My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in Nordita (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) and am Professor in Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. Previously, I was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Before that, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College. I am still a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Politicians and The Colbert Report
One of my collaborators, James Fowler (who is becoming increasingly prominent), studied the boost that some politicians receive (the "Colbert bump") when they go on The Colbert Report. You can find an op-ed that he wrote for The Los Angeles Times on this page. (This piece includes is a link to his scientific article.)
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