false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg 254502 6 437557 1999 The Meme Machine total:225|5:58|4:70|3:70|2:22|1:5| 225 829 435 23 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 3 9 false Thu Mar 20 03:14:16 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 03:22:33 -0700 2008 Dreams of a Final Theory it is odd that people should think that reductionism is the perfect one word put down for a theory – given how incredibly successful...more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 1 3 false Sun Apr 15 12:09:02 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 19:21:49 -0700 2007
The good:

1. She does a good job of summarizing the body of literature on evolutionary models of the spread of information (i.e. other people's work). The relevant chapters, therefore, are a good introduction to the s...more...]]> 1734936 0198503652 9780198503651 23 2 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187544543m/1734936.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1734936.The_Meme_Machine 2 0 false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 11:28:24 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 18:26:08 -0800 2008 The Meme Machine lays out the foundation for a new science... or at least it tries too. And fails.

Blackmore is a wonderfully knowledgeable author, and the varied topics she dives in to while illustrating and describing her meme theory is one the reasons this book is still somewhat worthw...more...]]> 1734936 0198503652 9780198503651 23 2 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187544543m/1734936.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1734936.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 20:07:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 18:47:05 -0700 2009
The fina...more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 02 20:56:30 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 21:05:50 -0700 2008
This book is basically Susan Blackmore's PHD thesis on memetic evolution. Okay, are you sold?

Topics touched upon in this book:
* How do you explain ho...more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Apr 12 18:06:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 18:09:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Apr 01 13:34:32 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 13:46:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 3 0 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 03:23:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 02:58:29 -0800 2009 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 10:26:03 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 09:09:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Sat Jun 07 17:26:33 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 17:30:14 -0700 2008
What are "meme's"?

One might simply say they are "anything we can replicate that is a part of our culture" in other words "cultural genes."

Something interesting to note: this ...more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 10:07:57 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 07:40:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:10:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 17:00:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Jun 09 06:08:48 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:04:44 -0800 2009 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Wed Jun 17 00:56:37 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:30:22 -0700 2009 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 19:47:48 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:29:53 -0800 2009 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Wed Sep 12 08:20:32 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 10:13:23 -0800 2009 A major inspiration to me.]]> 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Wed Sep 16 01:55:16 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:37:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 01:55:16 -0700 2009 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 5 0 false Sat Jun 28 08:37:31 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 08:39:45 -0700 2008 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 3 0 false Fri Jul 13 01:40:20 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 02:02:15 -0700 2007 254502 019286212X 9780192862129 197 21 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173177678m/254502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine 4 0 false Sun Sep 07 14:51:01 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 14:52:36 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=254502