March 14, 2018, is Pi Day — that’s pi, not pie — and on Wednesday, Google marks the 30th anniversary of the math-inspired holiday with a special Doodle. Pi, denoted by the Greek letter “π”, has been ...
You’re likely familiar with Pi Day, perhaps the most popular of geeky holidays. Hooray. But I’m here to tell you that Pi Day is wrong — or rather, the entire idea of pi as a mathematical concept is ...
Image made with elements from Canva. Let’s go back to grade school—do you remember learning about prime numbers? They’re numbers that can only be divided by themselves and one. So 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and ...
Time to test your brain! Are you a puzzle person? Most of these hard math problems aren’t straightforward arithmetic. They challenge you to look at problems a different way, testing your logic and ...
I could not believe what was happening in the latest episode of HBO's Succession. It was a total shock to see that specific turn of events unfold so rapidly in front of my eyes that I wondered what ...
The New York Times has added a new daily Wordle-style puzzle game to its library in the form of Digits. This collection of math conundrums tasks you with reaching a designated number by using six ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I like ...
Orland School District 135 is sticking with a computer-centric junior high math curriculum that parents seem to either embrace or detest. The Digits program, aimed at implementing new national ...
Math Riddles with Answers: Can you find the missing numbers in these tricky math puzzles? Only 2% of people with a high IQ can get the answer right. Check out these math riddles for geniuses!