In honor of the recently released Simpsons Movie:
Part of The Simpsons' greatness is a willingness to find the humour in absolutely everything — including science. Executive producer Al Jean, the show's head writer and a Harvard mathematics graduate, talks to Nature about how to get a laugh out of Euler's formula. Read more...>>
Also check out the top ten science moments in The Simpsons, as chosen by Nature's editorial staff.
(Source: http://www.nature.com/news/index.html)
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In case you are interested, I've just published a new book about science on the Simpsons, called:
ReplyDeleteWhat's Science Ever Done For Us?: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe
Regards,
Paul Halpern