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Features
In conversation with Alison Etheridge
Elinor Flavell talks to the recently appointed dame about life, mathematics and more.
The human mug
Potatoes, mugs and doughnuts with Ashleigh Ratcliffe.
How to write a crossnumber
Matthew Scroggs explains how to get digits all riled up
On the cover: Voronoi diagrams and generative art
Hayden Mankin combines traditional art with randomness
Oπnions: In defence of toy models
Calum gets on his soap box about toy models
What a load of noise: A beginner’s mathematical guide to AI diffusion models
Madeleine Hall is overwhelmed
Unlocking sudoku’s secrets
Sara Logsdon looks to graph theory and abstract algebra for help on the puzzle page
A day in the life: finance
...of three recent grads, now working in finance.
Skimming potatoes
Ryan Palmer shares his chips – sorry – tips for finding the perfect skimming stone
A symmetric universe
Sam Kay reflects on building a universe
Universal poetry
Andrew Stacey explores the mathematics within poetry.
Fun
Prize crossnumber, Issue 21
Can you solve it?
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 21
Suits, sofas and sculptures punctuate the prof's postbag this issue
Book of the Year 2024
We announce the winners of this coveted prize
Cryptic crossword, Issue 21
Can you solve it?
The big argument: Calculators – phone or physical?
Turns out we did have them in our pockets when we're older
Top ten: things to get in the post
The undisputed top ten things to get in the post this season
What’s hot and what’s not, Issue 21
Fashion is fleeting, Chalkdust regulars are not.
Which sport are you?
Find out by using our simple flowchart
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Chalkdust dissertation prize winner 2024
Molly Ireland shares her experience of winning our first ever dissertation prize!A day in the life: finance
...of three recent grads, now working in finance.