AI has an awful image problem
Most alarmingly, those likely to live longest in the AI-defined future appear the most alarmed by it
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This meeting is being recorded. Did you know?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fuelling a surge in recorded work meetings that we need to think about more carefully
Austin Taylor: ‘I found it so fascinating and poignant how we portray women in the media, especially powerful women who make mistakes’
The writer outlines the inspiration for her successful debut novel, Notes on Infinity, and explains why she’s going back to university to study law
Time to unfriend? Lawyer responds to Meta’s ‘descent’
Mark Lemley will stay on Facebook, he says. But there are other things he can do to salve his conscience
‘Meanderthals’, ‘humaning’ and ‘moving the needle’. Never stop hating corporate twaddle
Empty, deceptive jargon is so pervasive we no longer notice it
I bought into the idea that wellness guru Andrew Huberman could fix my life. Then I read about him
Does it matter if the paragon of the scientifically-optimised existence is actually kind of a jerk in real life?
‘I work in a frustration factory’: how to make workplaces run better
Stanford professors Huggy Rao and Bob Sutton share tips to remove bad ‘friction’ in companies
Pilita Clark: A cure for jet lag is within reach, if we can work out how to use it
Big strides have been made in understanding the root cause of jet lag and what should help to tackle it
Ireland worst in world for wetlands depletion over past 3 centuries, global study finds
‘People talk about destruction of the Amazon forest, but we have done exactly the same in Ireland,’ says UCD expert
Time to call a truce in the ‘war for talent’
The fetishisation of stars can glorify incompetent bullies while ignoring the work of organisations and teams
Relevium: Making a joint effort to tackle knee osteoarthritis
The biopharma start-up has developed Hydrobloc, a cutting edge treatment for OA
The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang: Eat or be eaten
Book review: A family restaurant passes through generations with a huge helping of trouble
Why Zooming out in favour of voice calls can be more effective
Pandemic move to video calls blunts subtlety and can add to stress
Conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes splits Silicon Valley
Supporters worry spirit of entrepreneurship in ‘jeopardy’
Theranos verdict a cautionary tale for failing entrepreneurs
Conviction a timely warning of difference between rosy optimism and outright fraud
Elizabeth Holmes points fingers at others in Theranos fraud trial
Founder suggests she was too trusting of doctors and scientists
Professional investor tells of being duped by Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
Brian Grossman’s fund bought $96m of shares in doomed startup
Global emissions set to rebound close to pre-Covid levels this year
China projected to emit 31% of global emissions this year, says carbon group
Forcing staff back to office will destroy diversity of workforce
Well-educated and culturally rich employees will quit jobs if work from home not option
Consuming slightly less salt can have big health benefits
Reducing sodium helps address high blood pressure, which affects most over-45s
Three economists share Nobel Prize for pioneering ‘natural experiments’
Research showed immigration does not always cut pay for native-born workers
US-based trio claim Nobel economics prize for ‘natural experiments’
David Card awarded half of prize, other half shared by Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens
How to help your teen develop a healthier relationship with social media
Consider letting your child text with a best friend on a shared family device to start
‘The pursuit of knowledge has value in and of itself’
My Career Path: English literature grad Dr Maurice J Casey received a Fulbright student award to study at Stanford
Taliban takeover shines light on awkward relationship with Pakistan
Islamabad fears takeover will spark flood of refugees and rouse extremist groups in region
Mixed performance among Irish universities in latest university rankings
Trinity climbs to 146th, but four colleges slip down Times Higher Education league table
Is an exoskeleton suit the next step into the future?
Wearable technology may make exercising easier or help patients who struggle to walk
Breathing wildfire smoke while pregnant increases risk of premature birth – study
Smoky California air may have caused 7,000 preterm births, Stanford study finds
Thrive alive-oh: Arianna Huffington sets her sights on Dublin
Huffington’s wellbeing start-up Thrive Global is opening up an operation in Dublin city
How fermented foods may alter your microbiome and improve your health
Foods like yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut and kombucha lead to less inflammation
Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations, it says
Apple acknowledges it had handled communications around the issue poorly
Is US trading app Robinhood too much of a gamble for investors?
App luring newbies into stocks and cryptos valued at up to $40bn ahead of flotation
Gene causing sickle cell disease removed by scientists
Study opens door to similar gene-cutting strategies to cure a range of genetic diseases
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying car
Several Silicon Valley companies are aiming to make flying as easy as calling for a taxi
If you think we’ve just had ‘a year like no other’, you need a history lesson
The perception that 2020 was unprecedented is inaccurate, says Niall Ferguson
The simple tools that helped companies resist pandemic crisis
Already well-managed businesses were better at adapting to remote working in 2020
‘Zoom gloom’: How to avoid it while still learning
Endless stream of video calls can cause exhaustion, dissonance and fatigue
Joanne O’Riordan: A winning platform for women in sport
Just Women’s Sports hopes to level the playing field for female sports content
Crispr babies: How a rogue scientist took the role of God
The ethics of editing humans are fraught and complex, argues Henry Greely
Ireland will not fall over if the crutch of low corporate tax is kicked away
Net Results: Ireland’s attractiveness to US multinationals is built on far more than tax
Robinhood submits plan to regulators for IPO
The company is yet to determine the number of shares to be offered and the price range
Video conferencing is exhausting, and that's official
Karlin Lillington: New study suggests simple ways to help you get through virtual meetings
Making Caesarean section surgery safer, easier and faster
Start-up Nua Surgical’s SteriCision, a retractor device, tackles many major unmet needs
Big rise in CO2 emissions cut ‘needed to stem climate emergency’
Reductions due to coronavirus pandemic will prove temporary, concludes global stocktake
Chris Horn: A rundown on the evolution of batteries
As energy storage becomes a greater part of our lives, R&D is set to keep making strides
‘A ghastly future’: Leading scientists offer bleak prediction for civilisation
Biodiversity loss and climate change coupled with inaction ‘threatens survival of all species’
VW set to steal a major lead in EV range and recharge from 2024
German car giant plans to switch to Solid State EV batteries by 2024
Vaccinated people will still need to wear a mask. Here’s why
New vaccines should protect you from Covid. It’s unclear if they stop you spreading the virus
Feeling extra stressed or anxious? Here at 10 ways to feel calmer
You may not be able to speed up the election results or a Covid vaccine, but you have the power to take care of yourself
The real Contagion virus is out there and it’s causing virologists to worry
There are fears Nipah virus – which has a mortality rate of between 40 and 100% – could become more transmissible
‘Very nice!’: Kazakhstan adopts Borat’s catchphrase in tourism campaign
Visitors ‘can see that Borat’s homeland is nicer than they may have heard’
Doctors’ letter calls for new strategy to ‘co-exist’ with Covid-19
Former FF minister among doctors who say Ireland is ‘lurching from crisis to crisis’
Self-made women, a K-pop triumph and the late night Nobel doorbell
Planet Business: Miss flying? Thai Airways has an almost perfect solution
Knock knock, who’s there? The Nobel prize for economics
Bob Wilson had to wake fellow winner Paul Milgrom when news broke in the middle of the night
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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