EIGHT SHORT FILMS EXPLORING AWARD-WINNING SCIENTISTS' ELUSIVE AND PERSONAL "TAO OF DISCOVERY"— THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THEIR "EUREKA!" MOMENTS, AND HOW THEY PURSUE THEIR SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES.
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"You have to be perseverant. You have to have flashes of insight, and you have to work hard. You have to do a lot of things in science, so passion is critical."
See This StoryDr. Jeff Wrana
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Dr. John "I'd often walk through the corridor in the oncology ward. And you know, you'd see little kids running around, and it focuses your attention. If focuses your mind to see that this isn't just theoretical, it's not just a puzzle it's not just a cool thing to do -- but there's actually an end game." See This Story
Dr. John Dick
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"If you're incredibly focused, you can really achieve anything. It's a matter of what drives you and making sure you work out this balance to the best of your ability. You cannot have it all, but you can have a jolly good try!" See This Story
Dr. Janet Rossant
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"Science works on insights. Ten people can look at the same picture, and they will come up with different conclusions." See This Story
Dr. Tak Mak
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"A lot of people think that science is sort of cold and impersonal, but those of us who work in science view the great basic science as every bit as beautiful as great art or great music." See This Story
Dr. Ben Neel
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"I made a decision that I wanted to be a doctor when I was six years of age, and I clung to that tenaciously."
See This StoryDr. Frances Shepherd
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"A lot of what I've done over the years is actually going back and trying to prove that some of those things are incorrect, to get us back on track to the correct path where we're going to solve the problem."
See This StoryDr. John Wallace
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"You can do the same experiments over and over again, and generate lots and lots of important data, but to leapfrog things forward, you actually have to come up with a novel to interpret the data. This is really what discovery is." See This Story
Dr. Stephen Scherer
The Tao of Discovery documentary series profiles eight medical researchers who have been honoured with the Premier’s Summit Award. In it, the scientists explain their personal “Tao of discovery”—the origin and evolution of the “Eureka!” moment that ignited their careers.
Premier’s Summit Award In Medical Research
Established in 2005, the Premier’s Summit Award for Medical Research celebrates leading Ontario scientists whose work has had significant impact on medical science and health care delivery in Ontario and around the world.
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