Chalkdust issue 22 – Coming 17 November

Chalkdust

10 November 2025

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The nights are closing in, the bonfires have been lit, and so it is safe for us to announce that Issue 22 of Chalkdust will launch at 10:00 on Monday 17 November. This is a particularly good issue, with more fun and better graphics than ever. To see it in the flesh, go ahead and preorder printed copies now!

You’re in for a treat! Once again we have the wide range of articles you’ve come to expect. We finally (finally!) have an interview with the man who made El Nombre, the 90s children’s TV show that taught us to count; we learn how origami can be both artistic and incredibly valuable in the fight against microbial resistance; we learn why race tracks aren’t 8-shaped; and of course we analyse some board games.

Then there’s the regular features you love: Dear Dirichlet returns, we tell you what’s hot and what’s not, and we recommend some Tom Lehrer deep cuts. Plus there’s the famous prize crossnumber and our other terrific puzzles.

You can share your excitement about the upcoming issue with us on social media using the hashtag #chalkdust22.

You can still order physical copies of issues 21, 20, 17, 16 and 15, or view issues 1 to 21 as pdfs.

You can preorder issue 22 now, to get a physical copy sent straight to your home.

Alternatively, you can find a free copy in the maths departments of the following universities:

• Bath
• Bristol
• Cambridge
• City St George’s
• Durham
• Edge Hill
• Edinburgh
• Greenwich
• Imperial
• King’s College London
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Loughborough
• Manchester
• Open University
• Oxford
• Queen Mary
• Reading
• Royal Holloway
• Sheffield
• Sheffield Hallam
• UCL
• University of East Anglia
• University of Life
• University of West London
• Warwick
• York

Have we missed out your university? Want to order some copies for the common room? Drop us an email at: contact@chalkdustmagazine.com