In Popular Culture
A group that evolved from or is similar to them, called The Knights of Eastern Calculus make a major appearance in the anime series Serial Experiments Lain. References to MIT professors and other American computer scientists are prominent in Episode 11 of the series. At one point in the anime, Lain is seen with code displayed on her handheld device that appears to be LISP.
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