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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.

Who needs differentiation?
Paddy MacMahon calculates tangents and turning points without calculus
7 ways to tell if a number is divisible by 7
Łukasz takes us on a tour through a surprisingly diverse range of algorithms to test for divisibility by 7
Oπnions: Should I share my code?
Scroggs debates whether sharing truly is caring
Artificial music
Carmen Cabrera Arnau explores the use of AI in composition
Review: Power in numbers — the rebel women of mathematics
Celebrate International Women's day by reading about rebel women in mathematics!
The croissant equation
Each time you eat a croissant you might be biting more than 500 layers of dough!