Memes

On this episode, we take a look back at some of the most popular digital trends, memes, and folklore of 2024.

Lynne McNeill is an associate professor at Utah State University as well as co-founder of and faculty advisor for the USU Folklore Club.

Memes can be spread to a broad audience when shared by accounts with many followers—like celebrities and politicians. The trouble with this vast sharing of information, good or bad, is that people like to believe they’re immune to influence.

From USU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences: "If you’re 12, Slender Man lurks in the woods beyond the playground fence, faceless, taller than a…