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Celebrate Pi Day at our Pi Pavillion exhibit, a circular dance venue decorated with galaxies shaped like pies.



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Exploratorium in Second Life
Made by the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute, this "machinima"--a film made entirely in a virtual world, highlights the exhibits and recent events in Second Life on the Exploratorium Island and 'Sploland sims.

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