Get weekly tips on how to incorporate math into our daily lives using catchy tunes, puppets and surprising celebrity cameos thanks to Danica McKellar's new show on the Nerdist Channel. February 12, 2014 7:00 AM PST Danica McKellar makes numbers entertaining with her new Youtube show "Math Bites" on the Nerdist Channel. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) While many fans know actress Danica McKellar from her role as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years," she also happens to be a bestselling author of the educational books and "Kiss My Math," "Hot X: Algebra Exposed" and "Girls Get Curves," geared towards girls to make math more exciting. She got the brains to back up the books, considering she's a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. She's also the co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem -- The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem. So if anyone deserves to host a whimsical math show on the Nerdist Youtube Channel, it's her. The show "Math Bites" airs every Thursday and explores everything to learning how to do math in your head to understanding binary numbers and percents. Celebrities like Simon Pegg ("The World's End"), Chris Hardwick (Nerdist founder and comedian), Felicia Day ("The Guild"), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") and even a few puppets stop by the show to make math downright hip. "I want to entertain people while giving them a little slice of math education," McKellar told Crave. "I love breaking stereotypes and math has a terrible reputation of being too hard too boring and pointless. I love showing people that math can be fun, entertaining and most of all show them that getting good at math will actually make them more powerful and happier." The episodes include catchy tunes to help you remember why math is important to use in our everyday lives like figuring out if department store sales are saving us money and knowing what APR actually means on our credit card bills. There's even a "Takeaway Tip" at the end of each episode, which promises to "make you look smarter at parties." "Depending on the presentation, math can be fun; but math isn't always fun," McKellar told Crave. "Not getting ripped off is fun; not getting taken advantage of by your credit card company is fun; being in control of your finances is fun; knowing how to save enough money to go on awesome vacation is fun. The more comfortable we are with numbers, the more likely we are to pay attention to all the numbers around us and the more powerful we become in directing the course of our lives. And that's fun!" In "Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy," Danica McKellar sings a tribute to a number that goes on and on and on. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) Her debut episode of "Math Bites" pays tribute to the number Pi with a song that helps viewers remember every digit of irrational number that you get when dividing any circle's circumference by its diameter. "'Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy' was actually the first thing I wrote for the series -- it was inspired in fact by Chris Hardwick and Michael Phirman's Pi song from the 1990s," McKellar said. "I wanted to write a more melodic-girlie-fun Pi song and give it an almost Disney Princess feel. I had so much fun putting the Pi song and video together I couldn't wait to share it." Follow McKellar on Twitter for more math tips, and tune into Nerdist Channel every Thursday for a new episode of

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Get weekly tips on how to incorporate math into our daily lives using catchy tunes, puppets and surprising celebrity cameos thanks to Danica McKellar's new show on the Nerdist Channel. February 12, 2014 7:00 AM PST Danica McKellar makes numbers entertaining with her new Youtube show "Math Bites" on the Nerdist Channel. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) While many fans know actress Danica McKellar from her role as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years," she also happens to be a bestselling author of the educational books and "Kiss My Math," "Hot X: Algebra Exposed" and "Girls Get Curves," geared towards girls to make math more exciting. She got the brains to back up the books, considering she's a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. She's also the co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem -- The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem. So if anyone deserves to host a whimsical math show on the Nerdist Youtube Channel, it's her. The show "Math Bites" airs every Thursday and explores everything to learning how to do math in your head to understanding binary numbers and percents. Celebrities like Simon Pegg ("The World's End"), Chris Hardwick (Nerdist founder and comedian), Felicia Day ("The Guild"), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") and even a few puppets stop by the show to make math downright hip. "I want to entertain people while giving them a little slice of math education," McKellar told Crave. "I love breaking stereotypes and math has a terrible reputation of being too hard too boring and pointless. I love showing people that math can be fun, entertaining and most of all show them that getting good at math will actually make them more powerful and happier." The episodes include catchy tunes to help you remember why math is important to use in our everyday lives like figuring out if department store sales are saving us money and knowing what APR actually means on our credit card bills. There's even a "Takeaway Tip" at the end of each episode, which promises to "make you look smarter at parties." "Depending on the presentation, math can be fun; but math isn't always fun," McKellar told Crave. "Not getting ripped off is fun; not getting taken advantage of by your credit card company is fun; being in control of your finances is fun; knowing how to save enough money to go on awesome vacation is fun. The more comfortable we are with numbers, the more likely we are to pay attention to all the numbers around us and the more powerful we become in directing the course of our lives. And that's fun!" In "Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy," Danica McKellar sings a tribute to a number that goes on and on and on. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) Her debut episode of "Math Bites" pays tribute to the number Pi with a song that helps viewers remember every digit of irrational number that you get when dividing any circle's circumference by its diameter. "'Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy' was actually the first thing I wrote for the series -- it was inspired in fact by Chris Hardwick and Michael Phirman's Pi song from the 1990s," McKellar said. "I wanted to write a more melodic-girlie-fun Pi song and give it an almost Disney Princess feel. I had so much fun putting the Pi song and video together I couldn't wait to share it." Follow McKellar on Twitter for more math tips, and tune into Nerdist Channel every Thursday for a new episode of

