The science of a hangover Understanding the chemistry of our food and drink and how they affect our body can help combat the next day hangover Food and Drink • 21 Dec 25
The science of a hangover Understanding the chemistry of our food and drink and how they affect our body can help combat the next day hangover Food and Drink • 21 Dec 25
Why have so many people stopped posting on social media? Time spent on social media platforms peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline, especially among teens and twentysomethings Social Media • 21 Dec 25
Why have so many people stopped posting on social media? Time spent on social media platforms peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline, especially among teens and twentysomethings Social Media • 21 Dec 25
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis ChatGPT • 28 Nov 25
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis ChatGPT • 28 Nov 25
Ní thuigim: does AI even understand Gaeilge? We designed the Irish grammar test to end all Irish grammar tests to answer this question. The results were not great Gaeilge • 20 Nov 25
Ní thuigim: does AI even understand Gaeilge? We designed the Irish grammar test to end all Irish grammar tests to answer this question. The results were not great Gaeilge • 20 Nov 25
Could 'edible electronics' transform how health is monitored? The same ingredients found in your kitchen could hold the key to a cleaner, safer future for wearable technology Science Week 2025 • 14 Nov 25
Could 'edible electronics' transform how health is monitored? The same ingredients found in your kitchen could hold the key to a cleaner, safer future for wearable technology Science Week 2025 • 14 Nov 25
Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI and meteorology expertise to assess risks and mitigate costs from climate change Weather • 13 Nov 25
Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI and meteorology expertise to assess risks and mitigate costs from climate change Weather • 13 Nov 25
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov 25
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov 25
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov 25
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov 25
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov 25
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov 25
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer isn't just about how AI works, but how our brains perceive risk and trust Psychology • 04 Nov 25
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer isn't just about how AI works, but how our brains perceive risk and trust Psychology • 04 Nov 25
What could burst the AI bubble? As tech firms soar in value, there are now warnings of a possible rapid correction due to concerns about how realistic such valuations actually are Artificial Intelligence • 14 Oct 25
What could burst the AI bubble? As tech firms soar in value, there are now warnings of a possible rapid correction due to concerns about how realistic such valuations actually are Artificial Intelligence • 14 Oct 25
Why Trump's tariffs could make the apps on your phone worse The US president's tariff wars and visa fees could now filter through to tech problems for apps and online shopping Science and Technology • 24 Sep 25
Why Trump's tariffs could make the apps on your phone worse The US president's tariff wars and visa fees could now filter through to tech problems for apps and online shopping Science and Technology • 24 Sep 25
The 'privacy paradox' when it comes to smartwatches & health data We're happy to give up personal health information to our watches in exchange for feedback, but not so keen to share the same data more widely Health • 18 Sep 25
The 'privacy paradox' when it comes to smartwatches & health data We're happy to give up personal health information to our watches in exchange for feedback, but not so keen to share the same data more widely Health • 18 Sep 25
A guide to AI models: do you know your ChatGPT from your Grok? Choosing an AI model to use means making a call between different ecosystems and tools based on issues of data, privacy, cost and trust Artificial Intelligence • 17 Sep 25
A guide to AI models: do you know your ChatGPT from your Grok? Choosing an AI model to use means making a call between different ecosystems and tools based on issues of data, privacy, cost and trust Artificial Intelligence • 17 Sep 25
What will the hurley of the future look like? Ireland's native ash tree is on the brink of extinction and that means the hurley may have to change GAA • 18 Jul 25
What will the hurley of the future look like? Ireland's native ash tree is on the brink of extinction and that means the hurley may have to change GAA • 18 Jul 25
What is Two Factor Authentication and why should you be using it You should start using 2FA today to protect your accounts and those of your contacts and friends Science and Technology • 04 Jul 25
What is Two Factor Authentication and why should you be using it You should start using 2FA today to protect your accounts and those of your contacts and friends Science and Technology • 04 Jul 25
Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing? Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs Gaming • 02 Jul 25
Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing? Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs Gaming • 02 Jul 25
All you need to know about voice spoofing and audio deepfakes Biometric fraud like voice spoofing and audio deepfakes are part of broader social engineering attacks by scammers and criminals Fraud • 04 Jun 25
All you need to know about voice spoofing and audio deepfakes Biometric fraud like voice spoofing and audio deepfakes are part of broader social engineering attacks by scammers and criminals Fraud • 04 Jun 25
How you could be hit by the Sim-swap fraud used to attack M&S The hackers behind the M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable technology • 15 May 25
How you could be hit by the Sim-swap fraud used to attack M&S The hackers behind the M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable technology • 15 May 25
How espionage has evolved from ink to algorithms The lessons from Cold War operation Project Gunman carry a disturbing resonance in the face of today's digital espionage Data • 30 Apr 25
How espionage has evolved from ink to algorithms The lessons from Cold War operation Project Gunman carry a disturbing resonance in the face of today's digital espionage Data • 30 Apr 25
Careless people: the decline and fall of the tech bros As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt Work and careers • 09 Apr 25
Careless people: the decline and fall of the tech bros As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt Work and careers • 09 Apr 25
Ireland is joining CERN so what will this mean for us? Membership of the CERN research centre opens all sorts of doors, but it doesn't mean we're gearing up for nuclear energy Physics • 20 Feb 25
Ireland is joining CERN so what will this mean for us? Membership of the CERN research centre opens all sorts of doors, but it doesn't mean we're gearing up for nuclear energy Physics • 20 Feb 25
What did sci-fi get right (and wrong) about the smart home? Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian Science Fiction • 09 Jan 25
What did sci-fi get right (and wrong) about the smart home? Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian Science Fiction • 09 Jan 25
The important role of the Young Scientist Exhibition The success of the Young Scientist Exhibition comes down to how it showcases the community value of science itself. Young Scientist Exhibition • 07 Jan 25
The important role of the Young Scientist Exhibition The success of the Young Scientist Exhibition comes down to how it showcases the community value of science itself. Young Scientist Exhibition • 07 Jan 25
Who would own the Woolly Mammoth if scientists brought it back? If technology manages to recreate extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth and the Dodo, would they be patented and monitised? Patents • 03 Dec 24
Who would own the Woolly Mammoth if scientists brought it back? If technology manages to recreate extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth and the Dodo, would they be patented and monitised? Patents • 03 Dec 24
