How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity Gaza • 13 Aug
How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity Gaza • 13 Aug
Can I love myself or am I just being a big old narcissist? A philosophy of self-love would encourage us to welcome relationships, not deny them in favour of self-absorption Philosophy • 14 May
Can I love myself or am I just being a big old narcissist? A philosophy of self-love would encourage us to welcome relationships, not deny them in favour of self-absorption Philosophy • 14 May
A short history of the separation of powers from Romans to Trump The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the United States United States • 18 Feb
A short history of the separation of powers from Romans to Trump The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the United States United States • 18 Feb
How to avoid heated rows and arguments Conflict is part of life but we don't have to argue so try this technique before having a difficult conversation Psychology • 13 Feb
How to avoid heated rows and arguments Conflict is part of life but we don't have to argue so try this technique before having a difficult conversation Psychology • 13 Feb
Do aliens exist? Here's what scientists really think We carried out four surveys regarding the likely existence of basic, complex and intelligent extraterrestrial life Aliens • 29 Jan
Do aliens exist? Here's what scientists really think We carried out four surveys regarding the likely existence of basic, complex and intelligent extraterrestrial life Aliens • 29 Jan
Why you shouldn't fib to your kids about Santa Claus A couple of fascinating studies have quizzed children about when they found out about Santa - here's what we can learn Christmas • 05 Dec 24
Why you shouldn't fib to your kids about Santa Claus A couple of fascinating studies have quizzed children about when they found out about Santa - here's what we can learn Christmas • 05 Dec 24
Parents lie to children lots but they should think twice about it Treating children with respect and supporting them to develop and mature requires holding ourselves to higher standards of truthfulness Children • 27 Nov 24
Parents lie to children lots but they should think twice about it Treating children with respect and supporting them to develop and mature requires holding ourselves to higher standards of truthfulness Children • 27 Nov 24
Is America going to the dogs? When Americans go to the polls in November, the choice is not between Harris or Trump but whether they want to live in a republic or not US presidential election • 07 Oct 24
Is America going to the dogs? When Americans go to the polls in November, the choice is not between Harris or Trump but whether they want to live in a republic or not US presidential election • 07 Oct 24
Here are 5 ways philosophy can improve your love life There's much advice available from the lovers of wisdom for the lovers of beauty about how to be more content with life Philosophy • 27 Mar 24
Here are 5 ways philosophy can improve your love life There's much advice available from the lovers of wisdom for the lovers of beauty about how to be more content with life Philosophy • 27 Mar 24
Forget Caesar! Why we need to listen to Cicero Don't make the same mistake as the Romans, listen to Cicero to save us from populism and authoritarianism Philosophy • 24 Oct 23
Forget Caesar! Why we need to listen to Cicero Don't make the same mistake as the Romans, listen to Cicero to save us from populism and authoritarianism Philosophy • 24 Oct 23
Why did Barbie bring out the mean-girl energy in me? How a feminist philosopher learned to stop worrying and found her way back to the doll Culture • 18 Jul 23
Why did Barbie bring out the mean-girl energy in me? How a feminist philosopher learned to stop worrying and found her way back to the doll Culture • 18 Jul 23
Is there a moral justification for the use of cluster bombs? 'This is possibly the first time that cluster bombs will be used by a State inside their own territory, which changes everything' Military • 12 Jul 23
Is there a moral justification for the use of cluster bombs? 'This is possibly the first time that cluster bombs will be used by a State inside their own territory, which changes everything' Military • 12 Jul 23
Why 'whataboutism' is such a popular tactic in arguments Whataboutism is often deployed when an argument is seen as a battle to be won and not a debate Philosophy • 11 Jul 23
