![]() ![]() ![]() In the last scene, Hawking offers Homer some seemingly ridiculous praise: "Your theory of a doughnut-shaped universe is intriguing. In the very meta storyline, Homer leaves behind 2-D Springfield when he enters a portal to the abstract and mysterious third dimension, which is rendered with then-cutting-edge computer animation. "Treehouse of Horror VI: Homer 3" (1995) Simon Singh calls this segment "the most intense and elegant integration of mathematics into The Simpsons since the series began" - no small praise from someone who combed through the entire run in search of maths content. Naturally, they've been using their platform to advance what Cohen calls "a decades-long conspiracy to secretly educate cartoon viewers." ![]() Cohen among them - who are equipped with advanced degrees in maths and science. Stewart Burns, Jeff Westbrook, and David X. In the engaging (and educational) The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Singh delves into the academic backgrounds of some of the most poindextrous Simpsons writers - Al Jean, J. Academics have pored over The Simpsons for its insights into philosophy and psychology, but it took physicist Simon Singh, the author of previous books about cryptography, the Big Bang, and Fermat's Enigma, to tap a vein of knowledge that runs even deeper in the animated world of Springfield: maths. It's no secret that the longest-running American sitcom is also one of the smartest. ![]()
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