These are contributions to the RTE Brainstorm progamme by staff from the Technological University Dublin. Brainstorm is an unique partnership between RTÉ (Ireland's national radio station) and Irish third level institutions. It is where the academic and research community contribute to public debate, reflect on what is happening in the work and communicate fresh thinking on a broad range of issues.

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Submissions from 2023

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From NCT Centres To Home Repairs, Why More Apprentices Are Needed, Declan Allen

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Why Are Over 300 Medicines Currently In Short Supply In Ireland?, Declan Allen

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A Short History of Irish Poitín, Judith Boyle

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What Is Financial Abuse?, Melissa Boyle

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How Maths Can Help You Make A Decision, John Butler and Rebecca Brady

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Here's What Happens To Your Body When You're Stressed, Alexander Campbell

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How Duolingo's Owl Can Help Us Play Around With Languages, Nathalie Cazaux

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Why Hip Implants Fail, Justynne Fabian

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Could Multiple Health Warnings On Alcohol Ads Be Effective?, Vania Filipova, Daire Hooper, and Patrick Kenny

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How Too Much Screen Time Is Changing Children's Eyes?, Síofra Harrington

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How Irish Employers Could Benefit From Hiring People With Disabilities, Catherine Kelly

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Is The Pursuit Of Happiness Futile?, Catherine Kelly

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Do Human Influencers Have A Future In An Age Of Virtual Influencers?, Margaret Anne Lawlor

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Do human influencers have a future in an age of virtual influencers?, Margaret-Anne Lawlor

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A Robot Walks Into A Bar: Would you order a pint from a robot?, Na Li

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A tale of fast tourism versus slow tourism in Co Clare, Eamon Maher

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Standing the test of time: John McGahern's The Barracks 60 years on, Eamon Maher

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Just Our Type: The Story Of Irish Handcrafted Signwriting, Deirdre Maher Ring

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'A Daily Pint of Claret': How Wine Was Used As Medicine In 18th Century Ireland, Tara McConnell

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What's Going To Happen To Used Electric Car Batteries?, Matt McGuinness

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4 things businesses and artists should know when working together, Deirdre McQuillan and Elizabeth Keating

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Where Will The Warehouses Of Tomorrow Be Located?, Tom Mulvey

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How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian Murphy

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Year of the Rabbit: All You Need To Know About The Chinese Zodiac, Jun Ni

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Why Kids Find Computing Jobs To Be A Turnoff, Karen Nolan and Keith Quille

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Here Are The Space Events To Look Out For In 2023, Kevin Nolan Mr

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Why class in the workplace remains a taboo subject in Ireland, Vicki O'Reilly

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Why Are We Pushing Children To Start School So Early?, Eavan Rooney

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The Myth Of A Lone Genius, Diane Tangney

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What Does Your Choice Of Food Say About You?, Connell Vaughan

Submissions from 2022

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One For The Road: Turning Whiskey Waste Into Renewable Biofuel, Rusaq Abolore

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How Russia Is Making 'Friends' In Africa During The Ukraine War, Isaac Antwiboasiako

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Why Doesn't Malaysia Have A Problem With Women And STEM Careers?, Alina Berry

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Is It Time For A Woolly Jumper Revival?, Kevin Berwick

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How Where You Live Influences The Severity of Covid Infection, Martin Boudou

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Do Policies Keep Women From Improving Their Financial Well-Being?, Melissa Boyle

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What Are The Best Ways To Retain Heat In Your House This Winter?, Aimee Byrne

Why Have Community Arts Fallen Out Of Favour?, Grainne Coughlan

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Why Have Community Arts Fallen Out Of Favour?, Grainne Coughlan

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When The Spirit Of The Law Meets The Letter Of The Law, Cathal Curran

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The Secrets Of The Footpaths You Walk Every Day, Kevin Delaney

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10 commemoration ideas you won't forget in a hurry, Siobhan Doyle

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8 Eurovision controversies you probably didn't know about, Siobhan Doyle

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How Visual Images Have Formed A Distorted View Of Michael Collins, Siobhan Doyle

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Meet The People Who Look After Michael Collins' Grave, Siobhan Doyle

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Why Are So Many GAA Rules Ignored On and Off The Pitch?, Siobhan Doyle

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Why are so many GAA rules ignored on and off the pitch?, Siobhan Doyle

