Issue 12 was released on 30 October 2020. Enjoy the articles online or scroll down to view the magazine as a PDF.
Features
In conversation with Christina Pagel
Ellen Jolley asks for (independent) Sage advice
How can we tell that 2≠1?
Maynard manages to prove that 2≠1 in less space than it took Bertrand Russell to prove that 1+1=2
Colouring for mindfulness
Florian Bouyer explains the beautiful geometry behind his mathematical colouring-in designs.
The birth of the Fields medal
Who is behind the so-called Nobel prize of mathematics? Gerda Grase investigates.
(Not) squaring the circle
Sam Hartburn attempts the impossible
Will this article ever end?
Emilio McAllister Fognini explores the maths that made Turing so famous
Fun with Markov chains
I love Markov is I love Markov chains love me.
Oπnions: Should I share my code?
Scroggs debates whether sharing truly is caring
Counting Countdowns
Colin counts Countdown's contingent of conundrum causing calculations
Chaotic scattering: uncertainty and fractals from reflections
James M Christian reflects on chaos
Fun
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 12
Books, business and barns are the topics readers have sent in to the professor's postbox this issue
Prize crossnumber, Issue 12
£100 of MathsGear goodies to be won if you can solve it
#MarkovMadeMeTweet
A handy tool that can make writing great tweets much easier
The big argument
Does maths need a Nobel prize?
What’s hot and what’s not, Issue 12
Fashion is fleeting, Chalkdust regulars are not.
How to make: a chaotic scatterer
Make your own scatterer from some old Christmas decorations
Page 3 model: Solitons
Solitons
Top ten vote issue 12
Have your sayTop Ten: Maths-themed days out
The definitive chart of the best day trips
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