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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.
Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?
We review the sixth of this year's nominees for the Book of the Year
The maths ‘black box’
John Pougué Biyong explains how and why science communication can lead to better diversity.
On the cover: Hydrogen orbitals
Find out more about the weird shapes on the cover of Issue 08
Do you have too many or too few friends?
Do we have a natural limitation on the number of friends that we have?
What’s your favourite number?
Favourite numbers for many are linked to birthdays or anniversaries, but here is our take on the question