Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Simon Singh may not sound like your average fan of The Simpsons. He has a Ph.D. in ...

“The Simpsons” and “Futurama” can teach you a thing or two about math. That’s right. Math. The animated shows contain hundreds of references to math in many forms — addition, subtraction, long ...

After Marcia Wallace passed away last month, “The Simpsons” lost one of its characters, the 4th grade teacher Edna Krabappel, whose voice Wallace had provided for years. Mrs. Krabappel probably spent ...

Most people watch The Simpsons to laugh. And, perhaps, feel a little superior to the animated family who are Springfield's best known, if often most dysfunctional citizens. Singh is no stranger to ...

The following excerpt has been adapted from the introduction to The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, by Simon Singh. The Simpsons is arguably the most successful television show in history.

Ever watched an episode of The Simpsons? After 27 seasons, the references dominate pop culture. Whether a devoted fan or casual watcher, most have seen it. A show known for clever opening sequences ...

For 25 seasons, The Simpsons writers have been smuggling math onto Americans' TV screens. Author Simon Singh helps Ira decode the show's... The Simpsons' Secret? It's Written by Math Geeks (SOUNDBITE ...

“The Simpsons” and “Futurama” can teach you a thing or two about math. That’s right. Math. The animated shows contain hundreds of references to math in all its forms, including addition, subtraction, ...

Math, which has tried a lot of tricks to get kids interested, is about to introduce in Berkeley its latest pitchman -- Homer Simpson. It's going to be lots of fun, boys and girls, really. "People ...

Ready for some scary math? Due to the never-changing ages of the characters on The Simpsons, late 30s Homer and Marge are elder millennials, Bart and Lisa are Generation Alpha, and Abraham Simpson, ...

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