Which professor emeritus of Mathematics and statistical mechanics at California State University was also a contributor to The Panda's Thumb? Mark Perakh
The Panda's Thumb (blog):  It is written by multiple contributors, including Wesley R. Elsberry, Paul R. Gross, Nick Matzke, PZ Myers and Mark Perakh, many of whom also have complementary weblogs at ScienceBlogs.
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