Next invited talk: Gerard Steen on DMT @sfb1475 #metaphors
#metaphors
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Sharing my slides from last week's presentation at the transform conference on AI, Art, Design and Society (https://kind-lab.de/transform2025). It was a great pleasure to be there!
Slides are made with the fantastic org-reveal, so great to have a working, interactive possibility to live draw and annotate your slides. Big shout-out to those developers of org-mode and of course reveal!
My talk was about my favorite topics:
Calculated Cordiality is an invitation to an adventurous journey, in which I weave together the following thematic threads:
Models & Metaphors
Pulsation & Resonance
Synchronization & Algorithm
Aliveness, Monsters & Polyrhythm
to arrive at an analog utopia, an alternative design, a playful dialogue with artificial artifacts.
With a strong focus on the heart rather than on the brain (the usual suspect when talking about AI)
https://christian.faubel.derstrudel.org/vortraege/transform2025/
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KINDLABKINDLAB for AI and Sustainability in Art & DesignDesign Driven Research Lab at Campus of Art and Design Trier, part of KITeGG
I've been thinking for a while why #symbolism #metaphors and #history are so important to me.
Whether it's an antique or a coat I've had so long I've named, whether it's a nickname or joke with a story, whether it's an action or eloquent statement meant simply to make a point:
I think it's because I have absolutely nothing of material worth from my own history. I don't even have the people anymore.
Everything is gone.
Linguist clearly demonstrates how 'thinking is walking' in English and it's just so cool
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/linguist-explains-thinking-is-walking
“ #Metaphors have power, they structure the frames of #discourse, and they can subtly and insidiously encourage certain ways of understanding #technology and the social systems it is embedded in.” - #EmilyMBender & #AlexHanna, #TheAICon: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the #Future We Want
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>> When I taught college English, I always ended my lesson … by writing on the board: #Metaphors Be With You.
That's serious #punditry 
Un articolo de Il Mattino che parla del sistema di generazione e riconoscimento di metafore METCL, sviluppato Gian Luca Pozzato e Stefano Zoia, e sarà presentato alla 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, a Montreal #IJCAI2025 :
Paper: The Delta of Thought: Channeling Rivers of Commonsense Knowledge in the Sea
of Metaphorical Interpretations: https://www.ciitlab.org/IJCAI_25_Lieto_Pozzato_Zoia_.pdf
An article on il Mattino on the METCL metaphor generation and recognition system developed with @Gian Luca Pozzato and Stefano Zoia, and that will be presented at the 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, #IJCAI2025, in Montreal
Paper: The Delta of Thought: Channeling Rivers of Commonsense Knowledge in the Sea
of Metaphorical Interpretations: https://www.ciitlab.org/IJCAI_25_Lieto_Pozzato_Zoia_.pdf
University of Southern California: Can ChatGPT actually “see” red? New results of Google-funded study are nuanced. “Do embodied experiences — the capacity of the human visual system to perceive color — allow people to understand colorful language beyond the textual ways ChatGPT does? Or is language alone, for both AI and humans, sufficient to understand color metaphors?”
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Wir bedanken uns herzlich bei Herrn Professor Andreas Musolff (University of East Anglia) für seinen Vortrag im EPPP Nachwuchskolleg mit dem Titel: "#Metaphors in Nazi and Neo-Nazi Discourse" .
#Design #Guidelines
Icons for “save” · Is the floppy disk metaphor still appropriate today? https://ilo.im/1655vm
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#Save #Icons #Metaphors #FloppyDisk #Demography #UserResearch #ProductDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Nielsen Norman GroupThe Floppy Disk Icon as “Save:” Still Appropriate Today?Users still recognize the floppy disk icon as ‘save,’ but evolving workflows mean it may no longer be the clearest or most appropriate choice in many cases.
I like #BarbaraOakley 's idea of using #GenerativeAI to come up with candidate #metaphors to explain concepts. Useful for #presentations and #learning.
Numerous writers have discussed the metaphors by which we live, the ones that give meaning and orientation to our lives, that structure the ways in which we react to the world around us and to other people. Light and darkness constitute one of those metaphors. But, unlike many others of more recent origin, light:darkness can be traced back to the Upper Palaeolithic.
