14 March 2025

And I Missed Pi Day

Well, almost... The Political Hat brings us Happy Pi Day

Happy π Day everyone!

3.14. It is also Einstein's birthday.

Demonstrating that innovative thinking can save you decades of time, energy, and sanity, here is an explanation of how Isaac Newton revolutionized the number π!

Click thru for a video from Veritasium on how Pi is calculated. How it was calculated in antiquity, and up to the time of Sir Isaac Newton, and how Newton changed the way we calculate pi, literally saving decades of effort to expand accuracy. And develop a bit of mathematical insight along the way.

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