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memetics

American  
[muh-met-iks, mee-] / məˈmɛt ɪks, mi- /

noun

  1. the academic study of memes; a theory of how memes spread and evolve within a culture.


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The magazine urged readers to “photocopy pages and paste them around your town” – a kind of analogue memetics.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

M.I.T. linguist Steven Pinker finds the ideas of memetics intriguing and occasionally even useful but doesn't quite believe it's a science.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I think memetics is an utterly silly idea," he complains.

From Time Magazine Archive

That fear, he speculates, may account for some of the vehemence of the opponents of memetics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Computational practical experiences, as well as genetic engineering or memetics, are no longer in continuation of those founded on literacy.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai