A person trying to explain a difficult concept will often say, “Well, the analogy is … .” The use of analogies in everyday life aids in understanding and makes everyone better communicators.

Northwestern Engineering’s Ken Forbus is closing the gap between humans and machines. Using cognitive science theories, Forbus and his collaborators have developed a model that could give computers ...

As we mentioned earlier in this series, one of the goals of these articles is to help forum members separate productive debates from flame wars. If this our goal, we have an obvious challenge: what do ...