We at Digital Media Wire would like to wish you a happy Pi Day, and to share with you our appreciation of π, the irrational number that results from dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter.
The event, which recognizes the beauty of 3.14 on March 14, is 24 years old today.
Established at San Francisco’s Exploratorium by its in-house “Prince of Pi,” physicist Larry Shaw, Pi Day has become an international holiday, celebrated live and online all around the world.
Among its other observations, the Exploratorium is holding a Pi Day party in Second Life. All visitors are invited to drop by the new Pi-arama Space dome to join the celebrations, which include gliding around the virtual world on limited edition “pie” hover discs. Shaw also is participating in a webcast to explain what’s so special about pi, how it is calculated. The half-hour includes limericks and a demo the Exploratorium promises is “cool.”
Related links:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi
http://www.mathmovesu.com/#/pi-day
Los Angeles Times – Pi Day: Why are we transfixed by the delicious mystery of pi?
CNN – Pi Day: How 3.14 helps find other planets, and more
Live Science – Happy Pi Day! Why Geeks Celebrate 3.14
Photo by Flickr user Gazimoff, used under Creative Commons license
