Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"We scientists might like to define and categorise everything we know about proteins, and how they work, but the truth is they can be every bit as fickle, capricious and hard to pin down as the people they provide the foundations for."
Dr Camilla Pang
Camilla Pang (2020) Explaining Humans: What science can teach us about life, love and relationships. Viking
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