extras
june 2015
BY julie kong
Craaaazy Scientific Fields—RECOMBINANT MEMETICS
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I bet you have encountered numerous memes on the web. Well, there is a study of how these memes, ideas that spread between people, can be combined with other memes for “socially therapeutic” purposes. Although it is not definitely regarded as a scientific field, it is in the proto-science phase.
Currently, scientists are discovering ways to collect and distribute information so they can study the impacts of such processes. In the future, they want to utilize recombinant memetics to fight the spread of violent ideas in the world. Who knew memes could have such impact in our lives?
FUN FACTS!
June is national rose month! Let’s see what kind of fun facts there are about roses.
Did you know that…
•The rose is the official National Floral emblem of the United States? President Ronald Reagan signed this law on October 7, 1986.
•George Washington was our first U.S. rose breeder?
•60% of the roses grown in the U.S. come from California?
•Columbus discovered America because of a rose? It gave him hope for survival and courage to continue searching for New World.
•in 1994, U.S. flower buyers purchased over 1,200,000,000 roses? This works out to a per capita consumption of 4.67 roses per person.