"Today people talk about brains as if they were a sort of biological computer, with pink mushy 'hardware' and 'software' generated by life experiences."
— Aamodt, Sandra; Wang, Sam
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March 31, 2009
Metaphor
"Today people talk about brains as if they were a sort of biological computer, with pink mushy 'hardware' and 'software' generated by life experiences."
Metaphor in Context
Brains have long been compared to the most advanced existing technology--including, at one point, telephone switchboards. Today people talk about brains as if they were a sort of biological computer, with pink mushy “hardware” and “software” generated by life experiences.
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Aamodt, Sandra, and Sam Wang. "Computers vs. Brains." The New York Times Online Opinionator. March 31, 2009. <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
03/11/2010
