harrisgroup - Chalkdust

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.

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!
The mathematics of brewing
While drinking beer in your favourite pub, have you ever wondered how it is produced? Find here some of the science and mathematics behind brewing.
Dear Dirichlet Christmas special
Agony uncle Professor Dirichlet answers your personal problems this Christmastime.
Switching sides in a matrix equation
Looking for a neat description of this useful matrix part-inverse
Optimal Pac-Man
Matthew Scroggs spends too much time beating this arcade classic.