Opinion
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Embracing ‘virtual dark tourism’ could help heritage sites at risk of degradation
Nicole Basaraba, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, writes about her research on virtual dark tourism for The Conversation.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research
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Are Irish nuns facing extinction?
In an article for The Irish Times, Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, provides historical context for a new RTE documentary that asks if the nuns in Irish convents today are the last of their kind.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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The Conversation: Freedom of thought is under threat. Here’s what we can do to protect it
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin, writes in The Conversation about what we can do to protect freedom of thought against the threat posed by states, big tech and even ourselves.
9 Jan 2024
Society
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Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why
Professors Martin Sokol, Trinity, and Jennie Stephens, Northeastern University, argue the case for central banks catalysing a more just, equitable and climate-stable future in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Jan 2024
Environment|Society|Sustainability
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AI could make cities autonomous, but that doesn’t mean we should let it happen
Trinity's Prof Federico Cugurullo believes we should be very careful before handing control of our cities to AIs. He writes about AI urbanism and the challenges ahead in this piece for The Conversation.
4 Jan 2024
Culture|Science|Society|Sustainability
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How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire
What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.
31 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024
The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Yes, climate change is a crisis. But let’s stop using the language of war
We talk about the need for improved flood defences, the need to protect ourselves against the forces of nature. But what we really need is to work with nature, writes Prof Iris Möller in an analysis piece first published in The Irish Times.
19 Dec 2023
Research|Science|Sustainability
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How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day
Dr Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, reviews Walter Stephens's new book 'How Writing Made Us Human' for The Conversation.
19 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Who should pay the bills if the State pension age stays at 66?
Keeping State pension age at 66 is unfair to younger generations, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in a piece first published in The Irish Times.
13 Dec 2023
Research|Society