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An example of a metaphor used in public science discourse:
"Optical is a great way, we can see it with our eyes, we can perceive the universe that way. But it is not the only radiation that can travel through the vacuum of space. It is part of a much larger umbrella organisation, called the electromagnetic spectrum."
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (science communicator)
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock was talking on an episode ('Space, Quantum Frontiers and Cosmic Clues') of BBC's Start the Week
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Many examples of science metaphors are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
