In conversation with Trachette Jackson We chat with Trachette about her work in mathematical oncology, her role models, and boosting diversity in mathematics

How to cheat at cards Kevin Houston teaches us how to deal ourselves the best hand

Adopt a polyhedron Mara Kortenkamp, Erin Henning and Anna Maria Hartkopf give us a tour of Polytopia, a home for peculiar polytopes

Automated joke generation I like my towns like I like my Alex: Bolton

Kepler’s barrels Sam Hartburn orders wine by the barrel, but wonders if she's getting the most wine

What can you do with this space? Nobody could draw a space filling curve by hand, but that doesn’t stop Andrew Stacey

Weirdonacci numbers Like Fibonacci, but weird. Robert J Low and Thierry Platini explain

On the cover: Apollonian packing David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11