Spotlight on Research
Vaccines: Speaking out to stop little lives being wrecked
New parents have so little knowledge of diseases like measles that they think the vaccine is more dangerous than the disease, according to disease historian, Dr Ida Milne.
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Is foinse féidearthachtaí í an Ghaeilge
Professor Fionntán de Brún argues that the Irish language can be a medium for seeing the world in an entirely different way.
Friday, 11 May 2018
What is the future for fake news?
Dr Maria Murphy explains that fake news is an issue involving many things, from freedom of expression and its limitations, to data protection and micro-targeting.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Leonard Cohen’s Broken Hallelujah
Philipp Rosemann, Professor of Philosophy, reflects on the immense popularity of an artist whose songs sound like prayers, whose voice seems to belong to an Old Testament prophet, and whose preferred topics include failure and guilt.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Why Twitter is an unfit arena for democratic debate
Social media led to the rule of opinion over knowledge - and it leads to echo chambers where people share the same opinion
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
The strange case of Brexit and British sovereignty
A mug's game? "Even now, averting Brexit would leave British self-mastery intact
Tuesday, 06 March 2018
Can reliving the past change our memories?
Opinion: engaging in structured reminiscence may affect autobiographical memory, both in healthy older adults as well as people with dementia and depression
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
A short history of deadly potions and poisons
Analysis: the recent high profile poisoning case involving Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak has highlighted our dark fascination with death by poisoning
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
