PUBLIC AFFAIRS, MAKING DISCOVERIES

Selected Articles and Presentations By John Polanyi

How Discoveries are Made and Why It Matters. (Lecture given from Nobel laureates on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize Celebrations at the University of Toronto, November 6, 2001.) RealPlayer media player required to view this lecture, click here for download information.
Science, Ethics and Human Destiny. (Speech given at the 1999 Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs Conference, August 6, 1999.)
Trip Based on Molecules Under Discussion. The Toronto Star, August 15, 1998.
Judging the World We Teach. The Toronto Star, April 6, 1998.
In Search of the Passionate Idea. The Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 1998.
The Instructive Tale of Weizmann's Bacterium. The Globe & Mail, June 10, 1996.
A Clear-Eyed View of a Science Giant. The Globe & Mail, March 9, 1996.
IDEAS, Nobel Prize Winners. (Lecture given from Nobel Prize Scientists about how and why they do science, and what the consequences are, February 21-22, 1996).
Understanding Discovery. In M. Moskovits (Ed.), Science and Society. The John C. Polanyi Nobel Laureates Lectures. Concord, Ontario: House of Anansi Press Limited, 1995.
Education in the Information Age. A World of Networks. Northern Telecom 1994 Annual Report.
The Magic of Science. Imperial Oil Review, Spring, 1994.
The Nobel Century. Nobel Anniversary Volume, January, 1991.
Science's Horse Must Go Before Technology's Cart. The Globe & Mail, April 23, 1990.
He Wanted to Change the World. The Globe & Mail, December 19, 1989.
Elation Should Be Tempered Until Jury Has Examined Experiments. The Financial Post, May 1, 1989.
Introduction to Einstein. In M. M. Wilson (Ed.), Einstein: A Play in Two Acts. Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1984.

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