My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Previously 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.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Simile of the Day
Today's simile comes from Dune: "The thought hung like a sine wave in Leto's mind"
Reaction 1: Ummm... what?
After a slight delay, I had Reaction 2: What function would make this simile work?
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