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Chalkdust, a magazine for the mathematically curious

Every year the UCL Mathematics Department hosts the De Morgan Dinner, an event which gathers professors, researchers and students to celebrate the ending of the academic year. It is a fancy evening which begins with a sherry and usually ends in a pub several hours later. Dring each dinner, a guest gives a brief speech… Continue reading Chalkdust, a magazine for the mathematically curious

Day 130: KUNG HEI FAT CHOY

Based on my personal experience during these first months in London, I always assumed that the Chinese population was the biggest minority in the city, but in fact they are the fourth asian minority, since the first three places are occupied by Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. Even when now I can say that I have great… Continue reading Day 130: KUNG HEI FAT CHOY

Day 123: Four months living in London (and I still feel like a tourist!)

London just never stops being amazing. I’ve been living here exactly four months and I thought that I knew the central parts of the city pretty well: I’ve been to the museums, the parks, the pubs and the tube. Now, I can walk through central London without a turistic map and without the feeling that… Continue reading Day 123: Four months living in London (and I still feel like a tourist!)

Day 97: New Year’s Eve in London (and now, I blog in English)

We walked from home to the riverside, and I thought it was really exaggerated to get there so early. Yes, the show sounds incredible and yes, there is a lot of people wanting to be there, but arriving 4 hours earlier sounded like too much. Even since we got there with so much time in… Continue reading Day 97: New Year’s Eve in London (and now, I blog in English)