Quantum Chaotic Thoughts

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.

2021 Ig Nobel Prizes!

"Twitter" in 1803: The Finger of Contempt

My Top-5 Emoji: The Power of Positive Thinking

Brilliant Headstones

Gollum's Cover of "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Tales from the ArXiv: "A Nudge Framework"

XKCD: Linguists (and Probably How My Coauthors Feel)

2020 Ig Nobel Laureates

"{Location, Location, Location}"

Tales from the ArXiv: "Dandling" Ends in Networks

August Madness

New XKCD: "Mathematical Symbol Fight"

"And Then the Dragons Arrived."

A Paper Called "Lunch Menu" on Google Scholar

It's (Probably Not) the End of the World as we Know it (and I Feel Fine)

A Song for Today's Era of Social Distancing

Preparing to Teach Classes in Cyberspace

Glora Gayner Demonstrating Thorough Hand-Washing by Singing "I Will Survive"

A Physical Hand-Washing Mnemonic

Attention, Reuters: Proper Use of Colons is Important