Opinion
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Wicked problems and how to solve them
An opinion piece published by The Conversation that explains how wicked problems can be solved, by using a water systems research case study.
18 Oct 2018
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Is stakeholder capitalism making a comeback?
Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more? asks Professor Louis Brennan in this piece for The Conversation.
8 Oct 2018
Research
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How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria
How is our perception of bacteria influenced by the aims and desires of the manufacturers of cleaning products, asks Norah Campbell, Trinity College Dublin and Cormac Deane, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
5 Oct 2018
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Brexit: fears in Dublin that time is running out to solve Irish border impasse
Despite the hype from some in the UK, very few observers expected a Brexit breakthrough at the EU’s Salzburg summit on September 20, writes Dr Etain Tannam in a piece for The Conversation.
24 Sep 2018
Research
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Crucial video evidence of war crimes is being deleted – how can it be saved?
How can we save crucial video evidence of war crimes which is being deleted by the social media platforms that are hosting them, asks Roisin Costello, PhD Candidate, School of Law, in a piece for The Conversation.
24 Sep 2018
Research
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The ‘Braveheart effect’ – how companies manipulate our desire for freedom
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.
4 Sep 2018
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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.
3 Sep 2018
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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.
17 Aug 2018
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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.
16 Jul 2018
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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.
26 Jun 2018