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Features
In conversation with Alex Bellos
Ashleigh Ratcliffe and Sophie Maclean talk to this year's Zeeman medal winner about writing, football and donkeys
The domestication of prehistoric wolves
Alice Henman teaches us to sit..., stay..., wait...wait...no, come back! Fenton!
Can you turn a beach ball into a rubber ring?
Alba Sendón Blanco mixes scissors and beach inflatables to great effect.
The paradox of the surprise party
Jeremy Budd gets into party planning
Oπnions: How I became a Fields medal killjoy
Michael J Barany doesn’t want one
On the cover: crochet, community and cellular automata
Laura Taalman crafts algorithmically.
Naively adding fractions
Wayne Voo asks: what if ½ + ⅔ was ⅗?
A knight’s journey
Polina Shchepinova hitches a ride round various boards
Counting taxis is easier than you think
Kieran Suresh paved Chalkdust and put up a parking lot
Fun
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 24
Babies, buses and Dr Beeching pollute the prof's postbag this issue
Prize crossnumber, Issue 24
Can you solve it?
The big argument: analogue or digital clocks?
⏰ Which is best? 🔢
Cryptic crossword, Issue 24
Can you solve it?
What’s hot and what’s not, Issue 24
Fashion is fleeting, Chalkdust regulars are not.
Which field are you?
Find out by using our simple flowchart
Top ten: modes of transport
The undisputed top ten ways to get around this season
What’s your lecturer vibe?
Needy newbie or untroubled old-timer? Take our quiz to find out
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