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		<title>Does your brain make thoughts or do thoughts make your brain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are thoughts just using our brains or are we creating our own thoughts? Dr. Susan Blackmore--Visiting Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth--introduces some of the thoughts and theories related to memes and coins a new term "temes" in this controversial and thought provoking 19 minute video from February 2008 TED talks.  

For those not familiar with the term, and using Dr. Blackmore's definition--memes are "self-replicating units of information that spread themselves via human consciousness" through imitation and cultural standards.]]></description>
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