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## Math


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* ![Date: Mar 14, 2007 Slug: me-pi assignment no: 189041 Photogr](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85e68eea074f702b/698946ae4ee2627eb83142ac/pi-day.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 14, 2019  
## [Move Aside, Pi Day. These Six Numbers Are More Deserving of Celebration](https://time.com/5550847/pi-day-numbers/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Chris Wilson
* ![Test tubes in a holder TIME health stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ddbf447f2317d43/6988c12b196cf42f9e03f847/time-health-stock-tubes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 4, 2017  
## [These 12 People Are Changing Science](https://time.com/5044056/breakthrough-prize-winners-nasa-science/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Alice Park, Alexandra Sifferlin and Jeffrey Kluger
* ![Beethoven](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2105d9d5aafed10/6988e1abcf40a80612c49c9e/beethoven-art.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2017  
## [The Internet Can't Handle This Teacher's Trick Math Question](https://time.com/4979608/beethoven-trick-question/)  
by Raisa Bruner
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4710533a69f510a/6988e0a486f68e37246e6b55/how-to-improve-math-class.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2017  
## [Math Class Doesn’t Work. Here’s the Solution](https://time.com/4970465/how-to-improve-math-class/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Jo Boaler
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 9, 2017  
## [Google Maps Can Help Communities Address Air Pollution](https://time.com/4812547/google-maps-can-help-communities-address-air-pollution/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute  
* ![Mixed race girl doing math on blackboard](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f1633aa3e8289d9/6988ce17bc6cfcbf413e16da/how-to-get-kids-excited-about-math.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2017  
## [How to Help Your Kids Get Excited About Math](https://time.com/4786605/how-to-get-kids-excited-about-math/)  
by Laura Overdeck
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Mar 14, 2017  
## [Find Your Birthday Hidden in Pi](https://time.com/4697605/pi-day-birthday/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Chris Wilson
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Dec 2, 2016  
## [Boys Who Sit Still Have a Harder Time Learning to Read](https://time.com/4588035/sitting-exercise-reading/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Belinda Luscombe
* ![USA, Illinois, Metamora, Maths book](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66fc1792d53a10f/6988a19a2dce016b5b9ea397/math-homework.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2016  
## [How to Help Your Kid With Math Even if You Suck at it](https://time.com/4444089/how-to-help-your-kid-with-math-even-if-you-suck-at-it/)  
by Donna Gorman
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Aug 8, 2016  
## [This Is Why Americans Think Crime Is on The Rise](https://time.com/4443018/this-is-why-americans-think-crime-is-on-the-rise/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute  
* ![Pizza](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f8d36fe1a71e716/698898d0bc6cfcebbc3dd7fe/pizza-police-call.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 22, 2016  
## [Here's How to Get More Pizza for Your Money By Using Math](https://time.com/4419238/heres-how-to-get-more-pizza-for-your-money-by-using-math/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 2, 2016  
## [Alabama Teacher Gave Her Students a Ridiculously Inappropriate Math Test](https://time.com/4354917/alabama-teacher-math-quiz/)  
by Denver Nicks
* ![girl-technology-engineering](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt716b04ab00458f13/698863eccd1bba587a6fd330/girl-technology-engineering.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 30, 2015  
## [How to Get Your Kid Jazzed About Math and Science](https://time.com/4037330/math-science-education/)  
by Fatherly
* ![US President Barack Obama speaks with In](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b79352bb1c143c2/698862a6a988ca0e3a6b43ab/gettyimages-109272940.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 9, 2015  
## [Intel to End Sponsorship of Math and Science Contest](https://time.com/4026315/intel-science-talent-search/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![young student solve math problems](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc3a5a89da145cc3/6988629c2dce01721f9e5698/young-students-solve-math-problems.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 8, 2015  
## [How to Make Kids Less Terrified of Math](https://time.com/4025465/math-tutoring-anxiety/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Mandy Oaklander

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