our star has the responsibility for sustaining life on a planet

Tags: Solar System, stars, Sun
Categories: Pseudo-explanations

An example of anthropomorphism in everyday science discourse:

"So our star is just an average star. But, it is our star. It's the only one that we know that has the responsibility for sustaining life on a planet, So that makes it, you know, an extraordinary, ordinary star."

Dr Nicola Fox (Head of Science, NASA) was talking on an episode of the BBC radio programme/podcast 'Desert Island Discs'.

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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.