Scutoid September: Unboxing

From Vihart. Next will be papercraft instructions! The shape name "Scutoid" was coined in 2018 by this paper: "Scutoids are a geometrical solution to three-dimensional packing of epithelia" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05376-1 3d printed models shown: Scutoid Pair by Laura Taalman: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3024272 Scutoid, Four Cell Configuration by John Peplinski: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3033602 Scutoid, Space Filling Duo by John Peplinski: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3042446…

Totality

From Vihart. My experience of totality. If you didn’t see it, don’t feel left out. You can experience existential horror in the comfort of your own home, irrespective of the alignment of celestial bodies! This is adapted from a piece I wrote in 2017 after the August 21st total solar eclipse, which I saw in…

Behold the Folded Circle Snack Discovery

From Vihart. Naan. Pita. Tortilla. Crepe. These are just some of the foldable circle snacks you can find here on the wondrous planet Earth. But how far does it go? Join us this Pi Day as we explore whether aliens would think Earth is cooler if we stopped sending digits of pi into space This…

Crescent Rolls

From Vihart. Doing it right for Thanksgiving. Yes, the roll sacrifice is a real tradition in my family. This video was not sponsored by Pillsbury, but it WAS supported by viewers like you, on Patreon. Special thanks to Ray Sidney, Andew Romaner, David Perryman, Alan Boulton, Carol Hart, David A Smith, not lesia, and Yana…

I have opinions about string light colors

From Vihart. It’s fine though. Bonus exercises for those who absolutely will continue to overthink this for the rest of their lives: 1. If you have a 150 light strand with 5 “Christmas” colors, and decide to remove all the pink ones and make it a 4 color pattern, what’s the minimum number of lights…

2023 is the 13th of these which is so many

From Vihart. I think "The Sciences" is their couple name, but I’m not sure. Happy Pi Day! This Video was supported by viewers like you, on Patreon. Special thanks to Ray Sidney, Andew Romaner, David Perryman, Carol Hart, David A Smith, and Yana Chernobilsky for supporting this Pi Day celebration.

chickensalad.mp4

From Vihart. Just a casual chat about abortion while making chicken salad. Here’s a link I found that’s pretty good, if you’re looking for calls to action: bit.ly/RoeWYCD Usually my videos are funded by Patreon, but this one isn’t, because that could be awkward for the folks I might usually name as funders. So. Patreon…

Piano Secrets – Masterclass for Pi 2022

From Vihart. I don’t know who this video is for, but it’s here. Now is a good time for music, I think? Stuff you can buy to support this work: https://store.dftba.com/collections/vi-hart The sheetmusic and recording for the Pi Day 2022 piano composition: https://store.dftba.com/products/piano-sheet-music-digital-download-and-mp3 Exclusive shirt, cryptic edition, doubles as a puzzle: https://store.dftba.com/products/pi-day-2022-exclusive-shirt-cryptic-edition Exclusive shirt, shiny…

Pi Day 2022 – Chromatic Piano

From Vihart. This is my 12th annual Pi Day video. How am I still here? How are you? I don’t usually share "serious" music on the internet but I decided that March 2022 is a time to start. So I’m leaning hard into Pi Day and March 2022 this year, to not let another month…