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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.

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

What Happens in the Twin Cities Stays in the Twin Cities

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I am taking my first trip to Minnesota, where I'll be going to the Twin Cities to give a mathematics colloquium at University of Minneso...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

"Dynamical Processes on Metric Networks"

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A paper of mine was just published in final form. Here are some details. Title: Dynamical Processes on Metric Networks Authors: Lucas...
Friday, October 17, 2025

The Dodgers are Heading to the World Series Again!

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The Dodgers have swept the Brewers in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) and are heading back to the World Series to try to rep...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

What Happens in Stockholm Stays in Stockholm (2025 Edition)

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I am off to Stockholm to give a talk and visit Nordita!
Friday, October 03, 2025

What Happens in Dresden Stays in Dresden (2025 Edition)

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I'm heading to Dresden to give a colloquium at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems .
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

What Happens in Tempe Stays in Tempe (2025 Edition)

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I am heading to Arizona State University to visit its mathematics department, give a talk, chat with junior mathematicians, and do other val...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

What Happens in Santa Fe Stays in Santa Fe (2025 Edition)

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I am off to Santa Fe to visit the Santa Fe Institute!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

"Oscillatory and Excitable Dynamics in an Opinion Model with Group Opinions"

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The published version of one of my papers just came out today. Here are some details. Title: Oscillatory and Excitable Dynamics in an O...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

What Happens in Seattle Stays in Seattle (2025 Edition)

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I am heading to Seattle to go to WorldCon 2025 (the World Science-Fiction convention). Here is my panel schedule for the con.
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Sunday, July 27, 2025

RIP Tom Lehrer (1928–2025)

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As started appearing in obituaries in many venues today, the great Tom Lehrer died yesterday. There have been many published obituaries, ...

What Happens in Montreal Stays in Montreal (2025 Edition)

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I am heading to Montreal for the first time in several years to attend the 2025 SIAM Annual Meeting , which is being held jointly with the C...
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Sunday, July 20, 2025

What Happens in Berkeley Stays in Berkeley (2025 Edition)

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I am heading off to Berkeley for the Smale@95 conference , which is a short event in honor of Steve Smale 's 95th birthday. It was very ...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Clayton Kershaw Records 3000th Career Strikeout!

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In today's Dodger game, Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher with at least 3000 career strikeouts . He is the fourth left-handed star...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2025

"Perceived Community Alignment Increases Information Sharing"

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One of my papers was published in final form today. Here are some details about it. Title: Perceived Community Alignment Increases Infor...
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Thursday, June 12, 2025

What Happens in Bristol Stays in Bristol

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A few days ago, I was in Bristol to visit University of Bristol's School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology.
Monday, May 19, 2025

"Competition Between Group Interactions and Nonlinearity in Voter Dynamics on Hypergraphs"

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One of my papers just came out in final form . Here are some details. Title: Competition Between Group Interactions and Nonlinearity in V...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

What Happens in "Snowbird" Stays in "Snowbird" (2025 Edition)

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I'm off to the 2025 "Snowbird" SIAM dynamical-systems conference . I love this biennial migration to my favorite conference se...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

2025 Inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees . It's great to see Cyndi Lauper, Warren Zevon, and Joe Cocker take ...
Saturday, April 19, 2025

"A Non-Expert’s Introduction to Data Ethics for Mathematicians"

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My chapter in our new book is also out. Here are some details about it. Title: A Non-Expert’s Introduction to Data Ethics for Mathematic...

"Mathematical and Computational Methods for Complex Social Systems"

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Our edited book is out! You can find it on this website . Here are some details. Title: Mathematical and Computational Methods for Comple...
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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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