Opinion
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Four ways blockchain could make the internet safer, fairer and more creative
Blockchain could help stamp out hate, allow you to vote with your phone, stop tech companies selling your data, and ensure you never forget another password.
15 Jul 2019
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We spoke to survivalists prepping for disaster: here’s what we learned
A fascinating piece published by The Conversation, featuring contributions by Associate Professors in Marketing at Trinity, Norah Campbell and Sarah Browne.
24 Jun 2019
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An anti-Brexit party just made an incredible breakthrough in Northern Ireland
An opinion piece by Professor David Mitchell, around the success of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, published by The Conversation.
30 May 2019
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Theresa May is right about one thing – it’s time politicians worked together
by Martin Fellenz, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, School of Business Brexit increasingly looks like a train crash in slow motion. Watching the British parliament going through consecutive Brexit votes, however, only to end up back where it started, is more like an ever repeating loop of the moments just before and after impact. If […]
26 Mar 2019
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Ireland determined to avoid no-deal scenario as UK plays politics
The UK's no-deal tariff plan was viewed in Dublin as a way to scare Brexiteers into supporting Theresa May's deal, says Dr Etain Tannam, in this comment piece for The Conversation.
20 Mar 2019
Research
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Donald Trump’s use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences
Donald Trump's use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences, explains Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, in this piece for The Conversation.
11 Mar 2019
Research
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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix – the prize for industry disruption
No single film dominated the 2019 Academy Awards as in some years, but arguably Netflix emerges as the winner, says Prof Louis Brennan and Dr Paul Lyons in this piece for The Conversation.
27 Feb 2019
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The Troubles: tens of thousands of people were violently displaced in Northern Ireland
The legacy of violent displacement in Northern Ireland has yet to be fully examined, explains Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator MPhil Conflict Resolution, in this piece for The Conversation.
26 Feb 2019
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Leo Varadkar’s coalition government holds remarkably stable in face of Brexit
Opinion piece published by ‘The Conversation’ by Gail McElroy, Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin On paper, Theresa May and Leo Varadkar have much in common politically. Ideologically centre-right, both the British prime minister and Irish premier (Taoiseach) head minority governments that rest on precarious confidence and supply agreements. But Varadkar is in a […]
4 Feb 2019
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Keeping fit: how to do the right exercise for your age
Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy at Trinity, Julie Broderick, with an opinion piece about varying your exercise with age, which was published by The Conversation.
4 Jan 2019