The Prize
The prize will be 50% of the HBD rewarded to this post invested as SBI (see 
What I intended to do with this account was to invest all HBD at a 100% SBI with the contest winners, which would be to grow the rewards provided in the contest, to introduce Hivers to SBI, and to help grow the winners' accounts.
However, I'm planning to go to Def Con this year (see DefCon 29 Plans Rolling Along), so half of the HBD I had intended to use to for SBI is instead going to sent over to my main for the trip. This should stop in August and return to the original plan.
Don't be concerned with the obvious disconnect between HBD and SBI. SBI was originated on Steemit, and brought here after the 
The Subject
This week will be a little different. I want an essay on memes; what are they, how they work, why are they important to infomationwar.
The winning entry will most likely sound like a lesson taught by an experienced memer to instruct a novice how to create memes.
How to enter
- Write a blog on the above subject on your account
- Make sure you include the tags #informationwar and #proofofbrain
- Post the link in the reply section on this blog
- Contest ends once the post pays out
I'll repost your blog here and on 
This week will be judged by the Hive community as a whole; whichever entry gets the most votes on their entry comment on this page wins. So be sure to let your readers know to come to this post and vote for your comment.
Last week's winner
@yagoub/the-vaccination-passport--new-racism-or-a-scientific-solution
The post payout was:
9.964 HBD, 17.893 HP
Of this, 5 HBD was sent to
Upcoming contests will be conducted on a weekly basis. and there will be contests put up for Halloween (most likely all month), 4th of July, Texas Independence day, Christmas, and New Years.
Feel free to suggest contest subjects, and if I like them, I'll run them.