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Cutting Pi

It may be hard to cut pie into equal pieces, but in this Snack, you can cut string into pi pieces!

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Upcoming Online Events

Feb
26
Story Time + Tinkering with Balance Online
Story Time + Tinkering with Balance Online

Friday, February 26, 2021 • 10:30–11:30 a.m. PST

Explore balance with the Exploratorium and Story Time with Mr. Limata.

Mar
3
Digital illustration of a Mars rover on the dusty, orange landscape of Mars La sonda de la NASA a Marte-2020 “Perseverancia": Programa en línea
La sonda de la NASA a Marte, Perseverancia: Programa en línea

miércoles 3 de marzo de 2021 • 4:00 p.m. PST

¡Acompáñanos en un programa virtual para aprender sobre la sonda más reciente de la NASA a Marte!

Mar
4
Event: After Dark Online 3-4-2021
After Dark Online: Art + Science

Thursday, March 4, 2021 • 7:00 p.m. PST

Explore the intersections of art and science.

Mar
11
Photo of a green romesco plant growing in a swirling fractal pattern Event: After Dark Online 3-11-2021
After Dark Online: Fractals

Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 7:00 p.m. PST

Celebrate the beauty and complexity of fractals.

Mar
13
Illustration of floating pies and the mathematical constant π. For the Curious: Exclusive Member Virtual Programs 3-13-21
For the Curious Online:
Exclusive Member Virtual Programs

Saturday, March 13, 2021 • 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Get ready to celebrate Pi Day, founded at the Exploratorium in 1988.

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