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An example of a scientific conceprt used as a metaphor
"The learning takes place by doing, in bicycle ridding, language acquisition, or X-ray pathology. Our awarenesses of the rules is subliminal, picked up by osmosis."
Morris Berman (1981). The Reenchantment of the World. Cornell University Press.
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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.