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.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Coefficient of Obliviousness
This paper has the best scientific term ever: the coefficient of obliviousness, which is denoted by a backwards question mark.
(Tip of the cap to the Annals of Improbable Research newsletter.)
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