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Richard Dawkins - Richard Dawkins explains the real meaning of the word 'meme'

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Richard Dawkins

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Today, the word "meme" is typically used to describe a funny photo with text that gets passed around online. But Richard Dawkins coined the term years before the World Wide Web even existed. Dawkins in a distinguished evolutionary biologist and writer. He has authored several books, the most recent being "Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science."

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