“Meme,” coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins, has been used in Times articles about genes, stocks and of course, Bernie Sanders. By Sarah Diamond In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or ...

Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. Remember that summer when the ...

As news feeds swarm with cat videos, it’s hard to imagine our digital lives without memes. But believe it or not, memes aren’t a recent cultural phenomenon. In fact, the word “meme” itself is rooted ...