Zweifel als Waffe im Kampf um das Klima
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Verunsichern und verzögern Sprache ist ein mächtiges Werkzeug in der Hand von Industrie und Politik.
Verunsichern und verzögern Sprache ist ein mächtiges Werkzeug in der Hand von Industrie und Politik.
This post was written by Beth Mark, M.D., and the Climate Committee at the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.
Source: Sébastien Le Clerc/Public Domain How often have you heard decision-makers say, “Just give me the facts.” The assumption?
Dans les sciences biologiques et biomédicales, l’usage de la métaphore de la guerre est récurrent.
En las ciencias biológicas y biomédicas es recurrente el uso de la metáfora de la guerra.
Safety and risk systems help us enhance and preserve our lives, so why not use a human body model for it? Metaphors can help…
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Que el lenguaje puede modelar la forma de pensar y el comportamiento social, hay quien lo empieza a comprender más tarde.
We often refer to corruption in metaphorical terms. Beyond this colourful terminology, however, is there anything useful we can…
About the author: Grace McNutt is a PhD Candidate in History at Dalhousie University As countries reckon with racism…
– By Grace McNutt, PhD Candidate in History, Dalhousie University Statues grace the covers of history books, museum pamphlets…
As countries reckon with racism, colonialism and genocide, a recurring target of reappraisal are statues.
Statues grace the covers of history books, museum pamphlets and course syllabi.
As countries reckon with racism, colonialism and genocide, a recurring target of reappraisal are statues.
To move around Washington now is to hear talk of “cold war” everywhere. The term increasingly seems to be the default…
To move around Washington now is to hear talk of "cold war" everywhere. The term increasingly seems to be the default…
One of the key insights for staff/principal engineers is that the job is at least as much about people as it is about tech…
© Chip Somodevilla/ US President Donald Trump We predict that President Trump is going to win the 2020 presidential election …
We predict that President Trump is going to win the 2020 presidential election - and win big.
We predict that President Trump is going to win the 2020 presidential election — and win big.
Speeches throughout history have moved people to action because, often with a single sentence, they changed how the audience…
La llegada de la pandemia de la COVID-19 ha supuesto para los lingüistas una inagotable fuente de datos para el análisis.
Researchers' Zone: Is the coronavirus just a 'little cold'? Or are we 'at war' with an 'invisible enemy'? Our choice of…
“We’re at war with the virus.” ( Pres. Candidate and Former Vice-Pres. Joe Biden ) "I view it—in a sense as a wartime president.…
The selfish gene. The Big Bang. The greenhouse effect. Metaphors are at the heart of scientific thinking.
The selfish gene. The Big Bang. The greenhouse effect. Metaphors are at the heart of scientific thinking.
Wildly inaccurate facts and spurious arguments are unavoidable features of social media.
Source: skeeze / Pixabay President Trump has warned that immigrants will “pour in and infest our country.” He said that they…
What has the ability to influence your opinions, in some cases, even more than your own political party? A metaphor, as it…
We are, as a species, storytellers and the stories we tell build on metaphors and analogies to shape our perceptions, our…
Technology uses a lot of jargon. If you follow the news, you’ve probably come across terms like encryption, zero day, or airgap.
Home Other Sciences Social Sciences January 11, 2017 January 11, 2017 by Rose Hendricks, The Conversation We humans have…
The recent Hillsborough verdict highlighted the way the British press demonised Liverpool football fans while justifying the…
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Even if you have all the facts, you may not convince others to agree with your argument.
Even if you have all the facts, you may not convince others to agree with your argument.
Richmond, California, had 46 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2007, making it one of the most deadly places in the US — up…
Kevork Djansezian / GettyRichmond, California, had 46 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2007, making it one of the most deadly…
Richmond, California, had 46 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2007, making it one of the most deadly places in the United…
Using military terms like "battle" and "fighter" to help patients conceptualize their illness can sometimes harm more than it…