Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in a scientist's explanation:
"If you are a bubble of methane, and you are trying to get up to the surface, the easiest route might be the bore hole, rather than going through layers and layers of rock"
Professor Richard Davies
Professor Richard Davies (Energy Geosciences, Newcastle University) was being interviewed on an episode ('Fracking science') of BBC Inside Science
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