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Introduction: The Simpsons as Soothsayer
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The hosts rattle off the hits: smartwatches, civilians in space, three Super Bowl winners, and most famously, Donald Trump's presidency — predicted in March 2000, a full 16.5 years before he won his first election [1] — Carter Roy "Trump presidency predicted 16.5 years early: The Simpsons episode 'Bart to the Future' aired in March 2000, predicting Trump's presidency 1…" 06:30 . Then there's the extraordinary case of Homer's blackboard equation from a 1998 episode, which science author Dr. Simon Singh later determined came extremely close to predicting the mass of the Higgs boson — a particle CERN only confirmed in 2012 [2] — Carter Roy "Homer's equation near Higgs boson mass: Science author Dr. Simon Singh found that an equation Homer wrote on a blackboard in a 1998 episode…" 07:33 . A snippet of the actual CERN announcement is played, adding weight to the claim. The hosts also mention the 2014 Ebola outbreak, a three-eyed fish near a nuclear plant, and Fox selling to Disney as examples. By one University of Albany professor's calculation, the show has made 1,224 correct predictions. The lucky-guess theory, the hosts note, is starting to sound less plausible.
The Simpsons has been on air since 1989, producing over 800 episodes and counting across nearly 40 seasons.
The Simpsons episode 'Bart to the Future' aired in March 2000, predicting Trump's presidency 16.5 years before he won his first election.
Science author Dr. Simon Singh found that an equation Homer wrote on a blackboard in a 1998 episode came extremely close to predicting the mass of the Higgs boson, confirmed by CERN in 2012.
Predictive programming isn't about psychic powers. According to theorist Alan Watt, a shadowy global elite plans every major world event far in advance — and seeds those events into movies and TV shows to psychologically prepare the public. The goal: prevent mass civil unrest when the plans are finally executed.
