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, ...

The famous number has many practical uses, mathematicians say, but is it really worth the time and effort to work out its trillions of digits? Swiss researchers have spent 108 days calculating pi to a ...

Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical ...

Math is all around us: the music you listen to, the vehicles you drive and even the food you bake can all be represented mathematically. But for most kids - and many adults - the word math evokes ...

On March 14, math classes across the country will celebrate Pi Day—a national holiday in honor of the mathematical constant pi, which represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter ...

Egyptians believed that the pyramids of Giza were like math marvels, built on the principles of pi. The fun fact about this pi connection? Well, imagine this: The height of each pyramid concurs with ...