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Why Are We So Fascinated By Michael Collins?, Siobhan Doyle

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How CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Revolutionising Cancer Treatment, Margaret Dunne

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How Brexit Has Caused Kosher Food Issues For Ireland's Jewish Community, Angela Hanratty

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5 New Protein Sources You May Not Have Come Across Before, Laura Healy

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Bees And Food Production: Chaos, Corruption And Dodgy Honey, Laura Healy

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Developing A New Treatment For "Lazy Eye" In Children, Matt Hellis

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Why People Let Their Gym Memberships Lapse, Teresa Hurley

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Do you share or hide what you know with your work colleagues?, Bhuvan Israni

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Forget FOMO and embrace JOMO, the joy of missing out, Bhuvan Israni

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The Good And Bad News About Workplace Gossip, Bhuvan Israni

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The Good and Bad News About Workplace Gossip, Bhuvan Israni

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The Growing World Of Nixers, Passion Projects And Side Hustles, Bhuvan Israni

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Why Women Prefer Male Bosses, Bhuvan Israni

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Dogs with jobs: why dogs make great employees, Catherine Kelly

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How To Say No To Overwork, Burnout And Too Many Meetings, Catherine Kelly

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Why The Pursuit Of Perfectionism Can Be A Deadly Trap, Catherine Kelly

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Why do so many organisations engage in rebranding?, Margaret-Anne Lawlor

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Hello Human, Do You Want To Talk To Me?, Na Li

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Can A New Campaign Help Garment Makers To Be Paid Fairly?, Alacoque McAlpine, Kellie Dalton, and Maeve Galvin

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Breastfeeding: 'A Safe, Sustainable, Climate-Friendly Resource', Marie McGrath and Aisling Daly

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How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian Murphy

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How The President And Taoiseach Of The Day Dealt With George VI's Funeral, Brian Murphy

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'Pride of place': GAA clubs and the community around them, Brian Murphy

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Dispelling The Myths Around Dyslexia, Keith Murphy

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Your Guide To Neurodiversity And Other Neuro Terms, Keith Murphy

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The problems with regulating abusive online content, Kenneth W. Murphy

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How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian A. Murray

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Can AI Help To Increase Access To All Languages?, Manuela Nayantara

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How AI Allows Us To Paint Pictures With Words, Manuela Nayantara

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All You Need To Know About The Artemis Mission To The Moon, Kevin Nolan Mr

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New Views Of Our Universe From The James Webb Space Telescope, Kevin Nolan Mr

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How Do Cows Deal With The Heat?, Kieran O'Connell

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What Is The Ploughing All About?, Kieran O'Connell

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What Is A Social Enterprise - And Why Do We Need Them?, Clodagh O'Reilly

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8 Reasons Why Tourists Want To Visit Ireland, Maria Perelygina and Samantha Morris

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4 Ways To Make Public Transport Easy To Use And Safe For All, Sarah Rock and David O'Connor

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Does The Feel-good Hype Of The Gig Economy Sound Better Than It Really Is?, Una Ruddock

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Do You Want To Live In An Ecovillage?, Una Ruddock

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Is It Time To Put A Stop To Tourism?, Una Ruddock

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How Pelé Was A Trailblazer For Both Brazil And The Beautiful Game, Connell Vaughan

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How Ireland and Argentina Have Dealt With Violence Against Women, Mirna Vohnsen and Deirdre Kelly

Submissions from 2021

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Where Have All The Truck Drivers Gone?, Declan Allen

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Why You Currently Can't Get The Goods You Want In The Shops, Declan Allen

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Is It Time For A Woolly Jumper Revival?, Kevin Berwick

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4 Steps To Make Dublin A Better Walking City, Ken Boyle

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What Will The Forests Of The Future Look Like?, Ken Boyle

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What Will The Forests Of The Future Look Like?, Ken Boyle

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What A Photographer Sees When He Visualises John McGahern's Work, Paul Butler

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All You Need To Know About The Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine, Ryan Craig

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The Ins and Outs of Constituency Polling for Political Parties, Kevin Cunningham

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What's Behind The Emergence of the Far Right in Irish politics?, Kevin Cunningham

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Will Voter Volatility See Sinn Féin Win Next General Election?, Kevin Cunningham

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How Ireland Can Rethink It's Approach To School Meals And Food Education, Michelle Darmody