—David Lewis-Williams, Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
#metaphors
—David Lewis-Williams, Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
#metaphors
Metaphorically Speaking: A Dictionary of 3,800 Picturesque Idiomatic Expressions (1990) by N. E. Renton
There are books on antonyms, synonyms, and rhyming words, but this is the first paperback work on metaphors, the idiomatic words and phrases used to create images for the purposes of comparison, clarification, or whimsy. Contains three separate, self-contained listings: a dictionary, a thematic section, and a thesaurus.
Call for Papers: International Conference on “#Metaphors of #Religion” October 27–29, 2025, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
This conference hosted by @sfb1475 invites scholars from different fields to discuss #metaphor research (including computational approaches) in a comparative perspective. Confirmed keynote speakers are Eve Sweetser and Gerard Steen. Submission deadline: February 28, 2025 #DigitalHumanities #MultilingualDH #ReligiousStudies https://sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/news/article/international-conference-on-metaphors-of-religion-october-2729-2025-ruhr-university-bochum-germany/ 
sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.deInternational Conference on "Metaphors of Religion" October 27–29, 2025 | Ruhr University Bochum, GermanyThe Collaborative Research Center 1475 (CRC 1475) at Ruhr University Bochum invites submissions for its International Conference on “Metaphors of Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation”, to be held October 27–29th, 2025.
This interdisciplinary conference will explore the critical role of metaphors in shaping religious meaning across traditions, texts, and contexts. With contributions from diverse disciplines, the event aims to foster innovative discussions on how metaphors function as foundational elements in religious language.
Keynote Speakers
Eve Sweetser (University of California, Berkeley)
Gerard Steen (University of Amsterdam)
Key Topics and Questions
We welcome submissions on themes that engage with, but are not limited to, the following topics:
Religious Metaphor and Meaning-Making: What role do metaphors play in the emergence of religious language? How is metaphor connected to notions such as ‘holy languages?’
Comparative Metaphor Studies: How do different religious traditions (e.g., Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism) utilize similar or divergent metaphors to address themes of salvation, conduct of life, or imaginaries of the divine? For example, to what extent do we find metaphors of Light, Way, or the Human Body across different traditions?
Cognitive (and) Linguistic Approaches to Religious Metaphor: How do cognitive linguistic theories of metaphor (e.g., mapping and blending theories) illuminate the unique challenges of religious language?
Historical and Cultural Shifts in Religious Metaphors: What historical and, in particular, interreligious factors shape the development and transformation of specific religious metaphors? How do metaphors adapt or reconfigure in response to cross-cultural encounters?
Digital and Computational Approaches to Metaphor Analysis: Which new methods can be employed to analyze religious metaphors at scale, particularly across languages and cultures? How can digital humanities tools enhance our understanding of metaphor in religious contexts?
Materiality and Visuality in Metaphors: How do metaphors extend beyond language to religious artifacts, images, and other media? What are the methodological challenges in analyzing metaphors in non-verbal religious contexts?
Submission Guidelines
We invite contributions across a range of disciplines including religious studies, linguistics, area studies, philologies, sociology, anthropology, digital humanities, and beyond, to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the role and impact of metaphor in religion. We invite proposals for the following formats:
Individual Papers: Please submit a 300–400-word abstract detailing your research question, methodology, and anticipated findings.
Panels: Organized panels with 3–4 presentations centered on a cohesive theme. Panel proposals should include an overview (300 words) and abstracts for each paper (300–400 words).
Roundtable Discussions: Proposals for roundtable sessions should outline the central theme, key questions, and expected contributions (300–400 words).
Submit your Proposal
Submissions are due 28 February 2025, and should include:
Title of the paper, panel, or roundtable discussion
Author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information
Abstracts (300-400 words as specified above)
Send your submissions to: sfb1475-coordination@rub.de
For the full Call for Papers, download the PDF here: https://static.ceres.rub.de/media/filer_public/6e/9a/6e9a8d30-9e9f-47bd-b4f7-59cae5e57ff6/cfp_conference_metaphors_of_religion_2025.pdf
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀
Join Dr. Anna Henschel on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 at the MPI lecture hall in Tübingen, where she will present the results of a survey with #AI researchers and offer practical tips for using more effective #metaphors in AI #communication.
