sociophysics
n.— «I’m not the only person to think of using spin waves to model crowd behavior; there is an entire field generally referred to as “Sociophysics” which uses them. I originally read about it years ago in a book called Synergetics by Hermann Haken (a book which has been formative in my way of looking at the world).» —“Music, Molecules, Misanthropy” by lupoleboucher The Butcher’s Block June 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Eric in Tucson, Arizona, hears He’s walking in tall cotton from his wife and wonders what it means. The phrase means things are going well. Tall cotton signals a bumper cotton crop, so farmers who found themselves in it could expect a...
We spoke with a listener about the German word querfeldein, or literally “diagonally into the field,” which he used to describe an informal route he and his wife had taken while out for a walk. Many other listeners chimed in with...