newnewprize - Chalkdust

Sam is a PhD student at Durham Univeristy working on structures in the solar wind. His pastimes include pestering Clare about Linux and making Adam feel old. Seriously, who remembers the 90s?

Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
A symmetric universe
Sam Kay reflects on building a universe
The big argument: Should we write another issue?
How much barrel is left to scrape?
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
On the cover: Apollonian packing
David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11
In conversation with Clifford Cocks
We chat to the crypto chief about inventing RSA... but not being able to tell anyone