Metaphors are a fundamental aspect of human language and cognition, allowing us to understand complex concepts and relationships by mapping them onto more familiar and concrete domains. However, the ...

Hillis’ provocative title is a reference to the way that certain simplifying assumptions that underpin the formal models on ...

Whenever we mull over what film to watch on Netflix, or deliberate between different products on an e-commerce platform, the ...

Insights from philosophers about the nature of knowledge and learning can help educators identify why and when using AI in the classroom is warranted and helpful.

A new paper led by a York University professor and published today in Nature Astronomy introduces a simple theoretical ...

This Research Topic welcomes contributions that engage with Luhmannian systems theory as a structured observation framework. We encourage theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and practice-based ...

A new philosophical theory proposes that the meaning of life isn’t something static, but something we feel out as we move ...

Abstract Recent interest in orbital angular momentum has led to a rapid expansion of research on spin-orbit coupling effects in solids, while also ...

A new theory-guided framework could help scientists probe the properties of new semiconductors for next-generation microelectronic devices, or discover materials that boost the performance of quantum ...

A new study provides insights into the structural and cognitive dimensions of metaphors, revealing how they shape our thinking and language – far beyond their role as rhetorical devices. The article ...