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Science, Art, Politics
METAMIA is a free database of analogy
and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search.
The subject matter can be anything.
Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged.
The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with
the stark literalism of a relational database.
Metamia is like a girdle for your muses,
a cognitive girdle.
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a: picking-the-magnitude-of-an-assay-variable ~
b: artillery-targeting
Writer: mattyflynn --Date: January 30, 2026
b: artillery-targeting
Writer: mattyflynn --Date: January 30, 2026
a: the-longevity-of-catholicism ~
b: the-longevity-of-the-british-monarchy
Writer: Brent the Plenapoten --Date: January 29, 2026
b: the-longevity-of-the-british-monarchy
Writer: Brent the Plenapoten --Date: January 29, 2026
a: northern-california-culture-is-becoming ~
b: the-culture-portrayed-in-ecotopia
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: January 28, 2026
b: the-culture-portrayed-in-ecotopia
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: January 28, 2026
a: the-east-meadow-crossing ~
b: the-palo-alto-hellmouth
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: January 28, 2026
b: the-palo-alto-hellmouth
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: January 28, 2026
a: a-black-hole ~
b: smouldering-embers-in-a-dying-fire
Writer: Anonymous Economist --Date: January 28, 2026
b: smouldering-embers-in-a-dying-fire
Writer: Anonymous Economist --Date: January 28, 2026
a: antibody ~
b: a-toy-arrow-with-a-rubber-suction-cup
Writer: Jonathan Brostoff et --Date: January 23, 2026
b: a-toy-arrow-with-a-rubber-suction-cup
Writer: Jonathan Brostoff et --Date: January 23, 2026
a: glycolysis ~
b: investing-money-to-make-more-money
Writer: Robin Francis Tillman --Date: January 21, 2026
b: investing-money-to-make-more-money
Writer: Robin Francis Tillman --Date: January 21, 2026
a: electronegativity ~
b: a-measure-of-electron-selfishness
Writer: Bill Amundson --Date: January 4, 2026
b: a-measure-of-electron-selfishness
Writer: Bill Amundson --Date: January 4, 2026
a: metallic-bonds ~
b: positve-ions-in-a-sea-of-electrons
Writer: Joseph A Mascetta --Date: January 4, 2026
b: positve-ions-in-a-sea-of-electrons
Writer: Joseph A Mascetta --Date: January 4, 2026
a: northern-california-culture-is-becoming ~
b: the-culture-portrayed-in-ecotopia
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: December 31, 2025
b: the-culture-portrayed-in-ecotopia
Writer: LucretiaGermanica --Date: December 31, 2025
a: zener-diode ~
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: December 30, 2025
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: December 30, 2025
a: respiratory-system ~
b: -umbrella-at-the-top-of-the-body
Writer: Dr. Boice --Date: December 28, 2025
b: -umbrella-at-the-top-of-the-body
Writer: Dr. Boice --Date: December 28, 2025
a: solar-system ~
b: a-large-natural-laboratory
Writer: B. Bertotti, Paolo Farinella, David Vokrouhlický --Date: December 21, 2025
b: a-large-natural-laboratory
Writer: B. Bertotti, Paolo Farinella, David Vokrouhlický --Date: December 21, 2025
a: frameshift-mutation ~
b: removing-a-letter-from-a-sentence
Writer: Mrs. Plassio --Date: December 17, 2025
b: removing-a-letter-from-a-sentence
Writer: Mrs. Plassio --Date: December 17, 2025
