James Bond and the Mathematician
A mathematician villain's evil-plan monologue becomes a 45-minute lecture, and Bond wishes for active learning.
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Bond: "What's your nefarious scheme, Mathematician?" Villain: "Well, now that you're in my clutches, Mr. Bond, I suppose there's no harm in my explaining it." Bond (thinking): "Ha! These foolish villains! They're always so eager to lecture!"
[45 minutes later] Villain (at a whiteboard of formulas): "Note that this aspect of the robbery has a pleasing generalization to complex-valued currencies." Bond (thinking): "I wish villains were more into active learning strategies."