Cognitive radio: we’re entering new territory…metaphorically speaking

We get a grasp on the ephemeral world of wireless communications through familiar metaphors. New research says this spells trouble for technologies like cognitive radio which don't fit into existing frameworks.

Many scientists argue that we can only see the world as a series of metaphors. We understand new things by comparing them to our existing understanding or experience. When we're sad we say we're feeling down. Of course it's our mental state not our altitude which has changed, but does it make any difference? We're miserable just the same. And more to the point for PolicyTracker readers, does this need to understand the world metaphorically make any difference to the development of spectrum policy?

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