The idea that this phone is a living thing that becomes more useful over time is a very alien concept in a mechanical world. (fortune.com)
A failure to understand the value of time is a second business skill that is critical in the outside world but an utterly alien concept in graduate school. (sciencemag.org)
Some people are perfectly familiar with closing external shutters and operating external blinds, for other people it is an entirely alien concept. (elrondburrell.com)