Opinion
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AI could supercharge human collective intelligence in everything from disaster relief to medical research
By enhancing human decision-making, AI systems offer faster and more accurate insights – whether in medical research, disaster response, or environmental protection, write Hao Cui and Taha Yasseri, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in a piece for The Conversation.
5 Mar 2025
Research|Society
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If humans are ‘bundles of habits,’ can we take control of them?
Eike Buabang, School of Psychology and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, shares five essential strategies to master your habits in an article for The Conversation.
3 Mar 2025
Research|Science|Society
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St. Brigid’s Day: Courageous Women
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer celebrates the lives of courageous women across history – ‘the viragos and matrons’ from Brigid to Bishop Budde – who have inspired, advocated for the oppressed, and never hesitated to speak truth to power.
5 Feb 2025
Research
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Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe
The European Union and its member states must find a balanced approach that prioritises human rights while addressing domestic political pressures, writes Morgiane Noel, PhD Candidate in EU & International Law for The Conversation.
13 Jan 2025
Research|Society
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Can native woodland flourish without farmers? They also deserve a just transition
There are ongoing calls and policy targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and afforestation is identified as a vital solution to mitigating impacts, but significant challenges remain.
10 Jan 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?
Dr Linda Ongaro, from Trinity's School of Genetics and Microbiology, explains what we know of the hominin species that interbred with humans in our early history, and whose genetic legacy remains in our DNA.
26 Nov 2024
Culture|Research|Science
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Misinformation really does spread like a virus
How misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models designed to simulate the spread of pathogens, writes David Robert Grimes from the School of Medicine, and Sander Van Der Linden at University of Cambridge.
14 Nov 2024
Health|Research|Science|Society
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Biodiversity COP: Global climate efforts and gains made, but no clear agreement
Dr Siobhan McQuaid writes about her experience of COP16, the latest biodiversity summit, in an opinion piece for the Journal. She says there are many reasons to have hope.
11 Nov 2024
Business|Environment|Society|Sustainability
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The case for broader accessibility to psychedelic therapies for mental disorders in Ireland
Dr John R. Kelly writes how easing regulatory constraints would facilitate the advance of the scientific evidence underpinning psychedelics and psychedelic therapy
28 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Drowning in disinformation? Can we train social media to meet our needs?
As an election looms, David Landy writes that when it comes to social media, people aren’t “sociological dopes”, blindly reacting to online prompts and unable to understand and change their own behaviour.
18 Oct 2024
Research|Society