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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.

How to make: a chaotic scatterer
Make your own scatterer from some old Christmas decorations
Artificial music
Carmen Cabrera Arnau explores the use of AI in composition
Crossnumber winners, issue 09
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Review: Power in numbers — the rebel women of mathematics
Celebrate International Women's day by reading about rebel women in mathematics!
Christmas lights, trees and maths
Why do Christmas lights get tangled? And what's the perfect way to decorate a Christmas tree? Find the answers here.
Christmas conundrum #3
Try our nonograms! And remember, not all puzzles have a unique solution...