Today is Pi Day, so named because the first three digits of pi are 3.14 and the date is March 14—or 3/14 in the format used in the United States. Yes, on most other parts of Earth today is also March ...

Holidays are a good time to find the answer to complex mathematical problems using household items, MacGyver-style. One way to find pi (yes, that pi) involves a flat surface, a little twig or pin, and ...

Happy Pi Day! Isn't Pi Day one of the best holidays all year? For last year's Pi Day, I determined a value of pi without even using a circle. How can you top that? I can top it by using pi to find pi.

It really isn’t necessary, but there is some geek cred to learning pi to some bizarre number of digits. One way to do that is via a piem — a mnemonic device that is easy to remember and gives you the ...

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, ...

Getting your hands on a Raspberry Pi is a tinkerer's dream. Having one opens the door to all sorts of new projects to work on, like retro gaming consoles, home servers, and many more things. The only ...