Richard Dawkins has reflected on coining the term “meme”. The word was first shared by the scientist in his 1972 bestselling book The Selfish Gene, where it referred to the self-replication of genes ...

Memes have certainly carved out their own corner on the internet, and it’s really hard to keep track because there are so ...

Nonsense-shouting silly man Stephen A. Smith needs an ESPN producer to teach him how to pronounce the word "meme." I would recommend sparing yourself from listening to the entire thing (I certainly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. A meme is a shortcut to a universal human emotion. But to ...

“Meme,” coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins, has been used in Times articles about genes, stocks and of course, Bernie Sanders. By Sarah Diamond In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or ...

Viral content didn’t exist when Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. And although he generally approves of the way the word has been used on the internet, when ...

Editor’s note: Salon celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Since being founded in 1995 (under the much-worse domain salon1999.com), Salon has published over 300,000 articles; as one of the first ...