Mason Porter: "I don't usually prove theorems"

Mason Porter is an applied mathematician who is a University Lecturer and Tutor at the University of Oxford. He talks about

his work (at time 0:09)

being a mathematician (1:04)

how mathematics compares with other disciplines (1:35)

applied mathematics and pure mathematics (2:04)

academic mathematics and industry mathematics (2:48)

support in his professional life (3:56)

professional credentials (5:32)

dissemination of his results (6:15)

promoting the subject (8:39)

the public image of mathematics (10:12)

the "leaky pipeline" where women are lost to mathematics careers (11:44)

the value of role models for potential mathematicians (14:28)

More information, worksheets and other resources for the undergraduate mathematics curriculum: www.beingamathematician.org