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(In James Doohan’s voice:) “Captain, I cannae get ethical approval for beaming you up.”

Bea is a PhD student in the computer science department at UCL. Since joining the team she’s found that the other editors find the phrase ‘it needs more white space’ very triggering.

In conversation with Martin Hairer
We talk to the Fields medallist about his life, his work and his advice to his younger self.
$Between a square rock and a hard pentagon: fractional polygons$
Between a square rock and a hard pentagon: fractional polygons
A polygon with four and a half sides?!
Summer puzzles
Have a go at these puzzles, adequate for your holidays!
Find your perfect partner
Find your perfect partner with this wonderful tree diagram!
The Buckingham π theorem and the atomic bomb
Diego Carranza tells you to stop worrying and dimensionally analyse the bomb
Optimal Pac-Man
Matthew Scroggs spends too much time beating this arcade classic.