Why 'whataboutism' is such a popular tactic in arguments Whataboutism is often deployed when an argument is seen as a battle to be won and not a debate Philosophy • 11 Jul 23
Here's your no-BS way to navigate the age of disinformation Some simple, practical guidance on working out what is - and what is not - BS when it comes to online information Media • 31 Mar 22
Here's your no-BS way to navigate the age of disinformation Some simple, practical guidance on working out what is - and what is not - BS when it comes to online information Media • 31 Mar 22
What's it like to be colour blind? Colour clashes in sport highlight the difficulty of accurately describing the experience of how we see colours Health • 13 Oct 21
What's it like to be colour blind? Colour clashes in sport highlight the difficulty of accurately describing the experience of how we see colours Health • 13 Oct 21
Is vaccine hoarding a kind of genocide? The preventable death of many people in poorer countries is a foreseeable side-effect of hoarding by the few in rich nations Philosophy • 06 Oct 21
Is vaccine hoarding a kind of genocide? The preventable death of many people in poorer countries is a foreseeable side-effect of hoarding by the few in rich nations Philosophy • 06 Oct 21
What did we learn about ourselves during the pandemic? 'If there is one lesson I hope we will learn about ourselves during this pandemic, it is what it means to be human again' Philosophy • 02 Jun 21
What did we learn about ourselves during the pandemic? 'If there is one lesson I hope we will learn about ourselves during this pandemic, it is what it means to be human again' Philosophy • 02 Jun 21
Wish you were here: 18th century tourism's picturesque views Do the roots of today's Instagram visual cliches lie in the ideal of the picturesque? art • 12 Mar 21
Wish you were here: 18th century tourism's picturesque views Do the roots of today's Instagram visual cliches lie in the ideal of the picturesque? art • 12 Mar 21
Hugs and kisses: 'when they're gone, you really really miss them' How Covid-19 and 'touch hunger' have demonstrated just how important touch is for all of us Coronoavirus • 23 Feb 21
Hugs and kisses: 'when they're gone, you really really miss them' How Covid-19 and 'touch hunger' have demonstrated just how important touch is for all of us Coronoavirus • 23 Feb 21
The struggle between facts and values around Covid-19 People feel differently in their moral response to the same issue regardless of scientific facts Coronavirus • 15 Jan 21
The struggle between facts and values around Covid-19 People feel differently in their moral response to the same issue regardless of scientific facts Coronavirus • 15 Jan 21
Ireland's complex relationship with shame After the report into the Mother and Baby Homes, we need to rethink shame and especially its relation to violence Society • 14 Jan 21
Ireland's complex relationship with shame After the report into the Mother and Baby Homes, we need to rethink shame and especially its relation to violence Society • 14 Jan 21
Ethics and the virus: 'nothing spoils mighty craic like ethics' The pandemic isn't going away and that means we have to reassess the nature of our ethical commitments Ethics • 30 Sep 20
Ethics and the virus: 'nothing spoils mighty craic like ethics' The pandemic isn't going away and that means we have to reassess the nature of our ethical commitments Ethics • 30 Sep 20
Why we should be sceptical about the generosity of billionaires How healthy can it be that so many people in the world are utterly dependent on the benevolence of billionaires? Coronavirus • 27 Apr 20
Why we should be sceptical about the generosity of billionaires How healthy can it be that so many people in the world are utterly dependent on the benevolence of billionaires? Coronavirus • 27 Apr 20
A lesson from Albert Camus about plagues and pestilence The plague that Camus wrote about in 1947 is like the coronavirus and our modern political predicament Coronavirus • 06 Mar 20
A lesson from Albert Camus about plagues and pestilence The plague that Camus wrote about in 1947 is like the coronavirus and our modern political predicament Coronavirus • 06 Mar 20
Just what is genius? From the Enlightenment and Nietzsche to Éamon de Valera and Donald Trump, the evolution of what we mean when we talk about genius Philosophy • 08 Jan 20
Just what is genius? From the Enlightenment and Nietzsche to Éamon de Valera and Donald Trump, the evolution of what we mean when we talk about genius Philosophy • 08 Jan 20
