Patrick Freyne: The Masked Singer is a bit like an Eyes Wide Shut party
A traffic cone singing ‘If you like piña coladas’? This must be the DTs again
Hybrid work weakens the bonds of corporate loyalty
Work now considered to be less important as bonds with friends and family strengthen
‘I work to keep a roof over my head. I don’t see any other value or purpose in work. Zero’
Time millionaires: Meet the people who have cut back on work to pursue the pleasure of leisure
Patrick Freyne: Boris is conscripting celebrities into the SAS. I like his moxie
Everyone loves crying celebs. So Celebrity SAS exposes its stars to CS gas in the first episode
How does the much-maligned Euclid’s Elements relate to coronavirus?
Analysis suggests part of the coronavirus has the structure of a truncated octahedron
Why Covid dissidents need to be understood, not demonised
Unthinkable: Lack of access to democratic processes can fuel distrust, says Dr Katherine Furman
Patrick Freyne’s TV moments of 2020: I've replaced my college memories with Normal People
In a year when TV had a lot of heavy lifting to do, let's celebrate some small screen highlights
Lefties in the US need to get over themselves
Chris Johns: ‘Woke’ politics are a turn-off for many people who just see political correctness on steroids
Who really understands Wittgenstein’s ‘bible’ of modern philosophy?
Unthinkable: A short book, the Tractatus has had a big impact, says author David Edmonds
God expects us to defeat the threat of Covid-19 ourselves
Rite&Reason: Requests to God reduce him to chaotic manager and us to mere puppet-theatre toys
We have been intrigued by infinity’s enigma for . . . forever
Resolution of paradox: A gateway to mathematical progress
What are words worth: do poets and philosophers speak the same language?
Unthinkable: Research project and poetry prize explore overlap between perceived rival disciplines
President donates 700 books from his personal collection to libraries
Most will be available to the public to borrow at libraries throughout the country
Maths and poetry: Beauty is the link
For both mathematics and poetry, the ‘less is more’ principle often applies
Oh! What a peculiar film! Anti-war classic comes to west Cork
Richard Attenborough’s son will visit Skibbereen for ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’ screening
Trump and global leaders show deep ignorance of history
Chris Johns: US president’s mistaken analysis of China’s trade surplus risks carnage
To infinity and beyond: The numbers game behind God’s ‘existence’
Unthinkable: The nature of reality may depend on whether the infinite is comprehensible
Idlers of the world unite: Why the work ethic needs to be resisted
Unthinkable: The problems of modern labour call for a ‘collective and structural solution’, says David Frayne
Chris Horn: ‘We are on cusp of an exciting new age of innovation’
By building simulations of the real world, and letting Google’s DeepMind experiment, it can learn new skills
Lucy Kellaway: Instead of a dry January, try a work-reduced life
Just as it is vulgar to boast about how much you consume, it is now becoming vulgar to boast about how long you work
Was Aldous Huxley right about our brave new world?
A German-Irish production reshapes Huxley’s enduring dystopian vision
Crazy, big, surreal thing called love | Visual art
A kiss is not just a kiss in this big Imma show about a big emotion
Unthinkable: Are there truths that can’t be spoken?
Cultivating ‘a sense of wonder that the world exists’ is central to Wittgenstein’s philosophy
Unthinkable: Should education be student-centred?
Teachers should not try to make content ‘relevant’, says sociologist Frank Furedi
President speaks of trade as China visit reaches Shanghai
China is Ireland’s sixth most important market for food and drink exports, Higgins says
Philosophy in our schools a necessity, not a luxury
Students must be equipped with the ability to challenge ideas behind powerful institutions
Why do we use time-saving devices to work longer?
Bertrand Russell’s vision of a four-hour day resonates today in another era of high unemployment
Unthinkable: Can you cheat in sport and still be said to have won?
Making a case for the ‘moral victory’ in sport
79-year-old Aosdana member jailed for three months over Shannon protest
Margaretta D’Arcy arrested in Galway yesterday
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