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...Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist. Mary Anning Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found. Rosalind Franklin Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work...

...grow according to the laws of physics as well as genetics. Charles Darwin and Game Theory If evolution’s all about survival, why do peacocks have such huge, extravagant tails? This problem preyed on Charles Darwin’s mind. Luckily, in the 1970s, a hip bunch of mathematicians called game theorists came along with an explanation that would have put his mind at rest....

...physical tasks. Wait… companionship? “Yes,” says Belpaeme, deadpan, “Of course it would be better to have companionship from people…” He points out that for all sorts of reasons this can’t always be achieved. “Studies have shown that people don’t mind having robots in the house to talk to. Ask the elderly subjects who take part in these studies if...