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Articles by Elinor Flavell

elinor@chalkdustmagazine.com'
Elinor Flavell
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  • In conversation with Alison Etheridge

    In conversation with Alison Etheridge

    17 March 2025
    Elinor Flavell talks to the recently appointed dame about life, mathematics and more.

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  • On the cover: Voronoi diagrams and generative art

    On the cover: Voronoi diagrams and generative art

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Chalkdust is published by Chalkdust Magazine, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. ISSN 2059-3805 (Print). ISSN 2059-3813 (Online).