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Sam is a PhD student at Durham Univeristy working on structures in the solar wind. His pastimes include pestering Clare about Linux and making Adam feel old. Seriously, who remembers the 80s?

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?
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 16
Girl guides, cooking, and public transport find their way into the prof's postbox this issue.
Number Rumbler–a new fun maths game!
Maths on Toast is a charity that aims to challenge and change the public's perception of mathematics...