“Kamala is Brat,” Dark Brandon, childless cat ladies—they’re almost as well known as this year’s presidential candidates themselves. While these and other examples of memes are a source of ...

Long before people could simply open their social media platform of choice and enjoy a seemingly endless scroll of memes at ...

What are word origins and definition? The word “meme” (/miːm/) comes from the ancient Greek word “mīmēma” which means “that is limited”. In 1976, biologist Richard Dawkins used for the first time in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A meme is a shortcut to a universal human emotion. But to someone from a ...

If you’ve spent any time online, you’ve likely encountered a meme — any combination of image, video or text that is remixed, replicated and shared to convey a message. Most are funny. Some are cute ...