KAOH 9.4: Pi(e) Day

By oregonhistorian · On March 14, 2015

In which we learn that Portland is not really known for its pi/e.

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Today’s episode came from a question (let’s get real – a fucking demand…) from Tessa Watson:

@oregon_history I want you to do a story on why the engraved pi in the max zoo station is wrong after the first few digits. WHY

— Tessa Watson (@tessdae) January 27, 2015

Thanks to Mike Bedney, Bill Will, TriMet and Andrea Damewood for their help with this episode. Mark Cowan’s piece on “Underground Pi” is a must read…

This is a photo of the Fucked Up π Vs. π to like a billion digits.

Here is a wonderful video about Archimedes. Archimedes from Walters Museum on Vimeo.

And of course, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the Gresham Extinction Event… Jeez… thanks A LOT Tessa! Working on this podcast was a REAL pain in the ass…