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Memetics is a neo-Darwinian approach to evolutionary models of cultural information transfer based on the concept of the meme, which can be defined as any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

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• Anders Transhuman Pages: Memetics

  http://aleph.se/Trans/Cultural/Memetics/
  Collection of links and essays about memes: ideas and concepts viewed as living organisms. Includes sections on memetic theory, examples and applications, controversial issues, a lexicon and a brief bibliography.

• Chapter 11 from Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene''

  http://www.rubinghscience.org/memetics/dawkinsmemes.html
  The text that started off the science of memetics.

• Colorless Green Homunculi by William L. Benzon

  http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/benzon.html
  Essay/review of The Electric Meme: A New Theory of How We Think.

• Meme Central

  http://www.memecentral.com/
  FAQ, links, and a bookstore. (By Richard Brodie, author of the popular book on memetics, "Virus of the Mind".)

• Memes - Susan Blackmore

  http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/
  A detailed site maintained by the psychologist and memeticist Susan Blackmore.

• Memes to be Discussed

  http://memes.typepad.com/
  Blog discussing what memes are, what can we do with them, who controls who, what drives them and are memes real?

• Memetics

  http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/MEMES.html
  A meme is a cognitive or behavioral pattern that can be transmitted from one individual to another one. References, links.

• Memetics

  http://memetics.chielens.net/
  A senior thesis on memetic selection criteria.

• Memetics

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics
  Information from Wikipedia on this neo-Darwinian approach to evolutionary models of cultural information transfer based on the concept of the meme.

• Memetics: Culture and Evolution

  http://meme-evolution-and-culture.blogspot.com/
  Explores the nature of a meme, memetic theory and culture relating to evolution.

• Structure of Memes

  http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/MEMSTRUC.html
  The main criticism that can be raised against the memetic approach is that memes are difficult to define. What are the elements or units that make up a meme? Does a meme correspond to a complete symphony, or to a symphonic movement, a melody, a musical phrase, or even a single note?

• The Church of Virus

  http://www.churchofvirus.org/
  Virus is a collection of mutually-supporting ideas (a meme-complex) encompassing philosophy, science, technology, politics, and religion.

• UK Memes Central

  http://www.memes.org.uk/
  Includes texts by Dr Susan Blackmore and links to other articles online.

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