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James Geary, hablando metafóricamente

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Amante de los aforismos, el autor James Geary habla sobre una fascinante fijación del habla humana: la metáfora. Afín a escribas desde Aristóteles hasta Elvis, la metáfora puede influenciar sutilmente las decisiones que tomamos, según Geary.

Lost jobs, wayward lovers, wars and famine -- come to think of it, just about any of life's curveballs -- there's an aphorism for it, and James Geary's got it. Full bio »

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