Elinor is a PhD student at the Open University studying the history of maths. She loves maths, history and most things in between!
More from Chalkdust

Solving a cubic in 1646
Elinor Flavell takes squaring the circle to another level
Review of “Getting Triggy with it”
Find out what we thought of Matt Parker's 2025 Edinburgh Fringe show
In conversation with Alison Etheridge
Elinor Flavell talks to the recently appointed dame about life, mathematics and more.
Notched edge cards
Joe Celko makes a database from card and knitting needles
On the cover: Regular tilings
Poppy Azmi explores the patterns that are all around us
Advent puzzles III
Behind today's door... a puzzle!
