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Mathematics

Six Ways to Celebrate Pi Day

Today is March 14, or 3.14, the day we celebrate the mathematical constant pi (π)

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The Science of Football

A roundup of how scientists explain America’s most popular sport

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The Calculus Diaries

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A Coral Reef Constructed From Yarn

This fall, a different kind of coral reef will be on display in the National Museum of Natural History’s Ocean Hall

A Level Playing Field for Science

I suppose, in a way, I should thank the woman who tried to compliment me when I was in high school by saying that I was too pretty for science

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A Caricature of a Female Scientist

The play “Legacy of Light” tells the story of two female scientists, but left our blogger disappointed

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