Dear parents,
I sit writing this as I sip my skinny cappuccino in this new very hipster hidden gem I found on a corner of southside Dublin that you’ll never be able to find. It’s a college thing Mum; casual …
Sarah Larragy
A left-handed Letter
Imogen McGuckin writes a passionate mock letter to the Arts Block Administration on the discrimination against left-handed students
The Arts students of Trinity have a case of discrimination on their hands. In an age of equal opportunities, many remain disadvantaged by the structure of lecture theatres and teaching rooms. A minority sadly underrepresented by the College are those …
Expanding the CRISPR
Jack discusses CRISPR, a simple and precise technique of gene editing. This opens a tremendous amount of possibilities for applications in medicine and beyond
What is CRISPR?
Biology has been outshone in recent years. History has been made in physics, with the discovery of the Higgs boson and the detection of gravitational waves. Biological research however, has failed to excite the public as it …
Tory Island: a king of the north
The idea of a monarchy currently existing in Ireland might sound bizarre, but Sam Cox pays a visit to the people off the coast of Donegal who make it work
If you asked a Tory Islander how far from the coast their home was, you would be met with an indignant glare, and be told it is in fact Ireland that lies fifteen kilometres from their island. Such is the …
Trinity and Identity: Sexuality
In this series, Trinity Life Editor Úna Harty attempts to bridge the gap between Trinity students and their relationship with different aspects of their lives.
Sexuality is possibly one of the most complex aspects of the human race. It underpins a large part of how we interact with our peers and can significantly contribute to a person’s well-being; from personality traits to lifestyle choices.
At …
Review: SECRET at the Science Gallery
The latest exhibition at the Science Gallery asks what needs to be revealed and what should stay hidden.
Moral dilemma of animal testing in Trinity
College spent nearly 400k on lab animals in 2014. Should and could they find an alternative to animal testing?
The issue of animal testing has become a hot topic on campus following recent revelations concerning its expensive use of lab animals. In 2014, according to information released to The Herald under the Freedom of Information Act last month, College …
Exciting year ahead for NASA exploration
Coming up in the year ahead: some exciting space exploration milestones.
2015 marks an exciting year for unprecedented space exploration in our solar system. Right this moment, as you are chilling on Earth, over a million kilometers away (three times the distance from the earth to the moon), NASA’s unmanned space …
Secrets of the Enigma machine
The recent release of The Imitation Game in Irish cinemas has drawn popular attention to the Enigma machine used by the Nazis to encrypt messages. The movie is based on the biography of one of the greatest British mathematicians of …
Do we need to start worrying about the pill?
The first ever method of birth control was used by the Ancient Egyptians. They used cotton, dates, honey and acacia as a suppository, which coincidentally worked as fermented acacia, which is proven to have spermicidal properties. There was very little …