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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 80s?

Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
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 $\square$?
Handbook of equations
Forgotten how to draw a log graph? No need to panic – here's a handy guide!
Roots: the legacy of Fibonacci
More than spirals and rabbits, Fibonacci gave us something much more fundamental.