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SNYDER AWARDED THE CENTENARY MEDAL, MAY 2003
The Centre's Director, Professor Allan Snyder, was awarded the
Australian Centenary medal "for outstanding research in the physical
and biological fields."
THE EXECUTIVE BRAIN: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF COMPLEX DECISION MAKING
Acclaimed neuroscientist and author, Professor Elkhonon Goldberg,
presented lectures at the University of Sydney on 18 August 2003
and for the Australian National University at the National Museum
of Australia on 25 August 2003. His subject was the neuropsychology
of decision making.
ALLAN SNYDER INTERVIEWED ON U.S. PUBLIC RADIO
On 24 July 2003, Allan Snyder was interviewed by Doug Gordon for
PBR National Public Radio, USA.
NATURE, 20 SEPTEMBER 2002
Professor Snyder's article 'Paradox of the Savant Mind' appears
in the 20 September 2002 issue of Nature.
SWISS MAGAZINE ARTICLE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2002
The 15 September issue of Facts features an article on
the research of the Centre for the Mind.
DR
OLIVER SACKS EXPERIENCES MAGNETIC STIMULATION
Acclaimed author and mind scientist, Dr Oliver Sacks underwent
transcranial magnetic stimulation at the Centre's Mind Lab on
Friday 30 August 2002. Dr Sacks is the Centre's Foundation Fellow.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ARTICLE, JUNE 2002
'Islands of Genius' features the Centre's research.
ALLAN SNYDER MAKES SEVERAL RADIO APPEARANCES
Professor Snyder gave several radio interviews throughout April
2002, including ABC Radion National, ABC North Queensland, 5DN
and ABC Radio Adelaide, 3AW and 3AK Melbourne,4BC Brisbane, and
ABC Radio Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
WIRED MAGAZINE, 18 APRIL 2002
An article on the Centre's research appeared in Wired, Thinking
Cap or Dunce's Hat.
BBC WEB ARTICLE, 17 APRIL 2002
An article on the Centre's research appeared on the BBC's web
site, Reawakening the
Creative Mind
LIVE INTERVIEW ON CHANNEL 9
In April 2002, Professor Snyder appeared on Channel 9's TODAY
program, to discuss his research on autistic savants who possess
astonishing skills - artistic, mathematical, and musical - despite
being severely mentally disabled.
 ABC
TV CATALYST SPECIAL
On 14 March 2002, ABC TV's Catalyst featured a story on the Centre's breakthrough research with the
"Thinking Cap".
CLIFFORD PATERSON LECTURE
Professor Allan Snyder was the Royal Society of London's 2001
Clifford Paterson Orator. Delivered on 10 December, on the 100th
anniversary of Marconi's historic trans-Atlantic wireless transmission,
his lecture asks what future for communications and circuitry
if light is made the master of its own destiny.
ABC ONLINE FEATURE
On 7 December 2001, ABC Online featured an article on 2001 Marconi
Prize winner Professor Allan Snyder, entitled "Prizewinner
sees things differently."
'ANU SCIENTIST SHARES 2001 MARCONI PRIZE IN NEW YORK'
The 7 December 2001 issue of The Canberra Times features
2001 Marconi Prize winner Professor Allan Snyder.
'PHILADELPHIA NATIVE SHARES $100,000 MARCONI AWARD'
The 6 December 2001 issue of Philadelphia Inquirer features
2001 Marconi Prize winner Professor Allan Snyder.
'MARCONI PRIZE FOR OPTICAL GENIUS'
The 6 December 2001 issue of The Daily Telegraph features
2001 Marconi Prize winner Professor Allan Snyder.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW, 6 DECEMBER 2001
The article 'Marconi Fellows' profiles Professor Allan Snyder
as the 2001 recipient of the Marconi Prize.
CAMPUS REVIEW INTERVIEW, 6 DECEMBER 2001
An article on the Marconi Prize and Allan Snyder's research.
ALLAN SNYDER INTERVIEWED ON AUSTRALIA'S 2BL
On 6 December 2001, Professor Snyder was interviewed by 2BL's
702 Sally Loane on the Marconi Prize and his current research.
'WHEN SCHOLARS BECOME SERVICE PROVIDERS'
An article in the 15 November 2001 issue of The Sydney Morning
Herald features Professor Allan Snyder.
THE AUSTRALIAN, 31 OCTOBER 2001
An article about Allan Snyder's win of the Royal Society's 2001
Clifford Paterson Prize Light
research makes big prize.
SUNDAY TIMES, 15 JULY 2001
Profiles the Centre's research in an article Brain
research to find that moment of genius.
THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, 19-20 MAY 2001
Feature article on the Centre's research, Experimental
switch is a turn-on for the brain
TELEVISION APPEARANCES BY PROFESSOR SNYDER
Professor Snyder made several television appearances in May 2001
to discuss his TMS report. These included interviews on ABC TV, 7:30 Report Channel 10's Zapping Over and Channel Ten
News. The BBC documentary Fragments of Genius also aired
on the Today Show (Channel 9).
ALLAN SNYDER APPEARS ON CHANNEL NINE'S TODAY SHOW
In May 2001, Professor Snyder appeared on the Today show to discuss
the Centre's research findings.
THE GREAT LEADERS OF THE FUTURE
Allan Snyder delivered the keynote address with Mr Jeff Kennett
(former Victorian Premier) and Tan Le (former Young Australian
of the Year) for the 2000 National Young Leaders Day (10 November
2000, Melbourne)
PROFESSOR SNYDER INTERVIEWS FORMER WALLABIES CAPTAIN
JOHN EALES
Professor Snyder interviewed John Eales, the captain of the Australian
Wallabies rugby union team on Friday 18th August, 2000 at the
Sydney International Airport.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CENTRE'S WHAT MAKES A
CHAMPION? EVENT
5 September 2000:
'Power of one captivates indigenous champions', The Sydney
Morning Herald
'A champion calls for a fair and equal race', The Sydney
Morning Herald
'The quest to find the makings of a champion led some
of the world's best minds to pose the big questions in a series
of panel discussions at a conference in Sydney yesterday', The
Australian
'Are there winning formulas?: Doing it tough gets the tough
going best', The Australian
'Who is responsible for success?: Key to attaining greatness
is someone to look up to', The Australian
'Can you craft a champion?: Take equal parts nature and
nurture...and mix carefully', The Australian
'Does the end justify the means?: Discord over the harmony
of means and ends', The Australian
'Honoured by degrees', The Australian
'Don't be afraid of long climb to reach your dream: Hillary', The Australian
'Nobel-winning scientist spells out what it takes to make
it', The Australian
'Mandela's Olympic plea: It is time to make a fairer world,
says South Africa's former President', The Age
'Mandela minds his words', The Australian
4 September
'Touch of the hand that rocked the world', The Sydney Morning
Herald
'Mandela grace has greats in awe', The Canberra Times
'How Nelson Mandela didn't meet his hero, The Don', The
Age
'Racial accord in our hands', The Herald Sun
'A human treasure: Mandela captures loving audience', The
Daily Telegraph
'It takes more than physique to be a champion. A group
of the world's best minds are putting their heads together in
Sydney to define the other attributes for success', The Australian
'Stars of the arts believe character is the vital ingredient', The Australian
'What Makes a Champion?', The Australian
'Mandela spreads magic spell', The Australian
'Howard praises a hero of our time', The Australian
'Olympian qualities under the microscope', The Australian
'Elliott defends athletes in face of O'Shane claim', The
Australian
'Exemplars of excellence', The Australian
2-3 September 'Brains or Brawn: Who are our heroes?', The Weekend Australian, Review
1 September 'Great Minds Think Big', The Australian
September An interview with Professor Allan Snyder
on What Makes a Champion? in relation to golfing champions, Golf Australia
August An Olympics feature, including an interview
with Professor Snyder and Herb Elliott, Weekend Australian;
an interview with Herb Elliott, August edition of ‘Boss’,
the Australian Financial Review’s national monthly
management magazine; an article on Professor Allan Snyder, Hilton Happenings
18 July Brain
joins Olympic Brawn, Australian Financial Review
4 July Article on the What Makes a Champion? event, Australian Financial Review ‘Rear Window’ column
3 July Professor Snyder interviewed by Bruce McDougall
for stories for the Daily Telegraph, Courier-Mail, Adelaide Advertiser and the Herald-Sun
25 June ‘Mind how you see life in its glory: Researchers
trying to lift the mist from our brains’, Canberra Times
16 June A review of the What Makes a Champion? event
(page 3), and Professor Snyder’s selection as one of 13 outstanding
Australian scientists of the 20th Century (page 4), ANU
Reporter
‘MIND YOUR EMOTIONS'
In The Australian’s Review of Books of 14
June 2000, Professor Snyder says the non-conscious part of
the brain has a far greater hold over our actions than previously
thought.
TALL POPPIES ARTICLE IN THE AGE
On 19 May 2000, a write-up of the Tall
Poppy event, at which Professor Allan Snyder was one of 13
eminent Australian scientists honoured for their achievements,
appeared in The Age.
TALL POPPIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
18 May 2000. Professor Allan Snyder, Director of the Centre for
the Mind, has been honoured as one of the greatest Australian
scientists of the 20th Century. Read
on
Allan Snyder was also featured in The National Gallery's TALL
POPPIES EXHIBITION.
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