One of the things I love most about writing NewsCut is the occasional math and science post, which brings out the people who specialize in the talent I never had. I’m a word guy.
So to end my shortened week on Pi Day, we present another Vi Hart video asking whether Shakespeare’s plays are encoded within Pi.
Do that fact-checking thing you do, readers.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins