The Power of Memes

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Tamler: When I met Dawkins to do this documentary and they had me discuss him, there was this moment where I had this sort of very surreal moment. One of the chapters in Self-As-Gene that I actually just thought didn't go anywhere was his chapter on the medics. And so as part of talking to Dawkins and discussing him, the producer really wanted me to gross him out. Show some real gross sex stuff. There's one called Lemon Party, which is essentially three old men filating each other. The guy who invented the concept of a meme is now getting shown what this has become. Like your word now refers to like 75 year olds glowing each other. Nice

Dave and Tamler celebrate their one year anniversary and 30th episode with one of their least cynical episodes yet. They talk about 5 philosophy/psychology(-ish) books that influenced and inspired them throughout the years. They also respond to a listener email that accuses them (mostly Tamler) of being "reckless and irresponsible" in their discussion of responding to insults.

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(Please note that the Top 5 links below are to purchase books through amazon.com via the Very Bad Wizards amazon affiliate account)

Tamler's Top 5

5. The Razor's Edge

4. Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South (New Directions in Social Psychology)/Humiliation: And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, and Violence

3. The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science)

2. Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions

1. Jacques the Fatalist and His Master (Penguin Classics)

David's Top 5

5. Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman

4. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

3. The Modularity of Mind: An Essay on Faculty Psychology