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For this scientist, sometimes the solution is posing the right problem

February 27, 2013

The Globe and Mail | February 27, 2013

Math­e­mati­cians are gen­er­al­ly praised for find­ing solu­tions, but some­times it’s even more impor­tant to pose the right prob­lem. Such is the case with Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Pro­fes­sor Stephen Cook, who was named the 2013 win­ner of the Ger­hard Herzberg Cana­da Gold Medal for Sci­ence and Engi­neer­ing, the fed­er­al government’s high­est hon­our for non-med­ical research.… Read more