In popular culture, Ireland is colloquially synonymous with its saints and scholars, resplendent landscapes, and magnificent language. The first of these may now confidently be labelled a mere historical adage. The second will undoubtedly forever remain. The third, however, is …
Supersonic flights: back in vogue?
How realistic is supersonic flight?
Science is notorious for its role as a mediator between the great aspirations and innate limitations of humanity. Being literally translated from the Latin ‘scientia’ as ‘the acquisition of knowledge’, its broad applicability and consequent importance increases alongside our unquenchable …
A letter to first-year law students
Sébastien Laymond’s advice on how to successfully get through your first year at the school of law
No. The rumours you’ve heard aren’t true. Law isn’t an impossibly strenuous and boring course. As the building block of society, it is a wondrous and tremendously important subject, and when applied correctly, it can do great wonders for us …
Sex and neurotransmitters: the science behind our orgasms
Sébastien Laymond delves deep into the neurological and biological intricacies of our sex lives
Orgasms are just one of the many indescribable sexual wonders that animals have the pleasure of experiencing. Granting us access to an elevated state of pleasure and euphoria, its effects are truly insatiable. The orgasm (as a phenomena) has been …