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Sam is a maths student at Durham University where he hosts
Chalkboard Ultra podcast and spends too much time thinking about the Standard Model and Mexican hats. If he’s not pestering Adam then he can definitely be found playing the keytar in a funk band completely unrelated to quantum field theory.

Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
A symmetric universe
Sam Kay reflects on building a universe
The big argument: Should we write another issue?
How much barrel is left to scrape?
In conversation with Jens Marklof
Bethany Clarke and Enric Solé-Farré chat to the professor and new president of the London Mathematical Society about academia, access and awards
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Prize crossnumber, Issue 01
Our original £100 prize crossnumber. Download and enjoy!