Communication
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.
MOST ACTIVE
a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: December 8, 2025
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: December 8, 2025
a: enzyme ~
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: December 4, 2025
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: December 4, 2025
a: welding-a-broken-leaf-spring ~
b: dating-a-450-lb-fat-chick
Writer: Dieselrider --Date: December 1, 2025
b: dating-a-450-lb-fat-chick
Writer: Dieselrider --Date: December 1, 2025
a: zener-diode ~
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: November 27, 2025
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: November 27, 2025
a: a-balanced-equation ~
b: a-weighing-balance-with-equal-weights
Writer: Prajit Mittal --Date: November 22, 2025
b: a-weighing-balance-with-equal-weights
Writer: Prajit Mittal --Date: November 22, 2025
a: nefertiti ~
b: a-high-school-cheerleader-going-after-the-captain-of-the-football-tea
Writer: Kimber --Date: November 20, 2025
b: a-high-school-cheerleader-going-after-the-captain-of-the-football-tea
Writer: Kimber --Date: November 20, 2025
a: antigen-presenting-cell ~
b: soldier-in-tourist-hotel
Writer: Not Stated --Date: November 16, 2025
b: soldier-in-tourist-hotel
Writer: Not Stated --Date: November 16, 2025
a: photosynthesis ~
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: November 12, 2025
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: November 12, 2025
a: the-krebs-cycle ~
b: an-8-cylinder-car-engine
Writer: David Gersten, M.D. --Date: November 11, 2025
b: an-8-cylinder-car-engine
Writer: David Gersten, M.D. --Date: November 11, 2025
a: light-dependent-reactions ~
b: food-preparation-for-a-cooking-show
Writer: ecolink --Date: November 11, 2025
b: food-preparation-for-a-cooking-show
Writer: ecolink --Date: November 11, 2025
a: atp-synthase ~
b: a-turbine-in-a-dam
Writer: Dr. Carol Hardy & Dr. Tyson Sacco --Date: November 10, 2025
b: a-turbine-in-a-dam
Writer: Dr. Carol Hardy & Dr. Tyson Sacco --Date: November 10, 2025
a: peristalsis ~
b: pushing-a-marble-down-a-smalll-rubber-tube
Writer: PBworks --Date: November 8, 2025
b: pushing-a-marble-down-a-smalll-rubber-tube
Writer: PBworks --Date: November 8, 2025
a: effective-nuclear-charge ~
b: looking-through-a-lampshade
Writer: Dalton Rowell et al. --Date: November 7, 2025
b: looking-through-a-lampshade
Writer: Dalton Rowell et al. --Date: November 7, 2025
a: the-vowel ~
b: a-one-placed-in-front-of-the-zeros
Writer: Vic DiCara / Vraja Kishor --Date: November 7, 2025
b: a-one-placed-in-front-of-the-zeros
Writer: Vic DiCara / Vraja Kishor --Date: November 7, 2025
a: dark-matter ~
b: a-man-in-a-black-tux-and-a-women-in-a
Writer: Not Stated --Date: November 6, 2025
b: a-man-in-a-black-tux-and-a-women-in-a
Writer: Not Stated --Date: November 6, 2025
a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: November 4, 2025
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: November 4, 2025
