Sometimes a complex health concept is best explained through an analogy — an easily understood comparison of two different ideas. A medical analogy can be an effective communicative tool for any ...

John Pollack is a former Presidential Speechwriter. If anyone knows the power of words to move people to action, shape arguments, and persuade, it is he. In Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, ...

Analogy is well used in startups and most boardrooms around the world to simplify and find parallels between two different things, but the method is often overlooked for more complex tasks surrounding ...

Recognizing relations between relations is what analogy is all about. What lies behind this ability? Is it uniquely human? A new study has shown that monkeys are capable of making analogies.

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...

Researchers who study belief dynamics often use analogies to understand and model the complex cognitive-social systems that underlie why we believe the things we do and how those beliefs can change ...

Every business needs a vision statement that summarizes its purpose. Your vision statement should also neatly wrap up your strategy or what’s special about you — that is, your market differentiators.

Humans make irrational decisions under pressure. Security training needs to focus on changing behavior, not just raising awareness. Using effective analogies can help. What we have here is a failure ...

Azerbaijan’s efforts at genocide against the Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh have returned the conflict to international limelight. Yuri Kim, the acting assistant secretary of State, will testify today ...