Homer and science
As all of you probably already know, today is the day of "The Simpsons
Movie" opening. What is probably not that well known is that the
executive producer Al Jean, the show's head writer is a Harvard
mathematics graduate. He talked to Nature (in the latest edition -
subscribers only) about how to get a laugh out of Euler's formula.
Just quote one of the questions/answers:
Q: In one episode Professor Frink shocks a lecture theatre into
silence by shouting "Pi is exactly three!"
A: One thing I always thought was funny was that in the 1890s, I
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