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If the Mathematical Constant Pi Was a Song, What Would It Sound Like?

Science Quickly

Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Every year on Pi Day, we have a reason to celebrate one of math’s most famous symbols. But this year we speak to someone who has captured it in song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Understanding the human body is a team effort. That's where the Yachtel group comes in.

0:05.8

Researchers at Yachtolt have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.

0:11.0

Yacold also partners with nature portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the global grants for gut health, an investigator-led research program.

0:19.6

To learn more about Yachtolt, visit yawcult.co.com.j.

0:23.9

That's Y-A-K-U-L-T dot-C-O-J-P.

0:28.4

When it comes to a guide for your gut, count on YacL.

0:32.3

It's Pye Day.

0:38.7

This is Scientific American Science Quickly. I'm Jeff Delvisio.

0:47.1

Well, another 3.1415926-53558-9-97-9323-8-9328-8462.

0:55.0

You get the idea.

0:56.0

Day is upon this.

0:57.0

It's that special day in March when we collectively celebrate the irrational number

1:01.0

represented by the Greek symbol Pi.

1:04.0

In its simplest definition,

1:06.0

pie is the ratio of a circle circumference to its diameter.

1:09.0

Pi shows up everywhere in mathematics.

1:16.8

In 1960, our illustrious then-mathematical games columnist, Martin Gardner, quoted mathematician Augustus de Morgan, speaking of Pi as this mysterious 3.14159, which comes in at every door

1:24.7

and window and down every chimney.

1:29.2

Pie shows up outside of its circular home in the motions of springs and pendulums, in probability and in our 365-day calendar.

1:36.1

It shows up in nature everywhere. There's a circle or spiral, like in planets and DNA.

1:41.2

Pie even shows up in the bends of rivers, relating to their sinuosity, specifically.

1:47.3

The existence of pie has also led to mass baking on March 14th and to pizza discounts. Humans have

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