When they moved from academia to Fox Studios, these writers retained their passion for numbers and they have secretly planted mathematical references in dozens of episodes. Others have similarly impressive degrees in maths, a few can even boast PhDs, and Jeff Westbrook resigned from a senior research post at Yale University to write scripts for Homer, Marge and the other residents of Springfield.
Al Jean, who worked on the first series and is now executive producer, went to Harvard University to study mathematics at the age of just 16. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg, because the show's writing team includes several mathematical heavyweights.
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