An edition of What's science ever done for us?
(2007)
What's science ever done for us?
what the Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe
by Paul Halpern
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A study of the world of science describes how the animated television show has addressed such scientific issues as genetic manipulation, time travel, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, exploring the theoretical possibilities of such speculative concepts.
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What's Science Ever Done For Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe
July 9, 2007, Wiley
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What's science ever done for us?: what the Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe
2007, John Wiley
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0470114606 9780470114605
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Table of Contents
The Simpson Gene
You say tomato, I say tomacco
Blinky, the three-eyed fish
Burns? radiant glow
We all live in a cell-sized submarine
Lisa's recipe for life
Look Homer-Ward angel
D'ohs ex machina
Perpetual commotion
Dude, I'm an android
Rules for robots
Chaos in cartoonland
Fly in the ointment
Clockstopping
A toast to the past
Frinking about the future
Lisa's scoping skills
Diverting rays
The plunge down under
If astrolabes could talk
Cometary cowabunga
Homer's space Odyssey
Culd this really be the end?
Foolish earthlings
Is the universe a donut?
The third dimension of Homer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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