The metaphor of Euglena’s tail therefore does two things. First, it expresses the idea that quantum formalism is a manual – a ...

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Bosnian-Herzegovinian painter Safet Zec spoke about his creativity, inspiration and the importance of preserving the past, ...

Barbara Wallraff is a writer and editor in Cambridge. She writes The Wordshop on Substack. Last time, we sought a name for common expressions “that are used correctly but refer to activities ...

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Simile has raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from top venture firms and AI leaders. The company’s technology uses generative AI agents trained ...

While growing up in Kenya, I was cautioned by my mother not to touch the curry plant when on my period. She left me with the impression that something in my body would contaminate the plant, prompting ...

An elegant reflection on experience and imagination complicates a very familiar figure of speech Simile How does a simile work? — Place something next to something and say, here. (The here is where ...

IF YESTERDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT of the Nobel prize in physics—for developments in quantum mechanics that helped give birth to quantum computers—was greeted with general bafflement, today Sweden’s Royal ...

The press has always used metaphors and examples to simplify complex issues and make them easier to understand. With the rise of chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the tendency to ...