News of Tamar Friedmann’s result has gone viral
November 19, 2015
News of the result discovered by Tamar Friedman and Carl Hagen has gone viral! The 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ publicity release has been taken up and rebroadcast by dozens of outlets around the world.
As of November 19, 2015 a google search on the terms “pi”, “hagen”, and “tamar friedmann” turned up dozens of news articles, in several languages, describing the discovery. It’s unusual for a mathematical result, even one connected to quantum physics, to receive this type of publicity.
But then, everyone loves Pi.
Additional magazines with articles discussing the result: