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Bea is a PhD student in the computer science department at UCL. Since joining the team she’s found that the other editors find the phrase ‘it needs more white space’ very triggering.

In conversation with Martin Hairer
We talk to the Fields medallist about his life, his work and his advice to his younger self.
Prize crossnumber, Issue 12
£100 of MathsGear goodies to be won if you can solve it
Christmas competition #2: ‘More geometry snacks’
Win this year's best book of geometry puzzles
Surname extinction
Why do surnames die out? We take a look at the Galton-Watson process for modelling the extinction of surnames to answer the question: 'When will we all be Smiths?'
Review of The Element in the Room
Reviewing this week's conundrum prize... science-y stuff staring you in the face!
How many cups does it take to make a sphere?
The Chalkdust team set you a challenge, for which the prize is a £25 Amazon voucher...