James Geary appears in the following:
Metaphors Are His Sun, Moon, and Stars
Friday, February 18, 2011
The writer James Geary shows Kurt how metaphors ooze into all corners of our everyday life — mostly without us even realizing it. In his new book, I is an Other, Geary reveals how m...
The Misinterpretation of Metaphors
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Back in March Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made a statement responding to Sarah Palin's anti-healthcare reform campaign, saying, "we're on Sarah Palin's targeted list. But the thing is the way that she has it depicted has the cross hairs of a gun site over our district." Could metaphors in that statement have had an effect on who Jared Loughner targeted in Arizona over the weekend?
Telling a Story Through Numbers
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Whether it’s the casualty count in Afghanistan, the national deficit or the size of an earthquake – numbers help us communicate. But are telling the numbers the best way to tell a news story?
