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Why do we feel hungry when we're bored?

As part of Science Week 2020, neuroscientist Ian Robertson is sharing top tips to help us apply science to our day to day lives.

Science Week 2020 • 13 Nov 20

What happens to our brains when we work from home?

As part of Science Week 2020, neuroscientist Ian Robertson is sharing top tips to help us apply science to our day to day lives.

Science Week 2020 • 12 Nov 20

A neuroscientist's guide to dealing with first date nerves

Feeling nervous? According to neuroscientist Ian Robertson, there's a lifehack for that.

living • 11 Nov 20

Can we control our brains? A neuroscientist weighs in

To mark Science Week 2020, Professor Ian Roberston joined Jennifer Zamparelli on RTÉ2fm to share some handy lifehacks whereby we use science to deal with our everyday problems.

living • 10 Nov 20

What happens to our brains when we get angry?

As part of Science Week 2020, neuroscientist Ian Robertson is sharing top tips to help us apply science to our day to day lives.

living • 10 Nov 20

How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

Can coffee boost brain function?

As part of Science Week 2020, neuroscientist Ian Robertson is sharing top tips to help us apply science to our day to day lives.

Science Week 2020 • 09 Nov 20

Neuroscientist's guide to giving your mind a 'spring clean'

Ahead of Science Week 2020, neuroscientist Ian Robertson shares some top tips for clearing your mind in tough times.

Science Week 2020 • 12 Nov 20

RTÉ is going live for Science Week 2020

RTÉ is going live with a feast of content to celebrate Science Week 2020.

Science Week 2020 • 10 Nov 20

Advances in technology are changing how we connect with each other.

Scent, drinking petrol and risk: What science tells us about love

The rules for relationships are being rewritten as technology threatens to upend how we find one another.

living • 05 Jun 20

Jacinta Dixon and Big Life Fix Inventor Lorna Ross

Meet the inventors building tools for Ireland's vulnerable people

Big Life Fix, a brand new RTE series, will bring together some of Ireland's most groundbreaking designers, engineers, computer programmers and technology experts to create tools that will radically improve people's lives.

Irish business • 18 Mar 20

Calorie tracking has become easier with apps, but why do we do it?

How and why do we burn calories?

How much is a "pound of flesh", that brutal payment demanded by Shylock in Williams Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice?

living • 22 Jan 20

Scientist claims not to have showered in 15 years - here's why

Did you shower today? Did you use soap, shower gel or face wash? If so, you may have been harming your skin's natural microbiome.

Beauty • 28 Nov 19

It's not you, it's your dog's "abnormal willingness" to love.

New research suggests dogs love everyone, not just you

A new book explores dogs' capacity to love, and how it's played a role in their evolution, leading to questions about the human-dog bond.

living • 27 Nov 19

Cold & Flu treatments: Fact vs Fiction

Cold and flu season has arrived but how long should you wait to go to the GP? When will a bit of flat fizzy drink fail as a cure-all? And at what point should you stop going into work? We got the answers.

Health • 01 Nov 19

What Planet Are You On? Energy Saving Tips

Within our houses, we consume a quarter of the energy used in Ireland.

living • 18 Sep 20

13 things to do this weekend | Nov 14-17

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and, if you don't think so, maybe the forecast for snow next week will change your mind.

living • 14 Nov 19

Sustainable Food Plan

Changing your diet is one of the most effective ways of reducing your environmental footprint.

living • 18 Nov 19

Irish Drag Queen tries out an eco-friendly beauty routine

Bonnie Ann Clyde takes on the challenge of living a more sustainable lifestyle.

living • 13 Nov 19

Are you throwing away €1,000 a year?

The cost of food waste per household in Ireland is between €400 and €1,000 per year.

living • 13 Nov 19

When it comes to drinking water, it's time to get "back to tap".

Water Saving Tips

What planet are you on?'s Fiona Regan, a Professor at the DCU Water Institute, explains how Irish households are wasting water and what we can do to change our bad habits.

living • 18 Nov 19