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 boundlessgravity rated 6 months ago- Think about how genes are self-replicators (they build new copies of themselves in order for life to go on). In 1976, Richard Dawkins coined the term 'memes', which he defined as 'a unit of [human] cultural transmission'. Memes operate in a manner similar to genes: ideas replica...
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- meatbot rated 6 months ago
- The third replicator which still needs us...for now.
- Sirtalksalot rated 6 months ago
- Interesting but I think flawed. Simply because I am of the ilk that believe that machines and humans will increasingly become one. Therefor they cannot out-grow us, as they will be as much a part of us as we are of them.
- BiosyntheticLife rated 6 months ago
- From the page: "If you can think of a better name for the third replicator then please let me know."
Ditto, same here!
Meems and Teems.
- euxneks rated 6 months ago
- I think it should be called "Techneme" I wrote about it at: http://www.euxneks.com/2008/04/04/the-third-replicator-or-the-techneme/
- MamaJS rated 6 months ago
- Get past the "teme-meme" verbiage and the theory behind it - that technology and human culture is as relevant as the genetic code - is pretty original.
- Thekure rated 6 months ago
- The formula fails because it assumes 3rd replicator-level life is based on one planet and exists in a fraction of that planet's life. There is no reason to believe space-traveling 3rd level life will ever die out - until, maybe, the big crunch.
- boundlessgravity rated 6 months ago
- Think about how genes are self-replicators (they build new copies of themselves in order for life to go on). In 1976, Richard Dawkins coined the term 'memes', which he defined as 'a unit of [human] cultural transmission'. Memes operate in a manner similar to genes: ideas replicate in a culture just as genes replicate in a body.
At TED 2008, Susan Blackmore introduces a 3rd term for yet another kind of replicator, which she calls 'temes' (or 'technological memes'). This is the idea of an artificial intelligence capable of replicating itself. She also asks for other ideas for the name, as she is not satisfied with temes': I nominate 'engenes' (as in en-gene-eering ;)).
- korna rated 7 months ago
- An interesting point of view of our position in the universe (and the planet). All things that replicate and evolve can be divided into categories. Gene's do this through the evolution of the being they are in. Humans do it. And last technology does it as well. Though I think the evolutionary process of technology is different from our own. Technology is still dependent on humans to replicate and evolve. Perhaps soon enough they will be able to replicate on themselves but can they also evolve alone?
- MaynardHSH rated 6 months ago
- interesting
- alpinestar rated 6 months ago
- Susan blackmore is very talented person in her field of research
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