The SciencesMarch 12, 2015
Irrational Exuberance: How Will You Celebrate the Pi Day of the Century?
Send us pix of your pies, pizzas and parties in honor of math (and circular baked goods)
The Pi Day of the Century
The first five digits of pi, 3.1415, is being celebrated on March 14, 2015, with a day for math fun, circular logic and, of course, pie eating
The SciencesMarch 12, 2015
American Pi: Why the Day Belongs to the U.S. (and Belize)
Pi may be a universal constant, but only two countries can natively celebrate Pi Day: the U.S. and Belize. That's because they are the only ones (if Wikipedia is correct) to shorthand their date format so that it can match the first few digits of pi (3.1415), or March 14, 2015.
The SciencesMarch 11, 2015
Don’t Recite Digits to Celebrate Pi. Recite Its Continued Fraction Instead.
Transcend decimals as you celebrate this transcendental number
The SciencesMarch 14, 2014
A Different Pi for Pi Day
Tired of the circle constant? The prime counting function π(x) is an alternative way to celebrate everyone's favorite Greek letter that sounds like a dessert.
January 23, 2014
The Science Parodies Continue: What is the Value of Pi?
A fun little ditty set to the tune of the famous ‘What does the fox say?’…I only wish my high school math teacher was this cool… See the original post in Jennifer Ouellette’s ‘Physics Week in Review‘ over at Cocktail Party Physics.
The SciencesJuly 22, 2013
How Much Pi Do You Need?
The SciencesMarch 14, 2013
Casting the Yarrow: An 18th Century Method for Calculating Pi
The SciencesMarch 15, 2012
Does Pi Encode Shakespeare s Plays? [Video]
MathematicsMay 17, 1999
What Is Pi, and How Did It Originate?
Pi has been used by mathematicians for centuries