btr - Chalkdust

The behind the research team

Clare (like gare) is a Chalkdust editor. In her spare time, she’s an assistant professor at Durham University. She likes Skittles, probability, and making the magazine look more like Cosmo.

Chalkdust dissertation prize
Calling all final-year students!
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
On the cover: skyrmions
Sven Bjarke Gudnason and Calum Ross introduce you to the wonderful world of skyrmions
Going once, going twice… game theory?
A quick look at how to get the most bang for your buck the next time you're in a bidding war
In conversation with Andrea Bertozzi
We chat to Andrea about crime, maths and her fluid career
Optimal Pac-Man
Matthew Scroggs spends too much time beating this arcade classic.