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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.
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- 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes
- None of the Stereotypes are True!
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- I'll Take Ergodicity for the Win.
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- Help Save Math in the UK!
- Today's Google Doodle is Awesome!
- Two Dodgers and a Dunn
- Somerville College and the Immutable Laws of Physics
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- Mariano Rivera Sets Saves Record: Arrrrrrrr!
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About Me
- Mason
- 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 in Somerville College. I am also a die-hard fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. See my website for more information about me. You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter (@masonporter), though I'm much easier to stalk by other means. If you want power law or Zachary Karate Club swag, take a look at my Power Law Shop. I am also involved with the Legends of Caltech movie and co-edited Legends of Caltech III.
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Not quite a street address, but check out the Wikipedia article for Seaborg, under the section Seaborgium. That would be a most-excellent way to address a letter.
On that note, I was led to believe (a long time ago) that, at least in the past, the USPS had a great sense of humor about cleverly addressed letters, and would go through great lengths to decode and figure out where they were meant to go, and eventually deliver them. Anyone know anything about that?
That's pretty damn funny. (I should really start abbreviating this as "That's pdf." Hah! I think that pun is pdf.)
I have a vague memory that the name "Seaborgium" was temporarily lifted from the element after it was named because Seaborg was still alive. I don't remember, and I don't feel like looking it up right now. (I've been working pretty hard tonight and already have several other e-mails and baseball articles that I would like to read.)
The USPS bit does sound rather familiar, but what I don't remember is whether you were the one told me about it before, so I have a sneaking suspicion that my vague familiarity with this is very highly correlated with yours.
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