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Jamie is a second year mathematics student at Christ’s College Cambridge. His main interests are in group theory, number theory, and a touch of algebraic geometry.

In conversation with Dominique Sleet
Ellen Jolley learns how to run a maths outreach programme
Significant figures: John Conway
The story of an unforgettable mathematician.
How can we tell that 2≠1?
Maynard manages to prove that 2≠1 in less space than it took Bertrand Russell to prove that 1+1=2
On the cover: Harriss spiral
Find out more about the spiral trees on the cover of Issue 09
Complex numbers and algebra
Exploring the beauty of complex numbers, their origins and why they are important
In conversation with Cédric Villani
We feel underdressed for Breakfast at Villani's