Pseudo-explanations Search: Search (clear) All categories All categories Alternative conceptions Bibliographical notes Biographical notes Comparisons Macro-micro confusions Pseudo-explanations Site glossary a jet tries to becomes a cylindera neurone tries to make contact with a neighbouracetylcholinesterase waits patiently for a signaladrenaline makes requestsan atom engages in an internal tug of waranaphylaxis - cells decide based on preferencesasteroid is trying to tell us about its historyatomic nuclei can be content or agitatedatomic nucleus tries to get rid of its excitation energyatoms can be indifferentatoms laid themselves in orderlinessatoms seach for dance partnersatoms try to climb out of magnetic trapaustenite does not want to change crytal structurebaboons can be robbersBacteria are happy to feed on hydrogen sulphidebees marshall themselves as they think bestbees realised meat was available and decided to stop being vegetarianbees used geometrical forethought to work out the best shape for honeycomb cellsBetelgeuse shows petulant behaviourblack holes can composebutterflies can be shycells can enjoy interactingcells die for a higher goodcells know what they need to docovalent and ionic bonds are like different kinds of human relationshipsD.N.A. strands attract like magnetsdeep atmospheric convection likes to be over warm waterdinoflaggelates use light to try to drive off predatorselectrons seek statesepigenetic inheritance is not supposed to happeneyes are designed for using colourferrite does not like foreign atomsfish hope some of their eggs surviveforce will endevour to free its companionsfunctional groups find the right partnersgenes exist to make more copies of themselvesgravity is trying to make every structure collapsegravity tries to pull a white dwarf to be even denserHalley's comet has a wanton tailheavy bodies endeavour to reach the earthcells have preferences and make decisionsimmune cells may have unhealthy interestsimmune cells try to kill pathogensiron strives towards a magnetlander Philae was intrepidlithium is happy to give away an electronliver will break down anything it does not like the look oflodestone feeds on ironmatter opposes change with all the means at its disposalmechanical system will find a way to lose energymeteors and meteorites are impetuousMicrobes did not accept defeatmicrobes happily cling to spacecraftmicrobes need quality sleepmicrobes think about where to livemolecule spits out fluorine atommolecules can be very unhappy and nervousmolecules in a gas have a high old timemolecules of different conformation prefer different reaction pathwaysmonkey is concerned about lack of protein in dietmoths thought switching to eating clothes would offer a better lifenatural killer cells can be placatednatural killer cells know about stressnatural killer cells plan their killingsNature contrives to outwit usnature does not waste energynature planned for seed burs to become attached to passing animalsneurones speak to each otherneutral zone insinuates itselfneutrinos are very shyneutrons do not like to be compressedouter shell of carbon atom will always be looking for two oxygens to complete itselfoxygen jumps onto hydrogen and carbonoxygen likes to combine with thingsparts of a broken magnet desire to be unitedperforin behaves like a Trojan horseplanets can be stolen by another starplants allocate their resourcesplants realise when under high stressplants want to be rigid and uprightplatinum group elements migrated to where the iron wasprotein talks to the brainproteins appreciate the roles of their peersproteins can be fickle and capriciousproteins recognise and respect the need for differenceproteins respect each otherradium mimics calciumRosetta spacecraft might get utterly confused and make mistakessand wants to form a slopesea-urchins lead a contemplative lifesilicon is happy just to combine with oxygensome genes just live to jump aroundSome strains of bacteria prefer to live in tumoursspacecraft atttempt to go to Mercuryspecies evolve to adaptthe biosphere has learned to recycle phosphorusthe Earth is trying to cool downthe environment decides how long D.N.A. survivesthe gravity of dark matter likes to bring everything togetherthe purposes of stars are unknownticks think about when to have a mealunderground methane tries to get to the Earth surfacevirus mutations are to escape antibodiesvirus particles hide beneath a cloakvirus thinks England and Scotland are the same countryvirus will attempt to survivevirus will find ways to infect vaccinated peoplevirus will try every combination of mutationsviruses like Autumn and Winterviruses try to hidewater wants to move towards South Americawhite dwarf steals from its companion staryeast can be asked to produce silk Share on FacebookTweetShare this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on 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