Like most nerdlets, the concept of pi has always fascinated me: a number, yet undefinable, infinite. Of course, there was also the supurb movie Pi by Aronofsky, which only furthered its cult status. So rejoice pi-lovers, for today is Pi Approximation Day. This day is also Einstein's birthday and according to Wikipedia, is the day MIT mails out acceptance letters. Wow, and I thought I was nerdy. If you'd like to know how to properly celebrate Pi Day, why just go here.
Well, I do have one other confession to make. Which is, I always wanted a tattoo of the symbol pi, but I always chickened out. Lame on so many levels.
In honor of this day, I've updated my blogroll with many shiny new links! Thank you to all who submitted, hope you'll return the favor. I look forward to digging into them in the near future.
One more thing: its Brain Awareness Week!
How could I have forgotton? And, in honor of said week, Nick aka The Neurocontrarian actually interviewed me for his "I Am A Scientist" podcast series, last night. I'm sure I made a complete fool of myself, but you should check it out anyway cause Nick worked hard, and it was taped at a real radio station. So real professional-like. It will be up Sunday unless he thinks better of it.
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you forgot to mention that you were housed inside a cochlea for the entire interview.
Nick, I'm *always* inside a cochlea.
What numbers can be made with four copies of the number "pi", or Ï?
Believe it or not: every integer under 1000.
And maybe every integer.
http://magicdragon.com/4pi.html
Thanks for adding me to the blogroll, Shelley! Happy pi day, and please remind us when the podcast interview goes live.
Interesting, Jonathan! I've been having problems with getting the "pi" symbol to work too btw. Hmmmm....
Happy to, Chip. The podcast should be up on Sunday, but I'll make a reminder post when its up.
I like Apple pi. Thnaks for the fun links, BTW.
Not to obsess or anything, BUT your Brand New Linkz would be better enhanced in they were alphabetical... You could have one of your posse do it.
"Haraguchi-san recited an amazing 83,431 digits of Pi during a 13-hour overnight stretch."
That is freaking insane!
...Happy Pi day!
Posse??! Who?? Where!!!??
Good suggestion though, although can't promise it'll motivate me. :)
best way to get &pi is the html named character entity, which is AMPERSANDpi a full list
The bit about MIT acceptance letters is a hoax. My HS senior son who is waiting to hear from them told me he found out they'll be posting their decisions online on Saturday (3/17.)
Modblog, a body modification blog, has a selection of pi tattoos up today.
http://modblog.bmezine.com/2007/03/14/a-selection-of-pi-tattoos/
Wow! Those renewed my desire to get that tattoo. I was thinking on my back shoulder.....
/wishful thinking!
May I inject a little bit of nerdiness in here - as a former math teacher who feels that one of the big problems in math teaching is not distinquishing between "number" and "numeral". Pi is not "undefinable, infinite". Its numeral in the decimal numeration sysyem is. We have other numerals for that number that are very finite - like one digit long.
Sorry to intrude on the fun - it's a pet peeve. Anyway, happy π day.
No worries Karl, glad to be corrected. If there's any day to do it, its today!
Shelley, your last post is a beautiful example of the "learning goals" described here...
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/features/dweck…