Wasabi Math

Math problems titles filled with oft-minimalist information that tend to put off or confuse math-anxious people, who may find them mentally nauseating or brain-unfriendly.
Like wasabi peas and sushis, wallet-friendly wasabi math titles from Asian and Communist countries would petrify the majority of K–12 American students and their teachers, who’re spoon-fed with drill-and-kill questions.
by Numerati November 24, 2024
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Pirealism

Pi-related paintings or dreams that most people wouldn’t dare to talk about or share with others, because a large proportion of the content or event looks surreal, weird, abnormal, or occultic.
What are the chances that the roots of pirealism are demonic or satanic, or are the result of the influences of psychedelic drugs?
by Numerati November 25, 2023
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Bar Modeling

The mathematical equivalent of a child riding a tricycle before switching to a bicycle, or using a float while learning to swim—using bar diagrams instead of forming algebraic equations to solve word problems.
Bar modeling, which is the heart and soul of the Singapore math curriculum, acts a bridge between elementary (or primary) math and middle school (or secondary) math—where concrete rectangles or bars are used instead of abstract variables for unknown quantities.
by Numerati December 28, 2024
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Pismith

A coiner or christener of π-related words or phrases, most of which have made Urban Dictionary their dwelling of choice.
With the advent of the metaverse, what are the chances that pismiths would soon show up there too?
by Numerati July 01, 2025
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Predictive Pi

When both mathematicians and AI could forecast new mathematical results on the number π based on published papers and from recently awarded pi-related research grants.
Predictive pi has somewhat democrarized previously secretive research conducted by both pure and applied mathematicians around the globe.
by Numerati August 19, 2025
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Communities and countries (or schools and states) around the globe with the highest and lowest levels of adoption of the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it—which incorporates the best methodologies and pedagogies from both the East and the West—with some demographic or racial groups more receptive to embracing this alien math program than others.
The geography of Singapore math reveals a strong support among American homeschoolers and white middle-class families, who order tens of thousands of math titles every year from the “fine” city-state.
by Numerati April 07, 2025
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The Pi in Me

When there is a hidden element of π residing in all humans (or maybe even animals), whether they know it or not, regardless of their experience of school math—that pi-mind consciousness that intuitively seems to be guided by some Higher Being to convey new insights about the “sacred number” to humanity or any living entity.
When someone puts themselves in a Zen-like or transcendental state, the chances of them experiencing “The pi in me” aha! are higher than when they’re constantly being bombarded with a deluge of sensory input.
by Numerati March 22, 2025
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