Thomas Suddendorf Ph.D.

About

Thomas Suddendorf, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland. He is the author of The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals.

Books by Thomas Suddendorf Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Slowing Age-Related Decline

Age-related cognitive decline is a particularly unwelcome prospect, driving a vast industry promoting potions, programs, and pointers. Could attitude matter?

How to Improve the Human Ability to Forecast

Because we can conceive of multiple versions of the future branching from the present, we have an intuitive sense of free will and can devise ways to tip fortune in our favor.

The Key to Innovation

What put human cultural evolution onto a new path?

The Mystery of How Newborns Can Imitate Has Been Solved

The mystery of how babies could possibly copy others right after birth has been solved. They don’t.

Should We Be Optimistic About the Future?

Foresight has been key to ushering in the Anthropocene, with all its predicaments. Can we plot our way to a better future?

Your Mind Is a Private Time Machine

Humans have a remarkable capacity to foresee the future, but perhaps our greatest powers come from a humbler source.

Can Animals Plan for the Future?

Are animals foreseeing the future? Instincts can go a long way.

Got Your Bag? The Critical Place of Mobile Containers in Human Evolution

The invention of mobile containers represented a critical cognitive shift for our human ancestors.

The Future of Human Uniqueness

Planet of the apes? What will happen to human’s special status on Earth?

What Makes Us Human?

Scientists defend contradicting views on animal capacities, apparently aimed at either debunking human arrogance or at securing human dominance.