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ForTheScienceOfAllOfUs
ForTheScienceOfAllOfUs

Apr 02, 2012 at 07:25AM EDT+4

On the Origin of Memes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme#Origins
“The word meme originated with Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene. To emphasize commonality with genes, Dawkins coined the term “meme” by shortening “mimeme”, which derives from the Greek word mimema (“something imitated”)."


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