Opinion
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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
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Blue Eye Samurai: historian explains what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan
Ruth Starr, Lecturer in History of Japanese art and architecture at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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All the video games shortlisted for the 2023 Game Awards – reviewed by experts
David Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the School of Film, writes a review of one of the games up for a 2023 Games Award for The Conversation.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Seti: how we’re searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies
Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Find out how astrophysicists from Trinity are seeking ET in this piece published by The Conversation.
7 Dec 2023
Research|Science
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How AI can decode ancient scripts – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics
The ethics and dangers of AI have received important attention over the past year, but its power to make legible and navigable our cultural heritage also deserves attention, writes Dr Mark Faulkner in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Dec 2023
Arts|Culture|Science