Why banning plastic straws will not solve the problem of waste Opinion: when it comes to plastic and waste, should our contribution to the solution be equal to our part in creating the problem? Plastic • 24 May 18
Why banning plastic straws will not solve the problem of waste Opinion: when it comes to plastic and waste, should our contribution to the solution be equal to our part in creating the problem? Plastic • 24 May 18
A future of expensive new medicines and tough decisions When deciding which medicines, treatments, services and programmes to fund, the primary aim should be to reduce uncertainty about expected outcomes New drugs • 21 May 18
A future of expensive new medicines and tough decisions When deciding which medicines, treatments, services and programmes to fund, the primary aim should be to reduce uncertainty about expected outcomes New drugs • 21 May 18
Why is internet search the same now as it was 25 years ago? Web search companies won't take a cut in revenue to offer us a better search experience, especially since we don't pay for it Internet search • 15 May 18
Why is internet search the same now as it was 25 years ago? Web search companies won't take a cut in revenue to offer us a better search experience, especially since we don't pay for it Internet search • 15 May 18
How spatial ability is a barrier to girls succeeding in STEM The odds for success in science, technology, engineering and maths are stacked against those with low levels of spatial ability and girls are over represented in this group Women in STEM • 01 Jun 18
How spatial ability is a barrier to girls succeeding in STEM The odds for success in science, technology, engineering and maths are stacked against those with low levels of spatial ability and girls are over represented in this group Women in STEM • 01 Jun 18
Why Virtual Reality is not like the movies Virtual Reality is enjoying a revival of late thanks to advances in hardware and software Virtual Reality • 08 May 18
Why Virtual Reality is not like the movies Virtual Reality is enjoying a revival of late thanks to advances in hardware and software Virtual Reality • 08 May 18
The first rule of alchemy: you do not talk about alchemy While alchemy has never been considered a science, the practice was not so different from that of modern chemistry Alchemy • 03 May 18
The first rule of alchemy: you do not talk about alchemy While alchemy has never been considered a science, the practice was not so different from that of modern chemistry Alchemy • 03 May 18
A chemist explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work Is the discovery of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles the start of more environmentally friendly recycling? Plastic • 01 May 18
A chemist explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work Is the discovery of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles the start of more environmentally friendly recycling? Plastic • 01 May 18
Are you a convenience seeker or enforced worker? The huge growth in industries using self-service technology means customers are performing tasks which were traditionally undertaken by company employees Self-service technology • 18 Apr 18
Are you a convenience seeker or enforced worker? The huge growth in industries using self-service technology means customers are performing tasks which were traditionally undertaken by company employees Self-service technology • 18 Apr 18
How to recreate Planet Earth with 90 grams of DNA Thanks to various scientific and technological breakthroughs, we're now at a stage where we could see the making of new worlds in the universe DNA • 19 Apr 18
How to recreate Planet Earth with 90 grams of DNA Thanks to various scientific and technological breakthroughs, we're now at a stage where we could see the making of new worlds in the universe DNA • 19 Apr 18
Why are cancer cells attracted to the bone marrow? Many common cancers spread initially to the bone marrow and research is underway to tackle the protection the tissue provides to these cells Research • 20 Apr 18
Why are cancer cells attracted to the bone marrow? Many common cancers spread initially to the bone marrow and research is underway to tackle the protection the tissue provides to these cells Research • 20 Apr 18
Banning fossil fuel exploration is posturing not pragmatism Banning exploration for gas and oil off Ireland's shores is getting others to do our dirty work and won't reduce our greenhouse gas emissions Brainstorm • 18 Apr 18
Banning fossil fuel exploration is posturing not pragmatism Banning exploration for gas and oil off Ireland's shores is getting others to do our dirty work and won't reduce our greenhouse gas emissions Brainstorm • 18 Apr 18
What is the future for fake news? Fake news is a issue involving many things from freedom of expression and its limitations to data protection and micro-targeting Fake News • 13 Apr 18
What is the future for fake news? Fake news is a issue involving many things from freedom of expression and its limitations to data protection and micro-targeting Fake News • 13 Apr 18
