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The Meme Machine (2016)
Director: Mat Hames
Cast: Mica Burton, Jon Risinger, Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum
Runtime53 min
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An exploration of the origins of memes, how they spread, and the stories behind some of the most popular “human memes” like Ermahgerd Girl, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and Chocolate Rain Guy.
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Fans of insightful documentaries that explore the cultural phenomenon of internet memes will particularly enjoy The Meme Machine from 2016, directed by Mat Hames. This film provides a fascinating look at the origins and spread of some of the most iconic 'human memes' like Ermahgerd Girl and Overly Attached Girlfriend, offering an illuminating behind-the-scenes perspective.
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The Meme Machine is a popular science book by Susan Blackmore on the subject of memes. Blackmore attempts to constitute memetics as a science by discussing its empirical and analytic potential, as well as some important problems with memetics. The first half of the book tries to create greater clarity about the definition of the meme as she sees it. The last half of the book consists of a number of possible memetic explanations for such different problems as the origin of language, the origin of the human brain, sexual phenomena, the Internet and the notion of the self. These explanations, in her view, give simpler and clearer explanations than trying to create genetic explanations in these fields.
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