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Published 26 October 2024 at 640 × 428 in Ferm-ant’s principle

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Sam is a maths student at Durham University where he hosts
Chalkboard Ultra podcast and spends too much time thinking about the Standard Model and Mexican hats. If he’s not pestering Adam then he can definitely be found playing the keytar in a funk band completely unrelated to quantum field theory.

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 $\square$?
Celebrating simple mathematical models
Hollis Williams explores the power even simple models can have in describing the world around us.
Weirdonacci numbers
Like Fibonacci, but weird. Robert J Low and Thierry Platini explain
Ten things you didn’t notice in Issue 06
You won't believe number 5!