There are a few odd mathematical theorems which almost just seem to draw cranks like moths to a flame: I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever seen a reference to Godel&#x27;s incompleteness theorem outside of a mathematics textbook which isn&#x27;t eye-rollingly cringeworthy. Similarly with this one; we have very technical theorems that take years of study to fully understand, and they almost touch on other fields or have some kind of &quot;wow factor&quot; which makes them irresistible to pop lit writers like Gladwell, Hofstadter, etc.