When Ainsley Ramsey was in sixth grade she competed in a contest: Who could recite the most digits of pi? Ramsey was determined. "I did 100 digits and I won. And I remember getting a pie to bring to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The digits of pi reciting contest is an ...

WEBVTT WELCOME BACK. AS WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU AND AS THE GRAPHIC SHOWS YOU THERE, TOMORROW IS MARCH 14, OR P.I. DAY, AND THE MATHEMATICAL FIGURE, P.I., NOT THE PIE YOU EAT. BUT WE'RE CELEBRATING A ...

That became readily apparent on Saturday, when he recited 385 digits of pi from memory. It was part of a Pi Day celebration he organized in a Portland coffee shop, where all were encouraged to attempt ...

This March 14 is a very special Pi Day that comes but once in a century. That's right, it's 3-14-15, the only time before 2115 that the date reflects five digits of the magical, infinite number, ...

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Students at a Detroit-area school celebrated pi by throwing a pie in the face of their favorite teacher. Tuesday is March 14, or 3.14, which is the first three digits of pi.

Forget pie and pizza. The real way to celebrate the beauty of 3.14 is by reciting the most pi decimal points. Today is Pi Day, a time to celebrate the never-ending number that helps us calculate the ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - For Chris Lyons, reciting a 4,400-digit number was as easy as pi. Lyons, 36, recited the first 4,400 digits of pi — a mathematical value that ...