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Carmen is doing a PhD in applied mathematics at UCL with a focus on mathematical modelling of complex systems in urban environments. She enjoys maths outreach, eating cheese naan, and has been working for Chalkdust since 2017.

The problem with addition
It doesn’t add up for Patrick Creagh
That’s a Moiré
Donovan Young interferes in wave patterns
On the cover: Apollonian packing
David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11
Artificial music
Carmen Cabrera Arnau explores the use of AI in composition
Review: Power in numbers — the rebel women of mathematics
Celebrate International Women's day by reading about rebel women in mathematics!
Should you buy a Valentine’s day present?
For those of you tackling this dilemma, here's your answer...