Opinion
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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
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Why the Fed should treat climate change’s $150B economic toll like other national crises it’s helped fight
Climate disasters are now costing the United States US$150 billion per year, and the economic harm is rising. Trinity's Prof. Martin Sokol co-authored this piece for The Conversation.
30 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Society
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Opinion: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse
Prof Eve Patten reviews Booker Prize winning book 'Prophet Song' by Paul Lynch
28 Nov 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: Booker prize-winning novel is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse
Prof. Eve Patten writes for The Conversation about Paul Lynch's book 'Prophet Song' which won the 2023 Booker Prize.
28 Nov 2023
Arts|Culture|Research|Society
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Booker prize 2023: shortlisted novels are a ‘golden age’ of Irish writing
Booker short list authors Paul Murray and Paul Lynch are part of a “golden age” of Irish writing, writes Orlaith Darling, School of English, for The Conversation.
24 Nov 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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The Hesitant Fiancée: the story of a TikTok phenomenon
The reluctant bride’s unwavering gaze has been lauded for its accurate depiction of feminine rage, a concept historically difficult for male artists to capture.
23 Nov 2023
Arts|Culture|Society
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World COPD day: research, advances and collaboration
Today, November 15th, is World COPD Day. Professor Suzanne Cloonan writes about the disease, its incidence in Ireland, current research and the establishment of an international research network which was founded to expand our understanding of COPD.
15 Nov 2023
Health|Research
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People with ID often diagnosed late when cancer is well advanced
Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower, writes Martin McMahon for The Conversation
18 Oct 2023
Health|Research
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Does AI have a right to free speech?
Granting AI free speech rights would both support and undermine our freedom of thought, writes Dr Simon McCarthy-Jones, Psychiatry, in this piece originally published in The Conversation.
28 Sep 2023
Innovation|Research|Science