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Want researchers to save the world? Let them have fun.

by Annette Rubery | Feb 24, 2023 | Galley proof

Lunar Men Boulton, Watt and Murdoch by William Bloye and Raymond Forbes-Kings. Photo: Elliott Brown. We hear a lot these days about the Grand Challenges – how we, as a species, are going to solve the most pressing problems facing the world. The received wisdom...

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