The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

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Publicerades 15 juni 2013

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978-1-62040-277-1
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a 2013 book by Simon Singh, which is based on the premise that "many of the writers of The Simpsons are deeply in love with numbers, and their ultimate desire is to drip-feed morsels of mathematics into the subconscious minds of viewers".The book compiles all the mathematical references used throughout the show's run, and analyzes them in detail. Rather than just explaining the mathematical concepts in the context of how they relate to the relevant episodes of The Simpsons, Singh "uses them as a starting point for lively discussions of mathematical topics, anecdotes and history".

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As fascinating and appetite-whetting as it wants to be, I can't quite shake the feeling that it gets wrong what most other "Subject X in The Simpsons" gets wrong: it tries to argue that the central focus of the series is their pet subject, rather than try to show how all the different approaches poured into the series work together.

Also, the Swedish translation is horrible. Just because someone knows how to translate pop-science books clearly doesn't mean they know how to translate comedy.

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