The following is an excerpt from How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics, by Eugenia Cheng. Listen to SciFri on May 8, 2015, to hear Cheng talk more about practical ...

Paula Gray stared at the bowl on the table and proclaimed, "It's alive!" to the McVay Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders seated in front of her. Gray wasn't rehearsing for some ghoulish Halloween ...

This has been a banner year for baking Christmas cookies in my household. In addition to shipping several dozen to the troops overseas, I've also given some to our base holiday cookie drive, which are ...

How do you explain a topic as complicated and misunderstood as math to the general public? Professor Eugenia Cheng’s answer was to write a book about math using baking as a means of explaining fairly ...

Eugenia Cheng’s passion for theoretical mathematics is rivaled only by her love of food. In talks and in her book, How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics, the ...

In the cafeteria of Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park, Md., this month, nearly 80 students were completely focused and smiling as Esther Arce-Reed tossed a roll of dough into the air ...

Join Peg + Cat to find math in the kitchen and everywhere else! Peg and her friends find math all around them, including in the kitchen. As you bake and decorate a delicious honey cake, look for all ...

Why it matters: Baking teaches children math, science, fine motor skills, and patience, while boosting confidence and creativity through hands-on success. Safety first: Match tasks to age and ability, ...