The powerful urge we get to regain a lost or threatened freedom, even at great cost, is formally called “reactance” but I call it the “Braveheart effect, writes Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology.
Opinion
What’s next for the Catholic Church after visit of Pope Francis
Fáinche Ryan, Assistant Professor in Systematic Theology assesses the challenges for the Irish people in the aftermath of the papal visit in a piece published by The Conversation.
Bitcoin rollercoaster reflects the biggest issue facing cryptocurrencies: regulation
Professor of International Finance and Commodities at Trinity, Brian Lucey, with a jointly written opinion piece published by The Conversation.
Adul Sam-on: the stateless boy who survived the Thai cave
An article, written by Postdoctoral Researcher, Derina Johnson, and published by The Conversation, focusing on the plight of the many stateless young people in the world.
Pompeii should teach us to celebrate people’s lives, not mock their death
Doctoral Researcher in Classics, Ellen Finn, with an article published by The Conversation around the ethics of the “meme-ification” of the dead and our own often abstract perception of death and dying.
Above and Beyond: Exploring the Business of Space
Human interest in space peaked during the course of the Space Race during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the USA.
Four things that should happen before Irish unity
This opinion piece, written by Professor David Mitchell, and published by The Conversation, considers what should happen before the island of Ireland considers unity.
Food sharing with a 21st-century twist – and Melbourne’s a world leader
An article co-authored by Professor Anna Davies and published by The Conversation, looking at the increasing influence of food-sharing.
Kenya illustrates both the promise as well as the pitfalls of devolution
Assistant Professor in Political Science, Michelle D’Arcy, with a piece published by The Conversation.
Stop telling Palestinians to be ‘resilient’ – the world has failed them
By promoting Palestinian resilience instead of holding Israel accountable for its multiple breaches of international law the international community is masking its own failures, according to Dr Ciaran Brendan Browne, Assistant Professor, Irish School of Ecumenics.