TY - BOOK AU - Brodie,Richard TI - Virus of the mind: the new science of the meme SN - 9781401924690 (trade pbk.) : AV - HM626 .B76 2010 PY - 2011/// CY - Carlsbad, Calif. PB - Hay House KW - Social psychology KW - Genetic psychology KW - Contagion (Social psychology) KW - Public opinion KW - Memetics N1 - Includes index; Originally published: Seattle, Wash. : Integral Press, c1996; Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) index; Memes -- Mind and behavior -- Viruses -- Evolution -- The evolution of memes -- Sex : the root of all evolution -- Survival and fear -- How we get programmed -- Cultural viruses -- The memetics of religion -- Designer viruses (how to start a cult) -- Disinfection N2 - Virus of the Mind is the first popular book devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society ER -