The pandemic hasn’t stopped Pi Day celebrations on 3/14, but it has made these activities virtual.

Rob Spiegel

March 11, 2021

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This year, Pi Day is going virtual. That may be a good thing if you’re not physically close to San Francisco or Boston where Pi Day has traditionally been celebrated with pie and math contests.

First, here’s a description of Pi Day:

How about a Pi Day quiz? You’ll find the quiz if you scroll down the home page on the PiDay.org site.

Here’s a Pi Day song. And yes, it’s 3 minutes and 14 seconds long:

Here’s a rich list of virtual Pi Day events from Eventbrite.

How about the controversy of Pi versus Tau:

Here’s my personal favorite – Pi Girl reciting a ga-zillion numbers of Pi:

Here are some fun facts about Pi Day:

Rob Spiegel has covered manufacturing for 19 years, 17 of them for Design News. Other topics he has covered include automation, supply chain technology, alternative energy, and cybersecurity. For 10 years, he was the owner and publisher of the food magazine Chile Pepper

About the Author(s)

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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