When I was in elementary, I really love science. I really had fun doing those experiments in school. That is the one thing I love most about science, we conduct experiments every time we are going to discuss a new lesson. I felt like a Scientist that time. It was really fun.
As we can see, everything in this world is made up of science. Science is everywhere. And its even in the show, The Simpsons. Not only math was applied in the show but also science. And this is very interesting because not only you are having fun watching the show but also you can learn science from it.
According to the article that I have read by Ashley Phillips entitled "Science and the 'Simpsons': A Match made in Springfield", for more than two decades, Science had popped out from the show. From a nuclear plant to a science loving girl, Lisa and to Professor Frink, the show became a science fair that produced episode with science on it.
In the episode "Second Law of Thermodynamics", we can see Lisa creates a perpetual motion machine. There is this scene where Homer tells his daughter, "In this house, we observe Law of Thermodynamics."
There is this another episode where Bart discovered a three eyed fish in the river near Mr. Burns' power plant. Mr. Burns even argues that this creature is the next step of evolution.
One of the trendiest topic in the show was global warming. In the episode, Lisa made a presentation called "An Irritating Truth". This presentation is to save the lake from illegal dumping that would place the Springfield in danger and even the world.
This episode catch the attention of a professor named Paul Halpern who teaches Physics and Math at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. He wrote a book about the show. The title of the book is "What's Science ever done for us? What the Simpsons can teach us about Physics, Robots, Life and the Universe."
The book talks about all the fictional theories and inventions in the story. Example of it is Homer's Theory that the universe is shaped like a donut. It also investigates the issues of time travel and teleportation of Professor Frink.
The show really influence most of the Scientist to conduct an experiment based on its fantastical inventions on the show.
After reading this article, I had learned that science play a vital role in the society which the show conveys. No matter how fantastical the inventions is in the show and how impossible some of the theories in the show, It still shows what science really is about. Science should never be forgotten because Science can change a big part in the world. And this what the show, The Simpsons, want to show us.
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