Get weekly tips on how to incorporate math into our daily lives using catchy tunes, puppets and surprising celebrity cameos thanks to Danica McKellar's new show on the Nerdist Channel. February 12, 2014 7:00 AM PST Danica McKellar makes numbers entertaining with her new Youtube show "Math Bites" on the Nerdist Channel. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) While many fans know actress Danica McKellar from her role as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years," she also happens to be a bestselling author of the educational books and "Kiss My Math," "Hot X: Algebra Exposed" and "Girls Get Curves," geared towards girls to make math more exciting. She got the brains to back up the books, considering she's a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. She's also the co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem -- The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem. So if anyone deserves to host a whimsical math show on the Nerdist Youtube Channel, it's her. The show "Math Bites" airs every Thursday and explores everything to learning how to do math in your head to understanding binary numbers and percents. Celebrities like Simon Pegg ("The World's End"), Chris Hardwick (Nerdist founder and comedian), Felicia Day ("The Guild"), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") and even a few puppets stop by the show to make math downright hip. "I want to entertain people while giving them a little slice of math education," McKellar told Crave. "I love breaking stereotypes and math has a terrible reputation of being too hard too boring and pointless. I love showing people that math can be fun, entertaining and most of all show them that getting good at math will actually make them more powerful and happier." The episodes include catchy tunes to help you remember why math is important to use in our everyday lives like figuring out if department store sales are saving us money and knowing what APR actually means on our credit card bills. There's even a "Takeaway Tip" at the end of each episode, which promises to "make you look smarter at parties." "Depending on the presentation, math can be fun; but math isn't always fun," McKellar told Crave. "Not getting ripped off is fun; not getting taken advantage of by your credit card company is fun; being in control of your finances is fun; knowing how to save enough money to go on awesome vacation is fun. The more comfortable we are with numbers, the more likely we are to pay attention to all the numbers around us and the more powerful we become in directing the course of our lives. And that's fun!" In "Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy," Danica McKellar sings a tribute to a number that goes on and on and on. (Credit: Nerdist Channel) Her debut episode of "Math Bites" pays tribute to the number Pi with a song that helps viewers remember every digit of irrational number that you get when dividing any circle's circumference by its diameter. "'Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy' was actually the first thing I wrote for the series -- it was inspired in fact by Chris Hardwick and Michael Phirman's Pi song from the 1990s," McKellar said. "I wanted to write a more melodic-girlie-fun Pi song and give it an almost Disney Princess feel. I had so much fun putting the Pi song and video together I couldn't wait to share it." Follow McKellar on Twitter for more math tips, and tune into Nerdist Channel every Thursday for a new episode of

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Get weekly tips on how to incorporate math into our daily lives using catchy tunes, puppets and surprising celebrity cameos thanks to Danica McKellar's new show on the Nerdist Channel.

February 12, 2014 7:00 AM PST

Danica McKellar makes numbers entertaining with her new Youtube show "Math Bites" on the Nerdist Channel.

(Credit: Nerdist Channel)

While many fans know actress Danica McKellar from her role as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years," she also happens to be a bestselling author of the educational books and "Kiss My Math," "Hot X: Algebra Exposed" and "Girls Get Curves," geared towards girls to make math more exciting. She got the brains to back up the books, considering she's a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. She's also the co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem -- The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.

So if anyone deserves to host a whimsical math show on the Nerdist Youtube Channel, it's her. The show "Math Bites" airs every Thursday and explores everything to learning how to do math in your head to understanding binary numbers and percents.

Celebrities like Simon Pegg ("The World's End"), Chris Hardwick (Nerdist founder and comedian), Felicia Day ("The Guild"), Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") and even a few puppets stop by the show to make math downright hip.

"I want to entertain people while giving them a little slice of math education," McKellar told Crave. "I love breaking stereotypes and math has a terrible reputation of being too hard too boring and pointless. I love showing people that math can be fun, entertaining and most of all show them that getting good at math will actually make them more powerful and happier."

The episodes include catchy tunes to help you remember why math is important to use in our everyday lives like figuring out if department store sales are saving us money and knowing what APR actually means on our credit card bills. There's even a "Takeaway Tip" at the end of each episode, which promises to "make you look smarter at parties."

"Depending on the presentation, math can be fun; but math isn't always fun," McKellar told Crave. "Not getting ripped off is fun; not getting taken advantage of by your credit card company is fun; being in control of your finances is fun; knowing how to save enough money to go on awesome vacation is fun. The more comfortable we are with numbers, the more likely we are to pay attention to all the numbers around us and the more powerful we become in directing the course of our lives. And that's fun!"

In "Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy," Danica McKellar sings a tribute to a number that goes on and on and on.

(Credit: Nerdist Channel)

Her debut episode of "Math Bites" pays tribute to the number Pi with a song that helps viewers remember every digit of irrational number that you get when dividing any circle's circumference by its diameter.

"'Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy' was actually the first thing I wrote for the series -- it was inspired in fact by Chris Hardwick and Michael Phirman's Pi song from the 1990s," McKellar said. "I wanted to write a more melodic-girlie-fun Pi song and give it an almost Disney Princess feel. I had so much fun putting the Pi song and video together I couldn't wait to share it."

Follow McKellar on Twitter for more math tips, and tune into Nerdist Channel every Thursday for a new episode of