Travel, trade and Tony Blackburn pepper the prof's postbag this issue
Dimitrios Roxanas tells us why playing chess backwards is the new black (and white).
Why do surnames die out? We take a look at the Galton-Watson process for modelling the extinction of surnames to answer the question: 'When will we all be Smiths?'
Meet Talitha Washington, an activist, mathematician, and professor
A quick look at how to get the most bang for your buck the next time you're in a bidding war
Agony uncle Professor Dirichlet answers your personal problems this Christmastime.
