Moderated by Howard Wachtel. Robert Wright begins by talking about what memes are and the history of the term. Wright argues/explains why meme is a very important concept. Wright states that memes are units of cultural information. Ken Goldberg talks about how meme is a generalization of an "idea". Goldberg states why the propagation method of meme is very important. Goldberg then explains how technology can change the process of meme transmission. Roger Ebert talks about how memes comprise the total content of one's mind. Ebert then explains why memes are the cultural equivalent of genes.
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Moderated by Howard Wachtel. Robert Wright begins by talking about what memes are and the history of the term. Wright argues/explains why meme is a very important concept. Wright states that memes are units of cultural information. Ken Goldberg talks about how meme is a generalization of an "idea". Goldberg states why the propagation method of meme is very important. Goldberg then explains how technology can change the process of meme transmission. Roger Ebert talks about how memes comprise the total content of one's mind. Ebert then explains why memes are the cultural equivalent of genes.
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