Cross Section: Matt Parker - Science Weekly podcast

Happy International Pi Day. To celebrate, Hannah Devlin is joined by the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker to discussmaths anxiety, how much today ’s world relies on number crunching and what happens when we get it wrongHappy International Pi Day! On 14 March, the world celebrated this mathematical constant because 3/14 matches the first three digits of pi – 3.14. To mark the occasion,Hannah Devlin invites the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker to talk about Pi, maths and his new book,Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors. They discussmaths anxiety, how much today ’s world relies on number crunching and what happens when we get it wrong.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Hannah Devlin and produced by Graihagh Jackson Tags: Mathematics Pi Education Science Source Type: news