On the origin of "Teme"

The Teme Foundation takes it's moniker from a beautiful idea by Susan Blackmore.  Her TED talk is a fabulous introduction to Dawkin's memetics:

 

What Teme is to me

National Museum of Emerging Science and Technology,  Tokyo, Japan

Throughout history, society has advanced thanks to the strenuous efforts of many gifted scientists. These individuals have enabled you to read what I'm writing today and other countless 1st World amenities. Yet despite their contributions and number, many individuals do not have the necessary tools to fulfill their endeavors. In particular, undergraduates are heavily underutilized.

Teme is friendly

The Teme Foundation is undergraduates for undergraduates. Teme's founders believe the unrelenting enthusiasm and empathy of the world's future leaders must be a clarion call in fight against existential threats. Ours, unlike any other generation, matured in the dawn of the computer age. Our relationship to technology is one fundamentally different from that of our ancestors. Irradiated with technological influence, we are our grandparents' mutant tech support superheros.

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