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Splitting the octahedron into 12 hexahedra

Enric is a PhD student at Imperial and UCL. He works mostly with singularities in differential geometry, AKA when smooth things become pointy. When he’s not in his office, you can usually find him cooking or playing board games.

What a load of noise: A beginner’s mathematical guide to AI diffusion models
Madeleine Hall is overwhelmed
In conversation with Jens Marklof
Bethany Clarke and Enric Solé-Farré chat to the professor and new president of the London Mathematical Society about academia, access and awards
Football free-kicks… taken by Newton
Discover the mysteries behind the most spectacular free-kick ever scored and how Newton can help us to simulate it.
Is it possible to reach absolute zero?
After 100 years, a key postulate of the third law of thermodynamics has been proven. We meet Lluis Masanes, one of the researchers responsible.
On the cover: dragon curves
Read more about the fire-breathing curves that appear on the cover of issue 05
Page 3 model: When zombies attack
Every issue we feature another great model on page 3 of our magazine. This time we look at what to do when zombies attack.