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Futurama’s Body Swap Math Puzzle | Science News
A Futurama body-swapping episode sparked a real math breakthrough: writer David X. Cohen, with a Ph.D. in math, realized you only need two extra people to fix any number of swaps—no matter how chaotic. The show’s math-savvy characters solved it on screen, and mathematicians later formalized the proof in a journal. It’s proof that genius can come from cartoons—and that creativity knows no bounds. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public…
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