Mathematical Writers from the Simpsons and Futurama
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Mathematical Writers from The Simpsons and Futurama MSRI’s Archimedes Society invites you to this FREE public event Sunday, October 16, 2005 • 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Valley Life Sciences Building's Chan Shun Auditorium (Rm. 2050) at UC Berkeley Did you know that The Simpsons and Futurama contain hundreds of mathematical and scientific references? Join in on a conversation with writers David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler, and Jeff Westbrook, as we discuss their mathematical backgrounds and some favorite references from the shows, along with the representation of mathematics in Hollywood. Moderator David X. Cohen has a Ken Keeler has a PhD Jeff Westbrook has a Sarah J. Greenwald has Bachelor's Degree in physics from in applied mathematics PhD in computer science a PhD in mathematics from Harvard University and a Master's from Harvard University from Princeton University. the University of Pennsylvania. Degree in theoretical computer and worked at Bell Labs He was an associate She is an associate professor science from UC Berkeley – all of before switching careers professor of computer at Appalachian State University which material he has now to write for David Letter- science at Yale University and a 2005 Mathematical forgotten. A longtime writer for man. After moving to and also worked at AT&T Association of America Alder The Simpsons, he left to develop Hollywood he wrote for Labs before writing for Award winner for distinguished Futurama with Matt Groening, both The Simpsons and Futurama. He has teaching, including her use of where he was the executive Futurama and has won been writing for The popular culture in the classroom. producer and head writer. He has Writer's Guild and Emmy Simpsons since 2004. For more information on won Emmy Awards for his work Awards. mathematics in The Simpsons on both shows. and Futurama, see The Simpsons and Futurama copyright 20th Century Fox and related companies. Content is not specifically authorized by Fox. simpsonsmath.com. To see the building location on campus, go to: UCB Map http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/ABCD123.html.