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Sam is a PhD student at Durham Univeristy working on structures in the solar wind. His pastimes include pestering Clare about Linux and making Adam feel old. Seriously, who remembers the 80s?

Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
A symmetric universe
Sam Kay reflects on building a universe
The big argument: Should we write another issue?
How much barrel is left to scrape?
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Chalkdust Book of the Year 2023
We announce the shortlist of our favourite maths-themed books of last year
Constructing a sphere with 455 cups
Paper cups do not follow a hexagonal pattern and the cones do not meet at a single point, but they do make a gigantic sphere