I have realised this when I was researching how human pass on knowledge and critical learning age of human. Dr K Murakami explains something very interesting for my inquiry in his literature "An extraordinary potential of Human DNA". Dr Murakami, himself is a Nobel prize winner. And, as he was researching about the prize, he found an interesting fact; Havard University is producing a way more Nobel Prize winner than rest of Universitys. Dr Murakami thinks this stroke of Genius can be contagious. Therefore, it is only natural that people who aim for Nobel prize want to go to the university which producing most of the prize winner. The selected students in Harvard University they influence each other, and they have an advantage; so many former prize winners to look up to.
Another interesting example. If you see hundred meter runners, the five top athletes, fastest runner in the world. Four of them are from Jamaica. It possibly is because of the culture or genes. However, I believe it is not a coincidence. It is again a game of Meme. Only because if Jamaican were always good in running, they would hold world record since long time ago. However, until 2008, Asafa Powell break the world record, there weren't any Jamaicans. However, since 2008, Jamaica suddenly started to produce world record breaker almost every year. How does it make sense?
When I read Mr Murakami's literature, and when I noticed about the relation about Jamaica, I instantly understood what Meme is, and What Meme can do to us human.
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