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AAP SPORT INTERVIEWS PROFESSOR SNYDER
On 4 July 2000, AAP Sport interviewed Professor Snyder for national
distribution on the AAP news wire service.
CREATIVE MIND PRIZES ESSAY COMPETITION
The Creative Mind Prizes Essay Competition for this year (2000)
was "What Makes a Champion - is it nature or nurture?"
SEPTEMBER 2000 TELEVISION APPEARANCES BY ALLAN SNYDER
Allan Snyder appeared on Australian television on severeal occasions
throughout September 2000, including during an ABC-TV repeat broadcast
from the What Makes a Champion? event; the Australia-wide
broadcast on ABC TV of the opening addresses of Professor Snyder,
Prime Minister John Howard and Nelson Mandela from the What
Makes a Champion? event; the What Makes a Champion? event and Nelson Mandela are mentioned on all major news bulletins
Australia-wide. Pofessor Allan Snyderwas also interviewed for ABC Live with James Valentine.
PROFESSOR SNYDER'S portrait was included in the National Portrait
Gallery, Kings Hall, Old Parliament House as part of the "Celebration
of 13 Great Australian Scientists". This event was launched
on Monday 6 November 2000.
THE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH BEHIND WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?TM
Some of the top minds in Australia recently gathered
at the Centre for the Mind to participate in the first of our
research meetings linked to the What Makes a Champion?TM event.
ALLAN SNYDER AND HERB ELLIOTT INTERVIEW
In August 2000, Reuters Television airs interviews internationally
with Professor Snyder and Herb Elliott (from the What Makes
a Champion? organising committee) as a curtain raiser
to the Olympics.
ALLAN SNYDER INTERVIEWED ON CNBC
in August 2000, CNBC Television airs interviews internationally
with Professor Snyder and Herb Elliott, looking at scientific
and technical advances in relation to the Olympics, innovations
that help champions, and a philosophical look at the mind-body
relationship.
ALLAN SNYDER INTERVIEWED FOR U.S. TELEVISION
In August 2000, Bloomberg Television airs interviews internationally
with Professor Snyder and Herb Elliott, speaking on the financial
side of the What Makes a Champion? event. The
audio from the interview is available on the Bloomberg Terminal,
which reaches over 375,000 finance professionals.
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ARTICLE
The Centre's research is profiled in an article 'Grey matter:
age does bring wisdom' for the Sydney Morning Herald of 6 May 2000.
THEIR WINNING
WAYS
Professor Snyder examines What Makes a Champion? in his
8 April 2000 article in The Weekend Australian.
'CHAMPION DEBATE FOR CLEVER COUNTRY'
An article on the Centre's What Makes A Champion? initative appeared
in The Australian on 31 March 2000.
CENTRE'S WEBSITE REVIEWED IN THE AUSTRALIAN
On 21 March 2000, a review of the Centre for the Mind's website
appeared in theIT section of The Australian .
ARTICLE ON CENTRE'S RESEARCH
On 10 January 2000, the Australian Financial Review featured an
article, 'The secret powers of the brain', on the Centre's research.
GENIUSES, PRODIGIES AND SAVANTS
The Centre for the Mind's event on Geniuses, Prodigies &
Savants attracted massive media attention throughout December
1999, including the TODAY show and A Current Affair (Channel 9), Today Tonight (Channel 7), the ABC News and the 7:30 Report (ABC TV).
ALLAN SNYDER'S RADIO INTERVIEWS
December 1999. The Centre for the Mind's event on Geniuses, Prodigies
& Savants attracts massive media attention, including: ABC
Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Radio National
(Late Night Live) + Classic FM, BBC (London), 2GB, 2UE, 2BL.
ALLAN SNYDER WRITES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN
On 4 December 1999, Allan Snyder's article Game,
Mindset and Match appeared in the The Australian.
ALLAN SNYDER WRITES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN
On 12 November 1999, Allan Snyder's article The
Genius Within appeared in the The Australian.
"I’M A GENIUS!"
The Cover Story in New Scientist of 9 October 1999 proposes
that we may all be capable of superhuman skills. ‘Tune in,
turn off’ is the latest article to discuss the Centre’s
recent discoveries about the hidden powers of the mind. Read
on
ALLAN SNYDER INTERVIEWED BY PHILLIP ADAMS ON ABC TV’S 2-SHOT.
Professor Snyder speaks on the thought processes of idiot savants
and autistics in the search to unlock the secret of creativity.
27 September 1999.
THE MIND’S SECRET
ARITHMETIC
This cover story from the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings
of the Royal Society, London, created world-wide interest
on the mind’s secret powers. It was also the impetus for
the Geniuses, Prodigies and Savants conference.
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PUBLISHES OUR THOUGHTS ON
WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION.
Olympic Review, June/July p71-74 (1999) full text
NATURE: NEWS AND VIEWS
On May 20 1999, Professor Snyder's article Rain
Man's Revelations appeared in Nature: News and Views.
PROFESSOR SNYDER MEETS WITH CORAZON AQUINO
Professor Snyder interviews Asian Champions in the Philippines,
including former president Corazon Aquino and Cardinal Sin. April,
1999 for the What Makes a Champion? event.
"GENIUS IS IN THE MIND OF US ALL"
On 22 March 1999, The Times of London featured an article
on the Centre's research into the mind's hidden skills.
CENTRE'S RESEARCH FEATURES IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, 22 MARCH 1999.
The Centre's research features in an article Scientists
struggle to unlock rare genius of the 'Rain Man' in London's Financial Times of 22 March 1999.
"AUTISM MAY HOLD KEY TO MASTERING MATHS"
On 22 March 1999, the Centre's research was featured in an article
in London's Daily Telegraph. Click
here to read the article.
CENTRE FOR THE MIND LECTURE
Oliver Sacks presented the Centre
for the Mind lecture on ABC Radio National on 10 January 1998.
ALLAN SNYDER WINS THE AUSTRALIA PRIZE
Professor Snyder receives the 1997 International Australia Prize
from the Prime Minister, John Howard. The prize is shared equally
with Dr. Gottfried Ungerboeck of IBM, Zurich Switzerland and Professor
Rodney Tucker of Melbourne University, but formally with Bell
Laboratories.
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