beat - Chalkdust

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.
Christmas lights, trees and maths
Why do Christmas lights get tangled? And what's the perfect way to decorate a Christmas tree? Find the answers here.
Closing the Gap
A review of Vicky Neale's new book about the quest to understand prime numbers.
$Between a square rock and a hard pentagon: fractional polygons$
Between a square rock and a hard pentagon: fractional polygons
A polygon with four and a half sides?!
Football free-kicks… taken by Newton
Discover the mysteries behind the most spectacular free-kick ever scored and how Newton can help us to simulate it.
In conversation with Marcus du Sautoy
We chat to Marcus about science communication, teaching mathematics in schools, and how to make group theory sound sexy.