Can a Scientist be Biased Against Rocks?

The world needs nuclear power to reduce the emissions causing climate change, but that depends partly on finding a place to store decades’ worth of accumulated waste

Let’s be honest, don’t we all harbor just a little but of personal bias against at least some kinds of rocks?

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