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Keep on dancing: Jennifer Lopez works the runway at the Versace fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week. Photo: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Does fashion reflect the world around us?

Fashion / 24 Oct

The road to tourism nirvana? "As tourists are seeking new experiences, the challenge for rural tourism destinations is to present a unique experience so that they can remain competitive"

How to attract tourists to rural Ireland

Tourism / 23 Oct

"The subjective nature of luxury now means that a vast array of brands have associated themselves to the luxury tagline". Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Just what does luxury mean in 2019?

Luxury / 23 Oct

The Michelin man is always watching

A history of the Michelin Guide and Ireland

Michelin Star / 08 Oct

"Women's journeys are much more complex"

More Irish women drive to work than men. Here's why

Climate Change / 19 hrs

A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2019. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

The battle between fast fashion and sustainable fashion

Climate Change / 17 Sep

"In keeping with their community-led ethos, the beauty of the GAA is the effort to include players of all sporting capabilities"

How an organisation like the GAA can help vulnerable young men

Ireland / 16 Sep

Lady Gaga: common ties with Mahler, Philip Glass and Slade

Pop's long and winding road to the courts

Music business / 12 Sep

Up for the match: will we get a memorable, iconic speech at Croke Park next Saturday night?

'See yiz in Coppers': how to make a memorable GAA victory speech

"We've got really difficult social issues in Ireland which overlap with carbon reduction and climate change"

Is it time to give nuclear power a chance?

Podcast / 23 Aug

A cyclist in Oslo, a city slowly but surely reducing the number of cars in its city centre. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell/AFP/Getty Images

Reclaiming the streets from the car

Podcast / 16 Aug

Is this the real Roy Orbison or a hologram? "Perhaps the most haunting aspect is the possibility of bringing artists back for an on-stage life after death experience"

Why do we keep resurrecting the dead in popular culture?

Pop Culture / 15 Aug

The robots are coming - and that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Photo: Getty Images

Why AI is an opportunity rather than a danger

Artificial Intelligence / 01 Aug

"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

Do you have a reservation? The robot check-in at the Henn-na Hotel in Japan

Are you being served? The rise of robots in the services sector

Business / 25 Jul

Tourists at the Pic du Midi Bigorre and astronomical observatory in La Mongie, France. Photo: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images

How should cities and resorts deal with overtourism?

Tourism / 23 Jul

"The more complex "Roach Motel" model makes it effortless for a user to sign up for a subscription, but the details on cancelling and unsubscribing are hidden"

How dark patterns influence how you behave online

Design / 23 Jul

"Experimental composers are killing classical music by exposing the classical music audience to their experiments"

Is experimental music killing classical music?

Education and training for judges has the potential to be the Bill's most significant long-term impact on how justice is done in Ireland

How the Judicial Council Bill changes the Irish justice system

The Laois hurlers are the latest underdogs in Irish sport following their win over Dublin at the weekend

Why are sports fans so fascinated by underdogs?

George Best in action for Manchester United against Manchester City. Photo: PA Images via Getty Images

From George Best to Diego Maradona, what makes a football icon?

Football / 02 Jul

It wasn't me. Photo: iStock/ Getty Images

The science of farting

Health / 22 Oct

OMG there are only two rooms left at that 600 room hotel!

Selling fast: the hidden world of online pricing

Online Retail / 24 Jun

Glasnevin Cemetery has been open since 1832 and is the resting place of 1.5 million people.

The many commemorative rituals of Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin Cemetery / 19 Jun

The Dunning-Kruger effect is where people believe their cognitive ability in areas like logic is greater than what it actually is. AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno

Why people can believe they're smarter than they really are

Psychology / 05 Jun

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