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Things to do this Pi Day

Make (and Eat) a Pie – These pie recipes for Pi Day from NPR’s McCallister look incredibly tasty. But, there’s no shame in putting a frozen store-bought pie in the oven, or picking up a pie from your local bakery. Any kind of pie is great on Pi Day! If you’re making your own, get inspired by these beautifully designed Pi Day Pies. Tell us on Facebook: What’s your favorite kind of pie for Pi Day?

Pi Music – Compose, sing or play a Pi song on Pi Day: Check out this piece for violin, or this Pi song by David Perry on guitar, or this ensemble piece by Michael John Blake with xylophone, piano, accordian, ukulele, banjo and more:

Pi Arts & Crafts – If music isn’t your thing, do an art project. Check out this Pi Day cross-stitch or other Pi Day craft projects. Etsy has all kinds of Pi Day crafts for sale.

Andrey Larionov (pictured at the right) from the Ukraine is working on a very large mosaic based on 100,000 digits of Pi. Check out his Facebook group for the project to see how it’s coming along.

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Pi Links 2010

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Also, follow the Pi Day buzz on Google Trends for Pi Day & Pi.

Finally, check out these Pi Earrings from ‘NerdGoddess’ on Etsy, as well as other the other handmade Pi crafts.

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Legislating Math

On February 5, 1897, the state of Indiana almost declared pi as “5/4 to 4″ or 3.2. While it’s fairly common for governmental bodies to legislate weights and measures, this shows that the Indiana Legislature doesn’t understand the concept of irrational numbers. It’s the irrational part that makes pi so great, in the first place. Coverage of this event includes:

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Pi on NPR & other Links

And, several other venues covered Pi Day 2009, especially with its nearby holiday Square Root Day 2009 (03-03-09):

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More Pi in the News

Here are some recent articles about Pi & Pi Day: