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Ancient Cooking: Pi(e) Day and the Science of Baking
In celebration of March 14th (3/14), also known as Pi Day, we’re baking a pie and learning about the science that goes into it!
Madelyn Leembruggen
Mar 14, 20226 min read


Ancient Mathematics: Baking a Pi
Today, on March 14 (3/14), we’re celebrating one of the most important numbers in all of math: pi!
Nicole Naporano
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Pi Day - Smell the Maillard Reaction
The Maillard reaction is a series of complicated chemical reactions that are kickstarted by the heat of cooking. It's what is responsible fo
Madelyn Leembruggen
Mar 14, 20221 min read


Pi Day - Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!
In Pi Day and the Science of Baking we learned that gluten is a protein in flour that makes dough strong and stretchy. But how do different
Madelyn Leembruggen
Mar 14, 20221 min read


Pi Day - Buffon's Needle
One crazy cool way to calculate the value of π is with probability! You can learn about "Buffon's Needle" in a real life experiment or with
Caroline Martin
Mar 14, 20221 min read
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