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.
Rewatch the Issue 12 virtual launch event
Now available to catch up on YouTube
Christmas conundrum #3
Try our nonograms! And remember, not all puzzles have a unique solution...
How to make: a hyperbolic plane
A great way to waste a lot of paper
Problem solving 101
Never be stumped by a maths problem again, with this crash course from the ever-competent Stephen Muirhead
Constructing a sphere with 455 cups
Paper cups do not follow a hexagonal pattern and the cones do not meet at a single point, but they do make a gigantic sphere