Rest in Peeves: The Death of Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others'. A loss the meme world. Memes, what are they? Do they have some property that makes them reproduce more effectively than other ideas.\n\nImage: Gage Skidmore via Flickr\n\nThings mentioned in this podcast:\n- Guardian obituary https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/17/grumpy-cat-dies-seven-internet-meme-gif \n- The Independent\u2019s \u2018Top Ten Memes of All Time\u2019 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/top-ten-memes-of-all-time-ever-most-popular-kermit-gangnam-style-a7707336.html \n- Know Your Meme https://knowyourmeme.com/ \n- A Unified Theory of Meme Death https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/12/a-unified-theory-of-meme-death/546866/\n- Dancing Spiderman (not Ze Frank) https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dancing-spider-man\n- Ze Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze_Frank\n- The 'E Meme' https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lord-farquaad-markiplier-e\n\nFor more Cognitive Engineering episodes find us on iTunes, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts, or add this RSS feed to your preferred player: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:219479129/sounds.rss