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: trying-to-burn-glucose-without-insulin ~
b: trying-to-set-fire-to-a-pile-of-logs-without-a-match
Writer: Not Stated --Date: May 8, 2026
b: trying-to-set-fire-to-a-pile-of-logs-without-a-match
Writer: Not Stated --Date: May 8, 2026
a: enzyme ~
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 29, 2026
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 29, 2026
a: enzyme ~
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 28, 2026
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 28, 2026
a: intimacy ~
b: dining
Writer: Kristin B. Hodson, Thomas G. Harrison, Alisha B. Worthington --Date: April 25, 2026
b: dining
Writer: Kristin B. Hodson, Thomas G. Harrison, Alisha B. Worthington --Date: April 25, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: April 21, 2026
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: April 21, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 21, 2026
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 21, 2026
a: enzyme ~
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 21, 2026
b: a-philips-head-screwdriver
Writer: Becky Fulop, Juliet Girard, Thomas Noriega --Date: April 21, 2026
a: inhibiting-cholesterol-synthesis ~
b: shooting-the-fireman
Writer: Not Stated --Date: April 18, 2026
b: shooting-the-fireman
Writer: Not Stated --Date: April 18, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 17, 2026
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 17, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: April 13, 2026
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: April 13, 2026
a: depolarization ~
b: a-wave-of-tiny-consecutive-explosions
Writer: Dale Dubin, M.D. --Date: April 11, 2026
b: a-wave-of-tiny-consecutive-explosions
Writer: Dale Dubin, M.D. --Date: April 11, 2026
a: long-term-potentiation ~
b: a-path-in-the-snow
Writer: Sterling Heights High School/ McLane --Date: April 11, 2026
b: a-path-in-the-snow
Writer: Sterling Heights High School/ McLane --Date: April 11, 2026
a: inferring-protein-function-from-homology ~
b: solving-an-american-crossword-puzzle
Writer: Arthur M. Lesk --Date: April 5, 2026
b: solving-an-american-crossword-puzzle
Writer: Arthur M. Lesk --Date: April 5, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 5, 2026
b: packing-a-lunch-to-eat-later
Writer: Rene Fester Kratz et al. --Date: April 5, 2026