Wikipedians are the beach cleaners of the internet Those who edit and help to keep the online encyclopedia up to date are actively engaged in info-environmentalism Wikipedia • 10 Apr 18
Wikipedians are the beach cleaners of the internet Those who edit and help to keep the online encyclopedia up to date are actively engaged in info-environmentalism Wikipedia • 10 Apr 18
Smart electricity meters are coming so what can we expect? The success or failure of the rollout of new meters will depend on the Irish consumer's willingness to engage with the technology.. Smart meters • 13 Oct 21
Smart electricity meters are coming so what can we expect? The success or failure of the rollout of new meters will depend on the Irish consumer's willingness to engage with the technology.. Smart meters • 13 Oct 21
What the heck is GDPR and how will it affect me? The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect in May and will have a huge impact on regulating how your data is collected GDPR • 09 Apr 18
What the heck is GDPR and how will it affect me? The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect in May and will have a huge impact on regulating how your data is collected GDPR • 09 Apr 18
An Irish Cambridge Analytica? Not if we get our ethics in order Irish universities are heavily involved in social media data analysis, so what's to prevent a rogue researcher aiding a private enterprise or political movement? Cambridge Analytica • 04 Apr 18
An Irish Cambridge Analytica? Not if we get our ethics in order Irish universities are heavily involved in social media data analysis, so what's to prevent a rogue researcher aiding a private enterprise or political movement? Cambridge Analytica • 04 Apr 18
How do we prepare for Disease X and other future viruses? Opinion: the potential exists for a new human virus which will be as deadly as such infectious diseases as Ebola and Zika so we need to become better at preventing such outbreaks Disease • 29 Mar 18
How do we prepare for Disease X and other future viruses? Opinion: the potential exists for a new human virus which will be as deadly as such infectious diseases as Ebola and Zika so we need to become better at preventing such outbreaks Disease • 29 Mar 18
How to kill bacteria by sensory deprivation Knowing how bacteria sense their environment may be an Achilles heel that we can use to kill them Bacteria • 28 Mar 18
How to kill bacteria by sensory deprivation Knowing how bacteria sense their environment may be an Achilles heel that we can use to kill them Bacteria • 28 Mar 18
Wet, wet, wet: last decade saw most rainfall in 300 years A 300 year history of Irish rainfall shows that recent winters were the wettest on record Rain • 29 Mar 18
Wet, wet, wet: last decade saw most rainfall in 300 years A 300 year history of Irish rainfall shows that recent winters were the wettest on record Rain • 29 Mar 18
How companies learn about your hopes and fears Cambridge Analytica used behavioural analytics and psychographic profiling to get to know voters' minds and understand people better Cambridge Analytica • 22 Mar 18
How companies learn about your hopes and fears Cambridge Analytica used behavioural analytics and psychographic profiling to get to know voters' minds and understand people better Cambridge Analytica • 22 Mar 18
A brief history of Stephen Hawking A timeline of Stephen Hawking's remarkable life Stephen Hawking • 14 Mar 18
A brief history of Stephen Hawking A timeline of Stephen Hawking's remarkable life Stephen Hawking • 14 Mar 18
What can the assembly line teach us about innovation? Opinion: we can take several important lessons about innovation that are relevant today from the history of the assembly line Assembly line • 12 Mar 18
What can the assembly line teach us about innovation? Opinion: we can take several important lessons about innovation that are relevant today from the history of the assembly line Assembly line • 12 Mar 18
If data is as valuable as oil, why do we treat it like dirt? Opinion: the complex concept of data produces irrational behaviours in people and organisations as they try to make sense of what they have Data • 05 Mar 18
If data is as valuable as oil, why do we treat it like dirt? Opinion: the complex concept of data produces irrational behaviours in people and organisations as they try to make sense of what they have Data • 05 Mar 18
Back in the day: the first stars in the universe Report: signals have been detected from the first stars in the universe with a hint that dark matter was involved Astronomy • 01 Mar 18
Back in the day: the first stars in the universe Report: signals have been detected from the first stars in the universe with a hint that dark matter was involved Astronomy • 01 Mar 18
Eye eye: how eye-tracking explores our brains Opinion: the use of eye-trackers to record eye movements helps researchers assess what people's brains are processing Eye-tracking • 28 Feb 18
Eye eye: how eye-tracking explores our brains Opinion: the use of eye-trackers to record eye movements helps researchers assess what people's brains are processing Eye-tracking • 28 Feb 18
