The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets • Simon Singh & Kevlin Henney • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club at CodeNode in London. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Simon Singh - Author of "Fermat's Last Theorem" & "The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets" and many more books Kevlin Henney - Author of "97 Things Every Programmer Should Know" & Co-Editor of "97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know" and many more books DESCRIPTION Math is all around us, you just need to look for it. And look he did. In this GOTO Book Club episode, Simon Singh, author of the best-sellers "Fermat's Last Theorem," "The Code Book," and "Big Bang" gives fascinating insights into the mathematical secrets embedded in the celebrated TV series The Simpsons. You'll learn how Simon started on the path to writing this story, and why he thinks it will be his last book. The interview is based on Simon's book "The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets": https://amzn.to/3w9WcRs TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:14 How did “The Simpsons & Their Mathematical Secrets” come to life? 05:35 Correlation between numbers & relationships 11:43 Mathematicians as comedy writers 19:20 Immortality 21:25 The beauty of proof 25:45 Research done right 32:55 Math: In school & beyond 40:13 Simon’s last book? 43:54 Outro Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/from-fermats-last-theorem-to-the-simpsons-and-their-mathematical-secrets RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Singh • The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets • https://amzn.to/3w9WcRs Simon Singh • Fermat's Last Theorem • https://amzn.to/3wekpG9 Simon Singh • The Code Book • https://amzn.to/3k4RYFV Simon Singh • Big Bang • https://amzn.to/3bHsZnm Simon Singh & Edzard Ernst • Trick or Treatment • https://amzn.to/2ZThR4I Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ Kevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/2Yahf9U Henney & Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3pZuHsQ Henney, Buschmann & Schmidt • Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 5 • https://amzn.to/3GAPzN7 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TheSimpsons #Fermat #FermatsLastTheorem #SimonSingh #KevlinHenney #Programming #CodeBook #TheSimpsonsAndMath #BigBang #Mathematics #Math #AndrewWiles #Science #TrickOrTreatment #PierreDeFermat #CodeNode Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1