Ants use 'math' to find fastest routes Just as light does, ants traveling through different materials follow the fastest path, not the shortest one. A recent study found that when fire ants (Wasmannia auropunctata) crossed different surfaces, the insects chose the route that would minimize their total walking time, rather than the distance traveled. More
Five ways to celebrate 3.14159 on Pi Day Today is Pi Day, a day to celebrate the joys of the mathematical constant of 3.14159 or a slice of baked deliciousness. If the term "pi" doesn't ring any bells, let's review a little high school geometry. Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and is represented by the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet ("π") and is often written simply as "pi." More
Harvard Sophomore Uses Math to Predict Oscar Winners Using formulas he says are derived from "only math and 15 years of data, no personal hunches," a college student named Ben Zauzmer is taking a Nate Silver-like approach to predicting the Oscar winners -- and he says last year, his model proved 100 percent effective at determining who'd take home trophies in all eight of the major categories. More
Don't rush maths, report urges Rushing able mathematicians through the curriculum means England is producing pupils with a "superficial" grasp of the subject, a report suggests. More
PI'S PHUCKING PHUNNY CELEBRATION OF COMEDY Comes To At Little Mountain Gallery This May Pi Theatre, as part of its Provocateurs Series, will present Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy on Saturday, May 4 from 7:30pm to 12am at Little Mountain Gallery in Gastown. 04/10/2024 - 1:46 pm | View Link
This Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed digital dice throws luck to the digital wind Abe's Projects has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered digital dice that fits in the palm of your hand and is completely portable. 04/5/2024 - 4:44 am | View Link
It's Pi Day! Your guide to deals and snacks on math's favorite holiday It's Pi Day, and while the celebration is more so centered around the mathematical symbol, it also acts as the perfect excuse to eat a delicious, savory pizza or sweet, mouthwatering pie. While fun to ... 03/13/2024 - 4:13 pm | View Link
If Siri often struggles to recognize your voice or you just can't get "Hey Siri" to work, you can reset Siri on your Apple device. Doing this allows you to retrain Siri to recognize your voice better. We'll teach you how to do it.
Your web browser may be the Mac app you run the most, so it makes sense to pick the best one for your needs. Check out what the most popular options have to offer.
While AI art generators can effortlessly produce artistic images, let's delve deeper and discover generators capable of producing photorealistic results. It might take some practice, but these six tools will help you achieve the most realistic-looking AI images.
Despite launching in 2022, the RTX 4090 is still the world's fastest graphics card as of early 2024. Although I enjoyed using it to play AAA games over the past year and a half, I still regret buying it for a few reasons.
BrewDog, the Scottish-born beer maker that was founded based on a brash attitude and big beers, has teamed up with a family-owned holding company on a new location in Denver. It’s the first time BrewDog has licensed its name and beers to a franchisee in the United States.
BrewDog Denver, 3950 Wynkoop St., opens at noon Friday, April 19, in a 10,000-square-foot space with two patios, a 3.5-barrel brewing system, games and a full menu featuring burgers, giant pub pretzels, salads and wings.
Few things are more frustrating than sitting at your computer or mobile device, ready to browse the web, but each new webpage takes forever to load. If you use Google Chrome as your internet browser, you can avoid this problem using a nifty little feature called preloading.