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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
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