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Clare (like gare) is a Chalkdust editor. In her spare time, she’s an assistant professor at Durham University. She likes Skittles, probability, and making the magazine look more like Cosmo.

Dear Dirichlet, Issue 20
Cricket, coursework and karaoke are among the problems solved in this issue's Dear Dirichlet agony aunt column
Chalkdust dissertation prize
Calling all final-year students!
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
The science behind Santa Claus
Christmas is coming, and Santa will soon begin his journey. We analyse the science and maths behind his trip.
Maths for money: The Longitude Prize
When people do science for money…
Review of Birth of a Theorem
Cédric Villani’s Birth of a Theorem tells the story of a mathematical theorem