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Alan David Sokal (/ ˈsoʊkəl / SOH-kəl; born January 24, 1955) is an American professor of mathematics at University College London and professor emeritus of physics at New York University. He works with statistical mechanics and combinatorics.
Articles 1–20. Professor of Physics, New York University; Professor of Mathematics, University College London - Cited by 28,693 - Combinatorics - analysis - statistical mechanics.
The Sokal hoax shares with other controversies of our time the typical feature of erupting suddenly with the threat of dire consequence, only to disappear quickly and nearly completely from public consciousness.
Alan SOKAL | Cited by 13,881 | of University College London, London (UCL) | Read 235 publications | Contact Alan SOKAL
Alan Sokal describing an unusual experiment. In 1994, Sokal submitted a parody of cultural studies of science to a journal, Social Text, as if it were a serious academic paper. According to Sokal, the purpose of his "little experi-ment" (1996a, 64) was to see whether the journal would publish "an article
Professor Emeritus of Physics, New York University. and Professor of Mathematics, University College London. sokal@nyu.edu. Papers by Alan Sokal on science, philosophy and culture. Sokal-Bricmont book Impostures Intellectuelles / Fashionable Nonsense. Sokal book Beyond the Hoax.
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Statistical mechanics, physical combinatorics and mathematical aspects of condensed matter. View the University College London profile of Alan Sokal. Including their publications, grants and professional activities.
