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Mark Zuckerberg on the Gant family farm in Blanchardville, Wisconsin in April 2017

How the Donald Trump years have changed Facebook

Facebook • 19 Jan

"This year's projects not only have significant scientific merit, but also have a place in social discourse in Ireland"

The important role of the Young Scientist Exhibition

Young Scientist Exhibition • 04 Jan

"One simple explanation is the need for warmth at night during the winter: the birds need to gather together at warmer sites and roost in close proximity just to stay alive." Photo: Menno Schaefer/ Shutterstock

The science behind starlings' spectacular acrobatics

Starlings • 28 Dec 20

"Failed tech projects are legion because these projects go wrong in all businesses and in all countries"

Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer

technology • 23 Nov 20

"The reality is that we have not even tried to read, let alone understand, the terms and conditions that apply."

The biggest lie online: why we ignore legal terms and conditions

Consumer Affairs • 19 Nov 20

"Although Excel is popular and commonly used for analysis, it has several limitations that make it unsuitable for large amounts of data and more sophisticated analyses." Photo: PixieMe/ Shutterstock

Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count Covid cases

Coronavirus • 08 Oct 20

Marty Cooper: "We knew that this was going to be a big deal, but we weren't certain it was going to happen in our lifetime"

The man who invented the mobile phone

History • 19 Aug 20

GPT-3: 'you type some text to it and it responds with text'

Is GPT-3 the big leap forward for AI?

technology • 12 Aug 20

Dominic Cummings, advisor to British prime minister Boris Johnson. "Humans are not good at judging their risk of experiencing things that can damage their health so we underestimate the likelihood of common health conditions and risks"

How technology can help reduce risky behaviour around the virus

Coronavirus • 29 May 20

You on your fourth video call today with that lad from accounts who thinks he's a stand-up comedian

It's not all Zoom and gloom: how to improve video calls

Video calls • 18 Jan

The Australian government's COVIDSafe app has been downloaded by more than one million Australians already. Photo: Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images

How contact tracing apps work in the fight against the pandemic

technology • 28 Apr 20

A self-driving robot makes a home delivery in Milton Keynes. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Meet the coronavirus drones and robots

Coronavirus • 17 Apr 20

"There are tens of thousands of people who know how to "hack" into your secure transaction, and basically do whatever they want once they have that info"

Are your online credit card transactions really safe?

Mathematics • 20 Apr 20

Widespread demand to watch the exploits of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in The Last Dance is one of the reasons why your internet speeds are slowing down. Photo: Vincent LaForest/AFP

Here's why your internet speeds might have slowed down lately

technology • 25 May 20

"Despite the common misconception that video games are for kids, video games have been shown to benefit people of all ages" Photo: Getty Images

How video games can beat social isolation during the lockdown

Mental Health • 08 Apr 20

Some of the Irish TikTokers who took part in a Dublin Rape Crisis Centre campaign to raise awareness around sexual consent

How TikTok became the world's favourite new social media app

TikTok • 06 Apr 20

Do you know who's listening? Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

Alexa, play Daniel O'Donnell: the rise of the all-hearing Alexa

technology • 20 Mar 20

Suits you sir: Tony Stark consults his wardrobe

How to build an Iron Man suit

Science and Technology • 02 Mar 20

"Our attempts to our professional network are most effective when we supplement online activities with face-to-face interactions"

How to use LinkedIn more effectively

Brainstorm • 23 Mar 20

"A hacker could gain access to your smartphone through your smart salt dispenser because they are connected" Photo: Getty Images

Do you know what your fridge is doing?

technology • 22 Jan 20

"Contrary to how things were 30 years ago, open source software is today as user-friendly and good-looking as any other proprietary and close-source counterpart"

Is open source culture the answer to our technology woes?

technology • 14 Jan 20

Sure look, the boot works. Photo: Getty Images

The utter hell of working for a visionary

Work & careers • 25 Nov 19

"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

Music • 08 Nov 19

"Communicating and connecting with others through face-to-face discussion is valuable because it is not something that can be edited, paused or replayed."

Has technology killed our ability to talk face-to-face?

Media • 25 Feb 20

VAR says no

How technology like VAR is changing sport

Sport • 12 Feb 20

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