Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in public science discourse:
"…the plant allocates its resources to growing leaves on the sheltered side…"
Dr Stuart Farrimond
Dr Stuart Farrimond, medical doctor and science writer, was talking on an episode of BBC's Inside Science
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