the gravity of dark matter likes to bring everything together

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Categories: Pseudo-explanations

An example of anthropomorphism used by a scientist:

"it's the gravity of dark matter that likes to kind of bring everything together"

Prof. Catherine Heymans

Professor Catherine Heymans (Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, Astronomer Royal for Scotland) was talking on an episode of BBC Radio 4's 'Inside Science'.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.