RE: Rumsfeld Says He May Drop New Office of Influence

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 28 2002 - 12:21:44 GMT

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    Hi Vincent Campbell -

    >it seems to me there's a gap
    >in the understanding of the runaway story, which memetics may offer
    >something towards. Eventually I'll get round to doing some kind of study of
    >this.

    The main point with the 'eventually' of it all, is also the 'how' of it
    all.

    I don't think there has been a clinically valid memetic experiment either
    designed or performed.

    Lots of psychological studies, cognitive explorations. But nothing,
    singularily memetic.

    - Wade

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