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Nature 448, 404-405 (26 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448404a; Published online 25 July 2007
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Part of The Simpsons' greatness is a willingness to find the humour in absolutely everything — including science. Executive producer Al Jean, the show's head writer and a Harvard mathematics graduate, talks to Nature about how to get a laugh out of Euler's formula.
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