John Mighton
John Mighton, OC (born October 2, 1957) is a Canadian mathematician, author, and playwright.
Education and career[]
Mighton founded JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies) Math, a charitable organization that works to educate students in mathematics, in 2001. Mighton was born in Hamilton, Ontario on October 2, 1957 and lives in Toronto, Ontario with partner Pamela Sinha and daughter Chloe.
As a playwright, Mighton has been the recipient of the prestigious Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, two Governor General’s Literary Awards for Drama, the Dora Award, and the Chalmers Award. His plays include Possible Worlds, The Little Years, Body & Soul, Scientific Americans, A Short History of Night, and Half Life.
Mighton completed a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Toronto and was awarded an NSERC fellowship for postdoctoral research in knot and graph theory. He is a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences and has taught mathematics at the University of Toronto. Dr. Mighton also lectured in philosophy at McMaster University, where he received a Masters in philosophy.
In 1997, Mighton played an assistant math professor in the critically acclaimed film Good Will Hunting, getting 4th billing.
Awards and honors[]
- 10th Annual Egerton Ryerson Award for Dedication to Public Education (2016)
- Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2015)
- Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2014)
- Officer of the Order of Canada [1] (2010)
- Ashoka Fellow (2004)
Publications[]
- The Myth of Ability (2003)
- The End of Ignorance (2007)
- All Things Being Equal (2020)
- Scientific American Mind
- Medium
- Globe and Mail
- Notices of the AMS
Filmography[]
- Good Will Hunting (1997): Tom - Lambeau's Teaching Assistant
- Hokees (Short Film)(2000):
References[]
- "John Mighton wins $100,000 theatre prize". CBC.ca Arts. CBC. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- Morrow, Martin (2006-10-24). "Winning Formula: John Mighton touches lives with math and theatre". CBC.ca Arts. CBC. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- "John Mighton". IMDB. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- Pearce, Tralee (2003-05-31). "The Myth of Ability: John Mighton, educational alchemist". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
External links[]
- John Mighton speaks at TEDx Cern
- John Mighton at IMDb
- JUMP website
- utoronto.academia.edu page
- Excerpt from The End of Ignorance
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