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Interview with Tamsin Mather

The volcanologist discusses the joys of fieldwork, the fight for equality, and how her son’s battle with leukaemia transformed her outlook on life

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Eileen Wall: how ‘low-emission cows’ could help tackle climate crisis

Rachel Griffith: the advantages of being a woman in economics

Xavier Aldana Reyes: mad scientists represent the best and worst of us

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