One of the most important numbers in math might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. It comes from ...
The Internet definitely does not <3 Paul Ingrisano right now. The Brooklyn street artist and craft entrepreneur has enraged aspiring designers and math nuts alike with a seemingly overbearing ...
Today marks National Pi Day in the United States and around the world. The holiday commemorates a timeless symbol beloved by many in mathematical and scientific communities, while making the most of ...
A Brooklyn artist trademarks the 3,000-year-old mathematical symbol 'pi' and starts flooding math-clothing producers with cease and desist letters.Click here to watch the story from Jen Markham. A ...
TAMPA, Fla. -- It’s Pi Day, so we went to Mike's Pies in Tampa to celebrate. While it's fun to eat pie on Pi Day, today is really all about numbers. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to ...
The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity. By Steven Strogatz This article, ...
One of the most important numbers in math might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. It comes from ...