Hey Simpsons fans, check out this quirky article, by Erica Klarreich, on the use of mathematics in the show.

The Simpsons writers often play on mathematical cultural stereotypes, extracting humor by exaggerating both the mathematical illiteracy of the U.S. public and the nerdiness and self-aggrandizement of the mathematically gifted. In a characteristic exchange, in the third-dimension episode, mad scientist Professor Frink tries to explain to Police Chief Wiggum the nature of the three-dimensional space through which Homer Simpson is wandering.

What I find rather odd is that the site, Science News Online, displayed an ad for season 2 of The Hills when I read the article. I did not think that vain pseudo-reality TV on MTV and science mixed. Little did I know. Little did I know.