ECDC in the media - Early Cognitive Development Centre - University of Queensland

Research publications from our team have been published in various news outlets, which you can view below.

2023

Foresight: The mental talent that shaped the world - Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw and Adam Bulley BBC Future

The human mind is a virtual time machine - Thomas Suddendorf and Shaoni Bhattacharya The Psychologist

The wonder of human foresight – Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw and Adam Bulley ABC- RN Big Ideas

Panel discussion about science writing - Thomas Suddendorf World Science Festival

Pensare al futuro e il segreto del successo, i consigli dello psicologo - Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw and Adam Bulley la Republica (Italy's largest newspaper) interview

Uniquely human - Thomas Suddendorf Psychology Today

The Churchill Fellowship Stop 2 Brisbane - features Aisling Mulvihill DLD Down Under

2022

Why the ability to imagine the future is at the heart of human nature – even if we often get it terribly wrong - Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw and Adam Bulley The Globe and Mail

Foresight - Thomas Suddendorf Science History Podcast

How humans have a time machine in our heads - Thomas Suddendorf Discover Magazine Interview

Harnessing foresight - Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw, Adam Bulley Psychology Today

Researcher Spotlight: Dr Aisling Mulvihll - Aisling Mulvihill UQ HaBS Media

Parents, stop nagging kids not to forget – set visual cues instead - Jonathan Redshaw The Conversation

2021

Why do humans embrace rituals? Disease and danger may be at the root of the behaviors - Mark Nielsen National Geographic Science/ News

Children prefer to engage with people who sound and speak like them - Jessica Spence The Academic Times

Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think - Kristyn Sommer The Conversation

Was macht uns aus? - Der feine Unterschied zwischen Mensch and Tier - Thomas Suddendorf Bayern 2; Radiowissen

2020

Got your bag? The critical place of mobile containers in human evolution - Thomas Suddendorf and Michelle Langely The Conversation

Humans outsource thinking from early childhood - Jonathan Redshaw UQ News

2019

Spektrum der Wissenschaft - Thomas Suddendorf Article published in renown German Science magazine (in German)

Bad at making decisions? - Time travel to alternative futures - Thomas Suddendorf The ABC

The perils of short-termism - Thomas Suddendorf The BBC

2018

Why telling people they could get sick in the future won't persuade them to be healthy now - Thomas Suddendorf & Adam Bulley The Conversation
The science of making friends - The Child Trends News Service

2017

When will my child outsmart a chimp? Not until they're four or more, scientists say - Thomas Suddendorf The Sydney Morning Herald

Is your child smarter than an ape? - Thomas Suddendorf The Daily Mail UK

Psychology has a diversity problem - Mark Nielsen UQ News

How parenting advice assumes you’re white and middle class - Mark Nielsen The Conversation

How parenting advice can be unintentionally biased - Mark Nielsen Kinderling Conversation

2016

Our longitudinal study on neonatal imitation was covered in many news outlets including:

ABC
Science Daily
The Conversation
Deltacast

Time travelling in the human mind BBC Radio 4
The secret of popularity Wall Street Journal
Why humans should be wary of widening intelligence gap BBC Future
Ask Me Anything – Thomas Suddendorf Reddit Science
Die Stellung des Homo sapiens: Zeitzeichen (in German)
What separates us from other animals UQ Global Leadership Series

2015

Children who understand others' perspectives found to be more popular among peers in Science Daily

2013

Babies perk up to sounds signalling ancient hazards in ScienceNews
Violent Video Games Don’t Make Us Less Caring in Time
Can Animals Envision the Future? in Science

2012

Imitation and imagination: child’s play is central to human success in The Conversation

2011

The brain: Memories are crucial for looking into the future in Discover Magazine
Infants can tell the difference between correct and incorrect counting in New Scientist Magazine