We review the fifth of this year’s nominees for Book of the Year

Squid Game, hidden harmonies and DnD coming your way in our brand new issue! Plus all your favourite puzzles & columns.

Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey unpick the legacy of some of the most ubiquitous names in statistics

Francisco Berkemeier takes a look at the mathematics behind elections, and the Electoral College, in the United States of America.

The definitive chart of the best buttons

Ellen Jolley asks for (independent) Sage advice