Brown Sharpie is an excellent mathematical cartoon series by Courtney Gibbons – it’s like xkcd, but much brainier 
This one above is a classic about how to pronounce the Greek letter psi: Link
And by the way, my graduate thesis was on a yeast prion called PSI+, and I say "psigh" which would make me tainted by a pretentious physicist.
Gauldar
I would say “Sigh”, because I have been tainted by bad sci-fi material.
Foreigner1
I should say that Sigh is used for Sci(-Fi). And that therefore Psi has to be pronounced otherwise, like PsI with the I pronainced as in like, I or wise.
…But then again- English is not my first language…
Lew A
I say, “psigh” as well. I have a degree in Biblical Studies, where I studied a few semesters of Koine Greek. That’s how we pronounced it 
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Lew
Video Game Dork
i’ve never even heard ‘psigh’ pronounced! It seems akward to say.
Also, saying a comic to be ‘much brainer’ than xkcd is a big claim! (Granted, an illustrated physics manual could be considered ‘brainer’, but if it’s not funny, it’s not really a ‘brainy comic’).
Video Game Dork
Ok, I’ve looked at some of the most recent ones. It’s not brainier or funnier. It’s just a bunch of math puns.
fullerenedream
I say “psigh” too. I used to say “sigh”, but then I realized my Greek physics prof said “psigh”, and I figured he probably knew how to pronounce it.
Courtney
Hey! Thanks for linking to my rinky-dink little comic (and I agree with Video Game Dork’s assessment–math puns, illustrated, are my shtick).
P-sigh, huh? Maybe I should have added an option for folks who have had their brains addled by idiosyncratically folded-up yeast proteins. (Eww, biology! )
My personal favorite is my pal who pronounces it “Siiigh” preceded with a really deep breath. She always manages to sound so depressed about it. I guess she’s sad we already used up phi (pronounced “fee,” damn it!).
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