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Gaining momentum on a swing

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
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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 $\square$?
Oπnions: Can a horse have an Erdős number?
Lucy Rycroft-Smith reflects on the use of this well-established measurement
Somewhere over the rainbow
Some mathematical questions you might have wondered every time you look at one of those rainbows