Jacopo

“We are a society dying, said Aunt Lydia, of too much choice.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“This special was followed one month later by “Bart the Genius.” This was the first genuine episode of The Simpsons , inasmuch as it premiered the famous trademark opening sequence and included the debut of Bart’s notorious catchphrase “Eat my shorts.” Most noteworthy of all, “Bart the Genius” contains a serious dose of mathematics. In many ways, this episode set the tone for what was to follow over the next two decades, namely a relentless series of numerical references and nods to geometry that would earn The Simpsons a special place in the hearts of mathematicians.”
― Simon Singh, The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

“Avrà magari ragione il professor Weinberger a sperare che <> finisca per essere più intelligente di noi, ma la storia ideologica del XX secolo è purtroppo piena di esempi in cui individui e teorie <> hanno poi innescato conformismi, deprimenti in democrazia, tragici nei sistemi totalitari.”
― Gianni Riotta, Il web ci rende liberi? Politica e vita quotidiana nel mondo digitale

“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson