Pi has mystified mathematicians for centuries. But what makes it so special?
Today we celebrate the mathematical constant pi, the number that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and has an infinite and unknown quality that brings together math enthusiasts of all ages. Learn more about the holiday here.
Above, Pi Day pies enjoyed in the NewsHour newsroom.
“We know instinctively that not everything we come to believe as history is true. But we want it to be.”
Gwen Ifill explores the untold stories of Rosa Parks, who would have turned 100-years-old this week, before and after the bus boycott of 1955. She talked with Jeanne Theoharis whose book, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” brings to light moments of Parks’ life, not in the history books. Watch the interview here.
Zach Wahls of “My Two Moms” fame and Southern Baptist Convention’s Richard Land argue for their respective beliefs regarding the Boy Scouts of America’s debate on whether or not to lift its ban on gay members. Watch their (lively) discussion above.
The Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday it will delay until May a vote on allowing gay scouts in the organization.
We spoke to a group of Eagle Scouts, spanning different decades of membership, who are torn between their badges and support for an organization that helped shape them…and their beliefs in gay rights. Listen to their stories here.
With that in mind, NewsHour’s Justin Scuilletti imagined what NewsHour’s logo would look like in the styling of Lew’s penmanship. It’s a beauty, right?
On Sunday, Elvis tribute artists, waited to perform at the European Elvis Championships in Birmingham, England. Gordon Elvis was named best Elvis Presley impersonator in Europe at the annual competition, which coincides with the King of Rock n’ Roll’s birthday. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images.
“I am a Muslim and a woman and if I’m trying to make clear the role of the Moroccan and Muslim woman, that we are not just confined and sitting in one corner, that has nothing to do with your faith and religion. It is almost fate for me. It’s my duty and my passion to show another facet of Arab women, the real Arab women to the Western world and the world in general. We are very strong, we’re human beings and we have our own personality on our own. We want to be seen like that. We don’t want this projection of the Western world or Islamic culture on us from both sides. We just want to be seen as human beings.”
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