Cliff Pickover News Today

What is in a number? Apparently, a lot. While it's unlikely that we've ever given much thought to our numbers and numeral system, it has a pretty

But there is an explanation.

This has just broken my hold on reality.

In the news for the week ending August 19, 2022, are less daylight, more Oz, red buttons, green buttons, banana splits, and more.

We asked several mathematicians to tell us their favorite non-pi numbers. Here are some of their answers.