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Learn why scientists remain fascinated by the infinite number pi

Thomas Mulligan examines the mathematical allure of Pi and why its limitless digits continue to captivate the minds of modern scientists. Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says new study ...
PBS

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. President Donald Trump has regularly said that drug-price discounts on his watch are greater than 100%, which isn't mathematically possible. Now his ...
Politifact

RFK Jr. said there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease. That doesn't add up

There is only one way to calculate a percentage decrease. For anything higher than a 100% decrease in price, the seller would be paying the customer to take the product. In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
Futurism

Analysis Finds That Google’s AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A recent analysis conducted by the AI startup Oumi at the behest of The New York ...
The Boston Globe

From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio ...
NBC News

From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives

LOS ANGELES — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Limited time: Save 25% on ...