This is a continuation from a discussion on a separate thread. I am interested in hearing what people think about how to formulate theory and investigate the nature of the relation between biological (gene-centered) evolution and cultural (meme-centered) evolution, and the nature of the two to influence each other.
Dear colleague
This question seems inactive, but I want to ask my own simple question as a medical epidemiologist. There are many papers online calling Meme a pseudo-science. Please let me know what is the exact consensus now, is it a rejected hypothes or a young theory need more research?
Dear Russ and Reza,
Memetics has indeed frequently previously been labelled a pseudoscience, mainly as the unit of the meme (ie - the unit of culture) hadn't been satisfactorily defined, prior to 2013.
My own research work in this area is here - see posts #100-108 of:
http://storyality.wordpress.com/an-index-to-this-blog/
Leading on from EO Wilson (and others) I am personally convinced that meme-gene co-evolution probably occurs. My ongoing doctoral research is in this exact area. (See the weblog above for more)
Also - an interesting recent article:
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/13-grandmas-experiences-leave-epigenetic-mark-on-your-genes/
Best,
JT
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