What Friday the 13th can teach us about traffic As Voorhees Law of Traffic shows, small advantages often don't last in systems shaped by randomness like your commute to and from work Traffic • 12 Mar
What Friday the 13th can teach us about traffic As Voorhees Law of Traffic shows, small advantages often don't last in systems shaped by randomness like your commute to and from work Traffic • 12 Mar
What influences how you think about climate change? How we think about climate change is strongly influenced by our social and political identity. Climate Change • 11 Mar
What influences how you think about climate change? How we think about climate change is strongly influenced by our social and political identity. Climate Change • 11 Mar
How Medieval Irish people saw themselves as Europeans & not Celts There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe Medieval Ireland • 09 Mar
How Medieval Irish people saw themselves as Europeans & not Celts There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe Medieval Ireland • 09 Mar
Where will the cash come from to fix the latest crop of potholes? Irish roads are now full of potholes after weeks of rain and the economic cost of fixing this vital infrastructure will run into tens of millions Potholes • 04 Mar
Where will the cash come from to fix the latest crop of potholes? Irish roads are now full of potholes after weeks of rain and the economic cost of fixing this vital infrastructure will run into tens of millions Potholes • 04 Mar
All you need to know about prototaxites, the first skyscrapers Dwarfing every living thing around them millions of years ago, Prototaxites have long defied scientific classification Fossils • 04 Mar
All you need to know about prototaxites, the first skyscrapers Dwarfing every living thing around them millions of years ago, Prototaxites have long defied scientific classification Fossils • 04 Mar
Help! My child has suffered a concussion. What does this mean? Concussions can occur in any sport, at any level and at any age so here's how to spot one and what steps parents and children should take Concussion • 03 Mar
Help! My child has suffered a concussion. What does this mean? Concussions can occur in any sport, at any level and at any age so here's how to spot one and what steps parents and children should take Concussion • 03 Mar
Who owns my child's data? Teachers, parents and children should have a say in the role of technology in schools and on the types of data it collects and why Brainstorm • 27 Feb
Who owns my child's data? Teachers, parents and children should have a say in the role of technology in schools and on the types of data it collects and why Brainstorm • 27 Feb
Do you know what the numbers in that headline really mean? In a world saturated with numbers, the most important question may not be what does the data say, but how is it being used to make us feel and think Statistics • 26 Feb
Do you know what the numbers in that headline really mean? In a world saturated with numbers, the most important question may not be what does the data say, but how is it being used to make us feel and think Statistics • 26 Feb
Does your child feel like they're in a 'baby jail'? The difference for children between 'baby jail' and feeling heard often comes down to how adults respond to active child participation Children • 23 Feb
Does your child feel like they're in a 'baby jail'? The difference for children between 'baby jail' and feeling heard often comes down to how adults respond to active child participation Children • 23 Feb
Looking to change some habits? You need psychological flexibility When it comes to taking on new routines, our minds are designed to seek familiarity, not long-term self-improvement Psychology • 19 Feb
Looking to change some habits? You need psychological flexibility When it comes to taking on new routines, our minds are designed to seek familiarity, not long-term self-improvement Psychology • 19 Feb
Why TY work experience is out of reach for special needs students The work experience programme is not available in special schools and not all students in special classes in mainstream schools are offered it Transition Year • 17 Feb
Why TY work experience is out of reach for special needs students The work experience programme is not available in special schools and not all students in special classes in mainstream schools are offered it Transition Year • 17 Feb
Why are more young Irish people using nicotine pouches? Health surveys show a steady rise in the use of nicotine pouches and vapes, particularly by people, who did not smoke cigarettes previously Nicotine Pouches • 16 Feb
Why are more young Irish people using nicotine pouches? Health surveys show a steady rise in the use of nicotine pouches and vapes, particularly by people, who did not smoke cigarettes previously Nicotine Pouches • 16 Feb
Why did a riot happen at the Abbey Theatre in February 1926? The negative audience reaction to Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars was very much rooted in the political anxieties of 1926 Abbey Theatre • 12 Feb
