From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives

Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first ...
cjr.org

“Pink Slime Journalism” and a history of media manipulation in America

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. It is now over a decade since the label “pink slime journalism” was first applied to the proliferation of low-cost, low ...
The Boston Globe

Red Sox magic number for playoffs at one after Garrett Crochet’s gem in another win over Blue Jays

TORONTO — The Red Sox’ three-year absence from the playoffs, matching their longest in three decades, can end Thursday. Garrett Crochet’s eight-inning masterpiece carried the club to another win over ...
GitHub

Hemppa - generic modular Matrix bot

This bot is meant to be super easy platform to write Matrix bot functionality in Python. It uses matrix-nio library https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio/ for Matrix ...
Investopedia

Dow Divisor: What It Is, How It Works, and Example

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...