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Pi Goes to Washington
Only 112 years after its last appearance on a legislative floor—the doomed bill in the Indiana statehouse that offered nine different values for the number—Pi made a surprise appearance in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009.
Devoted Beyond Death
The Guy Who Named it Pi
Digits Span the World
Ever wanted to own a digit of Pi? This is your big chance. No kidding.
Kind of like owning a star, right? Artists Chris Klapper and Patrick Gallagher are embarking on an infinitely ambitious project. They are hand-casting sculptures of each digit in Pi’s sequence, and shipping them all over the world, one by one. But there’s more.
Pi on the Brain
How does memory interact with mathematical ability? Is memory an improvable skill or a limited resource? Is there potential cognitive value to be derived from digit memorization, which could, in turn, influence a student’s success in the mathematics classroom?
