The renowned Simon Singh is back with an unexpectedly provocative book. Only this magician of PopSci bestsellers could reveal the intoxicating height of an incredible mathematical "conspiracy." The writers of The Simpsons seem wildly "hooked" on numbers. They are mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and anything else you can think of. Moreover, they have a talent for writing, imagination, inspiration, and incredible, spontaneous humor.

They "abandoned" their science, succumbing to the charms of Hollywood, yet they never hid their secret love for mathematics. Singh spoke with the writers, "interviewed" them, and saw their goal: Through the hilarious jokes in each episode of the series, mathematical "gems" are planted in the subconscious of the viewers. Hidden in the quotes from The Simpsons are the first of Mersenne, Fermat's last theorem, infinity, pi, Ramanujan, Hilbert, Gauss, Turing, topology, chaos theory, game theory...

The secret mathematics of these beloved cartoons could form a Curriculum for a mathematics department! As a result: The new generation is growing up in a pop culture of mathematics, loves this science, and learns to think. A hit with mathematical precision!

... A mouse enters a cinema, settles into a seat in the middle rows, and prepares to enjoy the movie. The lights dim, the movie starts; just when the mouse begins to get comfortable, an elephant walks into the cinema and settles into the seat in front of the mouse. The mouse, annoyed, gets up and sits in the empty seat in front of the elephant. Once comfortably settled, it turns its head and squeaks smugly: "And now, do you see what it’s like to have someone sit in front of you?"...

... the mathematical mind does better at writing very silly jokes because logic is at the heart of mathematics. The more you think about logic, the more entertaining its distortion and deformation become. The logical mind finds the illogical humorous...

Simon Singh

Simon Singh was born in 1964 in Somerset, England. He studied Physics at Imperial College London and earned his PhD in Particle Physics from the University of Cambridge. He regularly presents science television shows on the BBC, and his talent for popularizing mathematics and physics has been internationally recognized. The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award has been added to his honors for his highly regarded Popular Science documentaries.

Singh became known in Greece (and to the international reading public) for his bestseller "Fermat's Last Theorem". This was followed by his bestselling books "Codes and Secrets" (which was the basis for the Channel 4 television series The Science of Secrecy) and "Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time". His books are published by the Traulos publishing house. Simon Singh lives in London with his wife, Anita, and their 4-year-old son, Harry.