First, an article published this week in Nature News:
The doughnut is making a comeback – at least as a possible shape for our Universe.Now, this exchange in Moe's Tavern between Homer Simpson and physicist Stephen Hawking from the episode "They Saved Lisa's Brain" on May 9, 1999:The idea that the universe is finite and relatively small, rather than infinitely large, first became popular in 2003, when cosmologists noticed unexpected patterns in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the relic radiation left behind by the Big Bang.
Hawking: Your theory of a donut shaped universe is intriguing Homer, I may have to steal it.It appears Hawking and his colleagues made good on his threat.
Homer: Wow, I can't believe someone I never heard of is hanging out with a guy like me.
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