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"The lives of those living today and those living 50 or even 500 years ago share the same struggles, dilemmas and anthropological unique inner structure"

What are Industry 4.0's ethical challenges?

Ethics / 09 Dec

"Have you ever stumbled upon a derelict abandoned building somewhere and "had an urge" to scale it like something out of Mirror's Edge?"

When videogame experiences become part of everyday life

Gaming / 02 Dec

Cars at a petrol station in Tehran as protests continue after the Iranian government imposed fuel rationing and raised prices. Photo: Muhammet Kursun/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Iran's fiery winter: protests, deaths and an internet shutdown

"IQ level does not play a role in making a decision so having a high IQ does not warrant right decision making in our lives"

What happens in your brain when you make a decision?

Psychology / 29 Nov

Eavan Boland was one of the contributors to Icarus in the 1960s

Icarus, the little Dublin literary magazine which soared

Literature / 26 Nov

"New skin care products containing probiotics or prebiotics claim a multitude of benefits from delivering healthier more radiant skin to treating conditions like acne, eczema and body odour"

Why is the beauty business getting dirty?

Beauty / 12 Nov

"Music has the ability to move us and to transform our mood, depending on the individual and the context in which it is listened." Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Music still sounds better with you

Lights, cameras, tax relief

Time for a close-up on Section 481's impact on Irish film culture

"The high number of participants who were suspended or expelled from school supports a call in the report for a national target of no student to be suspended or expelled from school"

The links between adverse school experiences and homelessness

Education / 06 Nov

"No wonder the subsequent lighting of the great Samhain fire held much significance returning warmth and light once more while keeping the forces of death at bay for another year." Photo: Shay Murphy/Getty Images

How the Irish Celts invented Halloween

Folklore / 31 Oct

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What happens to your body when you run a marathon?

Marathon / 28 Oct

"Prolonged sleep deficiency in childhood and adolescence can have a negative impact on brain development". Photo: Getty Images

How sleep loss affects children's health

Children / 17 Oct

Turkey's incursion into and attack on northern Syria have major implications for the entire area

What does Turkey's attack on Syria mean for the key players?

"Googling a word often returns the Urban Dictionary definition in the first few hits". Photo: Getty Images

Urban Dictionary's growing lexicon of misogyny

Why so serious? Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

What Joker tells us about victimisation, crime and discontent

How many weeks does Dr Google say you have to live? Photo: Getty Images

How the internet can help us to stay healthy

Health / 04 Oct

"Awareness is only part of the equation and the other issue is ensuring that these tools are actually helpful"

Can social media tools be used to stop cyberbullying?

Bullying / 03 Oct

An Iranian patrol in the Strait of Hormuz in July

The road to a possible war between the US and Iran

Middle East / 18 Sep

"Despite their popularity with media producers, images of polar bears may not be an effective way to engage the public with climate change"

No more polar bears: the impact of climate change visuals

Climate Change / 19 Sep

"Thunberg's trans-Atlantic journey...helped to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of human-induced global warming"

The Greta effect

Climate Change / 02 Dec

German chancellor Angela Merkel: "I lived behind the Iron Curtain so I know only too well what it means once borders vanish"

The view from Germany on Brexit

Brexit / 13 Sep

A Yemeni child waits to receive food rations provided by a charity in Sana'a. Over 24 million of the country's 30 million population are in need of humanitarian assistance. Photo: EPA

The roots of conflict and disaster in Yemen

"Lo mejor es intentar que sea nuestra/o hija/o quien nos confirme que está sufriendo bullying"

¿Cómo sé si mi hijo está siendo intimidado en la escuela?

Children / 09 Sep

"The best thing is to try to get the child to confirm that he or she is being bullying"

How do I know if my child is being bullied in school?

Education / 15 Nov

"We inherited our emphasis on State secrecy from the British, but we enthusiastically embraced it"

Why does the State have so many secrets on its citizens?

Podcast / 06 Sep

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