisher info Download info ... Statistics Author Info Tiktik Dewi Sartika (Bandung Fe Institute) Additional information is available for the following registered author(s): Tiktik Dewi Sartika Abstract Viewing human being, as a part of evolution process is still a controversial issue for some people, in fact the evolution runs. As a sociocultural entity, human being has distinctive characters in its evolution process. A Theory inherited from Darwin may have only been able to answer how a simple unit such genes evolve to such complex animal like human. Yet, how among those complex animals interact, communicate, and replicate idea in so forth formed a such self-organized sociocultural complexity, may only be, at the moment, answered by what Dawkins says as memetic evolution with meme as the replicator which, in near future, hoped to be a very potential tool for analyzing social phenomena. Download Info To download: If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper

59. What's A Meme And Why Would Anyone Make One? Drexler on Hypertext Publishing and the Evolution of Knowledge; Dawkin s latest, made available by Cosma Shalizi; HyperWeird memetics http://www.meme.com/memedef/

Memes Pronounced: `meem What is a meme? A meme is an idea, or a particular way of thinking about what an idea is. A meme is a unit of mental information in the same way that a gene is a unit of biological information a metaphor of an idea as a transposon, a pattern of thought as a virus, a knowledge structure as a chromosome. Memes compete to spread their information though a social population in the same ways genes compete to spread their information content through a biological population. Definitions Definition by Memes.org Definition by The Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing Here is what Eric Watt Forste has to say about memes: Human knowledge evolves by mechanisms similar to biological evolution: over the long run, by blind variation, accurate replication, and selective elimination. The term which encapsulates this metaphor with genes is "meme". A whole new school of thinking about knowledge is developing out of the confluence of meme idea on the one hand, and the pancritical epistemology of William Bartley and Sir Karl Popper Some Pointers Drexler on Hypertext Publishing and the Evolution of Knowledge Dawkin's latest, made available by Cosma Shalizi

60. Memetics For Retards » Lolcat.us Many of the mislabled chain letters could easily be argued as memetic given that they have instructions to pass on the particular quiz. http://www.lolcat.us/2007/11/22/memetics-for-retards/

lolcat.us Memetics for Retards lolcat.us Fidy Says November Memetics for Retards posted in Blogs Shit. want There are many images that are memetic, some of which count as memes in their own right, some of which are merely facets of a bigger meme. Cat macros, as a whole, are a meme, while most particular ones are not. (Exemptions being Longcat and Ceiling Cat , among others.) must ARTICLE SOURCE This entry was posted on Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 at 8:39 am and is filed under Blogs . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Why not let us know what you think by adding your own comment! Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses, so come on... let us know what you think. On November 22nd, 2007, doron said: Listen Want pre requires know and intend. Memes replication technologies/procedures do not. They do it regardless of whether the transmitter knows any shit about memes shmemes, or that he/it is transmitting, let alone wanting to. They do it because of their nature.

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