Improving biodiversity and the rejuvenation of our natural ecosystems have been at the forefront of conservation efforts of late. These actions play a significant role in our global plans to halt and reverse the effects of climate change. We are …
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Sunday Longread: Hand sanitiser and soap usage during the pandemic will have real environmental impacts
Researchers from Trinity have quantified the effect new hygiene practices will have on our climate, and subsequently our health
A Trinity-led study has found that our increased use of hand sanitisers and soaps during the pandemic will have some knock-on effects on our climate. Hand sanitiser, which before March 2020 was mainly used only in hospitals and healthcare settings, …
Nostalgia gaming and the return of childhood classics
How your longing for simpler times is fuelling a gaming revival
We grew up in somewhat of a golden age of childhood videogames. The advent of the Nintendo DS in 2004 and Wii consoles in 2006 brought gaming to a younger audience than ever before. We whiled away the hours happily, …
What “Don’t Look Up” tried to do, and why it failed
A climate psychology perspective
Adam McKay’s recent feature film Don’t Look Up has just received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, and is currently Netflix’s second most-successful release to date. The film, for the three people reading who haven’t seen it yet, satirises …
Mental illness might not all be in your head…
Current research suggests a new way to look at mental illness may be through the gut microbiome
The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) contains a diverse collection of microorganisms known as the gut microbiota. Trillions of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and archaea, currently reside in the GIT and have been linked to play a critical role in gut-brain communication …
What are browser cookies and why should we care about them?
The online annoyance could hardly have less in common with its namesake
It feels like every day is a fight with cookies — more precisely, those annoying cookie banners that get in the way right when you need some information quickly. Take me back to the good old pre-General Data Protection Regulation …
The games industry continues to consolidate
Blizzard is to be added to Microsoft’s ever-growing catalogue
Video games have always been popular, but since the start of the pandemic the rise in gaming across all consoles and platforms has increased dramatically. By June 2020, we saw a 39% increase in the time we spend gaming globally. …
Sunday Longread: The power of the pill
Your brain on hormonal contraceptives
Approximately 73% of women ages 17-45 have used the combined oral contraceptive pill at some point in their lives, according to research conducted by the Dublin Well Women Centre in 2020. Given such popular use, and the recent news that …
Schrodinger’s controversy: a room with and without a name
A look at the past, present, and future of the Fitzgerald building’s most famous theatre
This article contains discussion of sexual abuse, including of children.
Even for the most casual physicists, the name Schrödinger likely rings a faint bell of recognition. Austrian-born Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) is revered as a pioneer of quantum mechanics; best known …
Professor Schmitt urges people to send their ideas to the Creating Our Future campaign
The campaign is looking to establish how research can help “meet the opportunities and challenges facing our society” over the coming years
Last week, Professor Wolfgang Schmitt, Dean and Vice-President for Research at Trinity, welcomed the launch of the Creating Our Future campaign, and urged more individuals to submit their ideas before the closing date of November 30 .
In July of …