I'm pretty certain that the author was making the subtle suggestion that Gödel would delight in concocting questions that would confound Wolframs' Alpha. Fans

I'm pretty certain that the author was making the subtle suggestion that Gödel would delight in concocting questions that would confound Wolframs' Alpha. Fans of Stanislaw Lem might look at it this way... Gödel : Wolfram Alpha :: Klapaucius : Trurl's Electronic Bard ("Have it compose a poem about a haircut. But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom! Six lines, cleverly rhymed, and every word beginning with the letter S!")