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

As people celebrate Pi Day this March 14, the mathematical constant continues to be part of everyday life for scientists and ...

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...

Qwen3.5 family: Fireworks of new LLMs from Alibaba

Many Qwen LLMs are among the most popular models on Hugging Face (Fig. 1). Qwen is continuously developing the models: after the convincing Qwen3 release in April 2025, the provider introduced a new ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians find one pi formula to rule them all

Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical ...
The Guardian

MS NOW gains viewers after name change, but owner revenue declines

Versant, an NBCUniversal cable spinoff, says MS NOW is growing as its stock falls about 27% in 2026 The US’s biggest liberal-leaning network, MS NOW, has seen double-digit viewership gains since ...
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Seniors Left Impact on Pella Christian Boys Basketball Program

Despite their final season on Eagle Lane coming to an end, the seniors for the Pella Christian boys basketball team left their mark on the program. Among the Eagles five seniors this season were ...