Ever since math began to control the world -- shortly after Larry Page and Sergey Brin started their little concern -- I gave myself over to the new power. If math tells me that wearing red will make ...

According to mathematician Alex Bellos, most people are cutting their cakes incorrectly when they cut it in triangular pieces, like a pie-chart. But a better method for cutting cake has existed for ...

WASHINGTON: US Billionaire, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates used math to quickly figure out how to cut his wedding anniversary cake in 1994 so every guest gets an equal slice. Marking ...

Are you an expert cook who can churn out sauces and stews with the best of them, but gets defeated by sunken cakes and stiff doughs? Let’s be honest: It’s possible to be a passionate home chef who ...

When divvying something up, there's more than one way to define what's fair. A pair of computer scientists recently settled one of the key questions in the theory of fair division: How can you ...

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 ...

What do you get a teacher who has excused your tardiness not once, not twice, but every single day of the year? Well, if you're Jennifer Hudak, you get him his favorite cake and write: "Sorry I was ...