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Pi in the Sky
When math-anxious or mathophobic folks are prepared to watch a movie on the number π, or to listen to a podcast on it, on a “flight to nowhere,” as they take pride in playing their part to keep their national airline from going under.
Environmental groups have criticized those “Pi in the Sky” vanity flights, which would release millions of tons of carbon dioxide in polluting the environment.
Pi in the Sky by MathPlus November 4, 2020
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Pi Inferiority Complex
When the sight or sound of the symbol π triggers a negative reaction in people’s mind, which makes them feel or think that they are hopeless at school math or algebra or geometry—common symptoms are momentary blackout, faster heartbeat, and sweaty palms.
Guesstimate how many millions of otherwise educated folks worldwide suffer from some form of pi inferiority complex every year.
Pi Inferiority Complex by MathPlus August 20, 2021
Pi Is Sovereign
When mathematics’s most famous constant π transcends different math topics and disciplines, permeates both art and science, and lays hidden in philosophy and religion, often popping up in the least expected places in nature—the symbol π is a global icon that resonates positively or negatively with peoples of all ages and backgrounds.
Pi is sovereign among dozens of mathematical constants, but God is Sovereign among thousands of gods and goddesses, or deities and idols.
Pi Is Sovereign by MathPlus July 18, 2021
Pi Inequality
When the number π feels marginalized in some puritan or theocratic quarters as it is allowed only to express itself to one or two decimal places, or to two or three significant figures, while such a numerical oppression is quasi-inexistent in most countries in the West.
Pi Inequality by Fasters December 15, 2021
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.
The Pi in Me by Numerati March 22, 2025
Pi’s Irrationality
When the number π uses its celebrity status in popular culture to push other mathematical constants or beloved numbers around so that they remain out of sight to the lay public, who might otherwise discover their hidden beautiful numerical or geometric properties.
Some numerical rebels like 0, √2, e, i, and 𝛷 have ganged together to protest against pi’s irrationality—they wanted π to be censored for its bullying behaviors and condescending attitudes vis-à-vis fellow mathematical constants and geometric figures.
Pi’s Irrationality by Fasters April 21, 2022