The event will be held in English and takes place in person in the Max-Planck Institute lecture hall in Tübingen (Max-Planck-Ring 4) from 𝟱.𝟯𝟬 – 𝟳.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺.
Our research center @sfb1475 hosts an international conference on the topic “#Metaphors of #Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation” next fall. One of the topics will be “Digital and Computational Approaches to #Metaphor Analysis.” Keynote speakers are Eve Sweetser and Gerard Steen. Interested? Here’s the full #CfP: https://sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/aktuelles/artikel/international-conference-on-metaphors-of-religion-october-2729-2025-ruhr-university-bochum-germany/ Deadline: 28 Feb 2025. Please share! #DigitalHumanities
sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.deInternational Conference on "Metaphors of Religion" October 27–29, 2025 | Ruhr University Bochum, GermanyThe Collaborative Research Center 1475 (CRC 1475) at Ruhr University Bochum invites submissions for its International Conference on “Metaphors of Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation”, to be held October 27–29th, 2025.
This interdisciplinary conference will explore the critical role of metaphors in shaping religious meaning across traditions, texts, and contexts. With contributions from diverse disciplines, the event aims to foster innovative discussions on how metaphors function as foundational elements in religious language.
Keynote Speakers
Eve Sweetser (University of California, Berkeley)
Gerard Steen (University of Amsterdam)
Key Topics and Questions
We welcome submissions on themes that engage with, but are not limited to, the following topics:
Religious Metaphor and Meaning-Making: What role do metaphors play in the emergence of religious language? How is metaphor connected to notions such as ‘holy languages?’
Comparative Metaphor Studies: How do different religious traditions (e.g., Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism) utilize similar or divergent metaphors to address themes of salvation, conduct of life, or imaginaries of the divine? For example, to what extent do we find metaphors of Light, Way, or the Human Body across different traditions?
Cognitive (and) Linguistic Approaches to Religious Metaphor: How do cognitive linguistic theories of metaphor (e.g., mapping and blending theories) illuminate the unique challenges of religious language?
Historical and Cultural Shifts in Religious Metaphors: What historical and, in particular, interreligious factors shape the development and transformation of specific religious metaphors? How do metaphors adapt or reconfigure in response to cross-cultural encounters?
Digital and Computational Approaches to Metaphor Analysis: Which new methods can be employed to analyze religious metaphors at scale, particularly across languages and cultures? How can digital humanities tools enhance our understanding of metaphor in religious contexts?
Materiality and Visuality in Metaphors: How do metaphors extend beyond language to religious artifacts, images, and other media? What are the methodological challenges in analyzing metaphors in non-verbal religious contexts?
Submission Guidelines
We invite contributions across a range of disciplines including religious studies, linguistics, area studies, philologies, sociology, anthropology, digital humanities, and beyond, to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the role and impact of metaphor in religion. We invite proposals for the following formats:
Individual Papers: Please submit a 300–400-word abstract detailing your research question, methodology, and anticipated findings.
Panels: Organized panels with 3–4 presentations centered on a cohesive theme. Panel proposals should include an overview (300 words) and abstracts for each paper (300–400 words).
Roundtable Discussions: Proposals for roundtable sessions should outline the central theme, key questions, and expected contributions (300–400 words).
Submit your Proposal
Submissions are due 28 February 2025, and should include:
Title of the paper, panel, or roundtable discussion
Author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information
Abstracts (300-400 words as specified above)
Send your submissions to: sfb1475-coordination@rub.de
For the full Call for Papers, download the PDF here: https://static.ceres.rub.de/media/filer_public/6e/9a/6e9a8d30-9e9f-47bd-b4f7-59cae5e57ff6/cfp_conference_metaphors_of_religion_2025.pdf
Computing inside an AI | Will Whitney https://willwhitney.com/computing-inside-ai.html #AI #metaphors #future