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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, November 08, 2007

Today's word is "myrmidon"

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So, there's this word thing that a bunch of us are doing following Zifnab's excellent suggestion. Today's word is myrmidon . ...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Master of the House (of Lords)

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I was part of the Oxford contingent that had dinner at the House of Lords tonight. The dinner, which was much bigger than I thought (about ...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Headline: Jose Canseco taught teammates how to cheat

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Here's one from the 'duh' files: Apparently, Jose Canseco taught his teammates how to cheat . (The link to the academic paper i...

Let's party like it's 1999...

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Somerville College recently agreed on a 999-year lease of a property. This will expire when Oxford turns 1999. (For those across the pond,...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

This one's for the kids.

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Lemming posted a link about stuffed internal organs . That is so awesome! Or, if you prefer, you could buy your kids stuffed microbes . An...
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Guy Fawkes Night

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Today was my first Guy Fawkes night. We had a fireworks display in the Somerville College quad, so I was closer to the fireworks display th...

A Firefighter's Theorem

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Barry Cipra e-mailed me to pass along this article , which is pretty neat! (It also has a human interest story behind it.) It just appeare...
Sunday, November 04, 2007

"Current predictions unreliable"

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You've got to love brutal honesty. I was walking home just now and passed by a bus stop (several of them, actually, but I only care abou...
Saturday, November 03, 2007

Things that I am

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I have several affiliations during my life, so let's see what labels some of these things have given me. Hawthorne School: At some leve...
Friday, November 02, 2007

Baseball Award Predictions

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It didn't take long for baseball's "Hot Stove League" (referring to the rumors and wheeling-and-dealing of the offseason) ...

The Calculus of Religion

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I mean this literally. Take a look at this notice that one of my friends (Arcane Gazebo) found on the windshield of his car yesterday.
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Thursday, November 01, 2007

Joe Torre is now the Dodger manager.

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Well, here's a big surprise: Joe Torre is the new Dodger manager . This wasn't exactly a well-kept secret... I think Torre is an exc...

Blocked!

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All of a sudden, I can't access my blog's web page from my laptop in Somerville because somehow my page is now of some type that the...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Over 900 e-mails in October...

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I sent over 900 e-mails this month. (A decent number of them were pleasure e-mails.) This isn't my record, but it is my most in a while...
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Werewolves of Oxford

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Tonight was Halloween. I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada milkshake at G & D's. And his hair was perfect ! Actually, I didn...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Update on finances and possessions

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I just got paid by both Somerville and the Mathematical Institute, so I actually have money now. Actually, I have a decent bit in my UK acc...

Dodger manager Grady Little resigns

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Amidst rumors of being fired imminently and Joe Torre taking over, ESPN's breaking news has reported that Grady Little has resigned as m...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Seinfeld metaphor of the day

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You can find the Seinfeld metaphor of the day at this website . (I saw this link on Rob Neyer's blog.) In other news, I still have to f...

Pictures from the road

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Courtesy Charles Lee, here is a picture that he and some friends took on a recent road trip. Wow. That's spectacularly "impressiv...

Optical illusion of the day

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Take a look here for the optical illusion of the day. I've, of course, encountered this particular type of illusion many times, but I t...
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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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