Scientific American spoke to Rojas about this history, the deeply engaging humanity of mathematics and the egos at play in defining the mathematical language we take for granted today.

So there are similarities as well as differences. Lam King-fui, 15, Carmel Bunnan Tong Memorial Secondary School: The math symbol in my family is the division sign (÷) . In my family, everyone ...

Not matter how you slice it, March 14 has something for everyone. The national holiday has been celebrated for decades now, since the late 1980s, thanks to a San Francisco physicist. Larry Shaw, also ...

The holiday commemorates a timeless symbol beloved by many in mathematical and scientific communities, while making the most of the opportunities it allows for humorous wordplay, dessert and ...