Why did a riot happen at the Abbey Theatre in February 1926? The negative audience reaction to Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars was very much rooted in the political anxieties of 1926 Abbey Theatre • 12 Feb
The hidden costs for your brain from using ChatGPT With the rise and widespread use of large language models, it seems prudent to ask if their use will ultimately diminish our cognitive capabilities ChatGPT • 12 Feb
The hidden costs for your brain from using ChatGPT With the rise and widespread use of large language models, it seems prudent to ask if their use will ultimately diminish our cognitive capabilities ChatGPT • 12 Feb
What's the logic behind the spelling mistakes you keep making? The English language is often viewed as chaotic and full of "exceptions," but most spellings follow patterns of sound, meaning and structure Spelling • 12 Feb
What's the logic behind the spelling mistakes you keep making? The English language is often viewed as chaotic and full of "exceptions," but most spellings follow patterns of sound, meaning and structure Spelling • 12 Feb
Should communities at risk of flooding think about relocation? The increasing number of destructive floods may mean a move to planned relocations and providing safer alternatives over decades Flooding • 09 Feb
Should communities at risk of flooding think about relocation? The increasing number of destructive floods may mean a move to planned relocations and providing safer alternatives over decades Flooding • 09 Feb
How fractional employment roles are redefining the workplace The rise of fractional work has seen highly skilled workers allocating time and expertise across multiple clients Work and careers • 05 Feb
How fractional employment roles are redefining the workplace The rise of fractional work has seen highly skilled workers allocating time and expertise across multiple clients Work and careers • 05 Feb
All you ever wanted to know about emergency planning From pandemics and cyberattacks to terrorism and floods, the A to Z on planning for the unplannable Emergency Planning • 04 Feb
All you ever wanted to know about emergency planning From pandemics and cyberattacks to terrorism and floods, the A to Z on planning for the unplannable Emergency Planning • 04 Feb
How audio description lets all audiences see the full picture While important advances have been made, audio description provision in Ireland remains fragmented, inconsistent and unevenly distributed Accessibility • 03 Feb
How audio description lets all audiences see the full picture While important advances have been made, audio description provision in Ireland remains fragmented, inconsistent and unevenly distributed Accessibility • 03 Feb
Why you should pay attention to the weather in space Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can have very significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems Space • 03 Feb
Why you should pay attention to the weather in space Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can have very significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems Space • 03 Feb
How children are thinking about work and careers from a young age 98% of children under 9 could articulate a specific future job, long before subject choices, career guidance or college courses come into play Work and careers • 29 Jan
How children are thinking about work and careers from a young age 98% of children under 9 could articulate a specific future job, long before subject choices, career guidance or college courses come into play Work and careers • 29 Jan
Do you have a bug, cold or flu? You're not alone this season It's the year the flu virus has 'run riot' in Ireland, but it isn't the only respiratory virus on the scene Health • 21 Jan
Do you have a bug, cold or flu? You're not alone this season It's the year the flu virus has 'run riot' in Ireland, but it isn't the only respiratory virus on the scene Health • 21 Jan
How loneliness and isolation can fuel anti-democratic attitudes Reseach has found that the feeling of not belonging and being failed by the current system can make people receptive to extremist ideologies Society • 15 Jan
How loneliness and isolation can fuel anti-democratic attitudes Reseach has found that the feeling of not belonging and being failed by the current system can make people receptive to extremist ideologies Society • 15 Jan
What happens if the US invades Greenland? A decision by the Trump administration to invade Greenland would have deep consequences for NATO and the EU Greenland • 12 Jan
What happens if the US invades Greenland? A decision by the Trump administration to invade Greenland would have deep consequences for NATO and the EU Greenland • 12 Jan
How Manchester Utd became a textbook example of a toxic workplace The ongoing turmoil at Old Trafford shows how a toxic work environment can quietly destroy performance from the inside out Manchester United • 08 Jan
How Manchester Utd became a textbook example of a toxic workplace The ongoing turmoil at Old Trafford shows how a toxic work environment can quietly destroy performance from the inside out Manchester United • 08 Jan