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"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 / 20 Sep

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 / 23 Sep

"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

"We need to clarify the terms 'religious' and 'spiritual' in their many shade" Photo: Getty Images

What does a religious or spiritual Irish adult look like?

religion / 02 Sep

George Gabriel Stokes. Image: Royal Society

The story of Irish mathematician George Gabriel Stokes

History / 28 Aug

A day out at an Ulster final in Clones could be a lot different after Brexit.

Match off due to Brexit: the GAA and the return of a border

A banner with pictures of people who went missing during the dictatorship of General Franco at a recent protest in Madrid. Photo: John Milner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Why past events like the Spanish Civil War still resonate today

"Will such an app have the force of law? Without it, no deterrent exists for those whom it should protect against"

The legal and ethical conundrums of consent contracts and apps

Consent / 15 Aug

"Reputed to be the oldest fair in Ireland, Puck Fair features a wild male goat hoisted above the festivities for the duration before released back to his mountain home"

The joys of Lúnasa

Folklore / 31 Jul

Sunday Game hurling pundit Donal Óg Cusack back when he was Cork goalkeeper alongside Diarmuid O'Sullivan and manager Donal O'Grady during the 2004 All Ireland final against Kilkenny

A historian's take on Donal Óg Cusack's "British culture" claim

History / 31 Jul

"For some, the blocklist served as a much-needed defence against the worst that Twitter offers"

Can blocking people en masse make Twitter a better place?

Socia media / 29 Jul

Referee Sean Cleere warms-up with linesmen, Colm Lyons, left, and Johnny Murphy, ahead of the All-Ireland semi final between Wexford and Tipperary at Croke Park. Photo: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile via Getty Images

How fit are GAA referees?

Gaelic Games / 28 Jul

"Kids don't necessarily need the latest Buzz Lightyear or Woody or Paw Patrol to play"

Why risky play is good for kids

Podcast / 01 Aug

"What we should take away from the recent investigation is that Garda management is taking corruption within the force seriously"

How corruption hurts the vulnerable

Corruption / 19 Jul

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