When Do Memes Stop Being Funny? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

Old meme is old. But why is this such a bad thing? Once the height of internetiness, the sight of a LOLCat now is unforgivable. Memes become passé crazy fast: after just months or even WEEKS of a new meme, we tire of the once hugely popular. Why does this happen, and happen so QUICKLY? Is it a reflection of the sheer volume of visual information we absorb from the internet? Or does it say something about this specific visual culture? Watch the episode and find out!

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Numberphile https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile
Periodic Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtESv1e7ntJaLJYKIO1FoYw
Computerphile https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA

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twitch plays pokemon
http://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/

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Assets:
0:46 http://ibakula.cgsociety.org/

1:43 http://christinejuneau.com/published-drawings/

4:08 http://www.flickr.com/photos/timdorr/6117365693/

3:41 TOP 5 WORST GAMES OF 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg4jL8H8Zcw

1:19 Harlem Shake vFinal (NODE Edition) – NODE

3:39 Let It Go (from Frozen) Meets Metal

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Music:

“Europe” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Carry on Carillon” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Level 5: Room for the Homeless
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“Bouncy Castle” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“:P” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Binaerpilot “Geeks”
http://bit.ly/10N0UBf
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Chiptune – Kenzalol
http://bit.ly/15vKwpN

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