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Rachel's Musings

Sharing ideas and provocations on living single while happy. Reflecting on the social psychology of stereotypes and other cultural phenomena.

Rachel's Musings

Tag Archives: meme

Rape, Trauma, and the Rewiring of the Brain

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Rachel
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I was raped twenty years ago. It was date rape. I didn’t even consider it rape until someone pointed it out to me: The doctor who saw me for the STD I contracted. It made sense. I hadn’t wanted sex. …
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Posted in Feminism, Science | Tagged field notes, hippocampus, meme, rape, trauma | 22 Replies

On genes and memes

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Rachel
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Damian Peterson summarized the definitions of genes and memesvery well. These two terms are important in understanding evolution, especially if the discussion involves Richard Dawkins since he originated the term “meme.” Damian’s summary is much more succinct than the blurbs …
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Posted in Science | Tagged meme, Richard Dawkins | 1 Reply
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