My Top-5 Emoji: The Power of Positive Thinking

😱🙄🤔🙀🤢

Yup. My top-5 emoji certainly do appear to be my aesthetic.

Because I believe in the power of positive thinking. https://t.co/XizplVRldD

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) March 16, 2021

Emoji Differential Equations: Dreidels as Euler Angles

Here is my latest set of emoji differential equations.

And in case you want a holiday-themed system of emoji differential equations, here are ones for unsteady precession of a dreidel.

Enjoy the holidays!

Euler angles: https://t.co/xk2jDceXZ8 pic.twitter.com/j0wV2u2AUX

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) December 25, 2019

Agent-Based Models with Emoji

This app lets one simulate cellular automata with emoji!

This may inspire some snark. Possibly.

I forgot about this thing! So much fun. Here's a little zombie simulation I threw together: https://t.co/vyn6zssehU

— Ted Aronson (@tedw4rd) December 14, 2019

(Tip of the cap to Alice Schwarze.)

Emoji Expression

I think that I was pretty clever with this one. :)

I hope that some of you will be able to figure out the song.

Using emoji:

Relationship status: 👤
Kids: 🙄
Pets: ❌
Favorite color: 🍇
Favorite foods: ☕️🍦🍒
Favorite animal: 🦖🦕
Favorite season: ⚾️
Favorite holiday: 🎲🎮♟
Favorite song:😍🤫
Favorite books:🐉🐲⚔️🗡😈👻👹👾
Favorite sports: ⚾️🏓🎱
Occupation: 👨🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🏫♾
Most used emoji: 😱 https://t.co/dyTkTjzK2e

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) August 26, 2019

A 'Lucky Charms' Plot

I've been wanting to make a 'Lucky Charms' plot for years.

Here is one.

I've wanted to produce a plot with a `Lucky Charms' (@LuckyCharms) theme for years.

Now I just need to find a good way to put one in a scientific paper. pic.twitter.com/dHChWIkBTM

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) May 14, 2019

Excellent Notation for Predator–Prey Dynamics

I approve!

LaTeX is so much better when you have emoji. pic.twitter.com/SYxgUXpWYN

— Mike Bostock (@mbostock) June 2, 2018

(Tip of the cap to Karen Daniels.)

The Trouble with Misinterpreted Emoji

Here is an Improbable Research blurb on a new paper about the modern-day trouble of misinterpreted emoji.

(And thanks to Dan Larremore for pointing me to the original paper.)