Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism:
"…earth's biogeochemical cycles where there is no waste, everything is repurposed and recycled at different timescales. And I always think of the example of phosphorus in nature. Phosphorus is an element which that's really important for the biosphere, but it is really scarce in rocks, and so the biosphere has learned to recycle it ferociously."
Prof. Marcia Bjornerud
Prof. Marcia Bjornerud (Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Lawrence University) was talking on an episode ('Lithified') of BBC radio programme 'Lights Out'