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BUT WE DON\u2019T MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT?<br \/>\n<strong>AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC<\/strong> DOESN&#8217;T RECOGNIZE SUCH NONSENSE AND CONTINUES TO BELIEVE IN HALF-TRUTHS?<br \/>\n<strong>READ MORE BELOW<\/strong> ABOUT SOME SCIENTIFIC MISCONCEPTIONS THAT STILL HAUNT OUR MINDS AND SOMETIMES HAVE SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL IMPACTS<br \/>\n<strong>Do you, for example, still think that men impregnate women?<\/strong> <strong>An example of one of those memes that just sticks.<\/strong> Memes as the concept was originally intended, prior to the current meme craze circulating on the internet. The term originates from evolutionary biology. Coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins as a cultural counterpart to a gene, a meme is an idea that spreads on its own and is subject to the principles of evolution as described by Darwin. Evolution of ideas: constant new mutations, survival of the fittest, survival and extinction. 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