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.
Submissions from 2020
How Supply Chains and Logistics Get Goods From A to B, Declan Allen
It's The Way They Play 'Em: The Funny Side Of Instrumental Music, Daragh Black Hynes
All You Need To Know About Working From Home, Maebh Coleman, Marian Jennings, and Rowena Hennigan
9 Times Your Favourite Sports Stars Lost Their Cool, Siobhan Doyle
A Short History of GAA Cancellations and Postponements, Siobhan Doyle
A Short History of Shemozzles In The GAA, Siobhan Doyle
Match Off: High Profile Sports and Cancellations, Siobhan Doyle
No more Davy Fitz: should the GAA bring in silent sidelines?, Siobhan Doyle
The Mighty World of GAA Fashion, Beards And Championship Haircuts, Siobhan Doyle
The Stories Behind 12 Great GAA Nicknames, Siobhan Doyle
Why Commemorating The Enemy Is So Contentious, Siobhan Doyle
Why Spontaneous Shrines Do More Than Remember The Dead, Siobhan Doyle
5 Songs of Solace Written in Moments of Darkness, Mike Glennon
How To Reopen Schools In A Child-Friendly Way, Ann Marie Halpenny
How Dublin Dealt With The 19th Century Cholera Epidemic, Alan Hilliard
How To Understand The Numbers Behind The Coronavirus, Elizabeth Hunter
What Do The Daily Numbers Tell Us About The Covid-19 Pandemic?, Elizabeth Hunter
What's next for the Irish pub?, James McCauley
How Deirdre O'Connell Changed Irish Culture, Mary Moynihan
The Public Private Lives of Generation Z, Rachel O'Connor
The Downsides of Working From Home, Ashley O'Donoghue
How Great Collaborations Have Made a Mark On The World, Diane Tangney
Just What is Genius?, Connell Vaughan
What's the role of World Heritage Sites today?, Connell Vaughan
When Global Brands Try To Woo Local Markets, Connell Vaughan
Why Nostalgia is Part and Parcel of How We Relate to Sport, Connell Vaughan
Submissions from 2019
How The Judicial Council Bill Changes The Irish Justice System, Brian M. Barry
Boards of Canada: Time Is On Their Side, Daragh Black Hynes
How John Williams Created Star Wars' Iconic Sound, Daragh Black Hynes
Pop's Long And Winding Road to The Courts, Daragh Black Hynes
The Vinyl Countdown: What's Behind the Vinyl Revival?, Daragh Black Hynes
Who Wants to Listen to an Algorithm?, Daragh Black Hynes
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Craft Beer, Judith Boyle
Close Encounters with Ireland's Invasive Species, Ken Boyle
Why Aren't Prenuptial Agreements Legally Enforceable in Ireland, Lucy Ann Buckley
How Dark Patterns Influence How You Behave Online, Leon Butler
What Can Video Games Teach Us About Peace?, Gene Carolan
Why are Russia's Middle-classes Backing Putin?, Ruth Casey
A Nose for Wine: All You Need To Know About Sommeliers, Diarmuid Cawley
Why Working From Home Is Good For You (And Everyone Else), Maebh Coleman, Marian Jennings, and Rowena Hennigan
Making Laws in Ireland after Brexit, Cathal Curran
How Sports Photography Tells a Story About Who We Are As a Nation, Siobhan Doyle
'See yiz in Coppers': How To Make A Memorable GAA Victory Speech, Siobhan Doyle
The Many Commemorative Rituals of Glasnevin Cemetary, Siobhan Doyle
Why Do We Keep Resurrecting The Dead In Popular Culture?, Siobhan Doyle
GAA Curses: Myth, Magic or Excuse?, Siobhán Doyle
How An Organisation Like the GAA Can Help Vulnerable Young Men, Deirdre Duffy
The Battle Between Fast Fashion and Sustainable Fashion, Deirdre Duffy
Does Fashion Reflect the World Around Us?, Katriona Flynn
Just What Does Luxury Mean In 2019, Katriona Flynn
How HBO's Chernobyl Addresses 21st Century Concerns, Matt Fogarty
Selling Fast: The Hidden World of Online Pricing, Edel Foley
How Children and Older Adults Can Learn From One Another, Carmel Gallagher and Anne Fitzpatrick
Brexit's Worrying Effect on Women in Northern Ireland., Yvonne Galligan
Why AI Is An Opportunity Rather Than a Danger, Vihanga Gamage
Taping Back Control: the Rewind of Cassette Culture, Mike Glennon
What Was It Like To Go To The Doctor in Medieval Ireland?, Deborah Hayden
Knowing When It's Time to Stop and Move On, Sinead Hewson
Cooking the Books: the Recipe for a Successful Cookbok, Anke Klitzing
Are you being served? The rise of robots in the services sector, Jennifer Lawlor
Social Media Influencers And The Vexed Issue Of Full Disclosure, Margaret-Anne Lawlor
The Ethics of Engineering, Diana Adela Martin
Goodbye Dry January, Hello Hangover, Vanesa Martinez
Why People Can Believe They're Smarter Than They Really Are, Vanesa Martinez
Not Only Human: The Viruses in Your DNA, Vanessa Martinez
The Science of Farting, Vanessa Martinez
The Death of the Irish Rural Publican, James Mc Cauley
10 Myths About Modern Tourism, Ziene Mottiar
How To Attract Tourists To Rural Ireland, Ziene Mottiar
Margaret Skinnider: From Maths Teacher to Easter 1916 Sharpshooter, Mary Moynihan
How To Make a Brexit Christmas Pudding, Diarmaid Murphy and Kiera Mortimer
How Chinese Migrants Are Adapting to Life in Ireland, Jun Ni
Why It Matters To Be Media Smart, Brian O'Neill
Who's Responsible For Childcare Behind Closed Doors in Irish Creches?, Jan A. Pettersen
How do we restore life to our public spaces?, Bernadette Quinn
How Should Cities and Resorts Deal With Overtourism, Bernadette Quinn
How to Arrange an Orchestra of Personality Types, Arun Rao
What Do Older Women Want From Fashion?, Amanda Ratcliffe
Why Do We Find It So Hard to Stop Using Plastic Bottles, Aoife Ryan-Christensen
How Bees Use the Waggle Dance as Google Maps for Pollen, Baljit Singh
So You Want to be a Social Media Influencer, Fardus Sultan and Valerie Gannon
The Art of Documenting War and Conflict, Ellen Thornton
Is It Time for Ireland to Develop a National Soccer Museum?, Connell Vaughan
Irish Soccer's Split Identity In The Age of Brexit, Connell Vaughan and Michael O'Hara
100 years of Eva Perón, Mirna Vohnsen and Maria Belen Rabadan Vega
How an Academy Award helped secure transgender rights in Chile, Mirna Vohnsen and Alejandra Crosta
Submissions from 2018
What Makes a Good Judge, Brian M. Barry
Why the Process of Appointing Judges Really Matters, Brian M. Barry
Turning Dirty Dublin Into Smart Dublin, Fran Behan
Breaking: the Next Mass Extinction Event Is Already Underway, Ken Boyle
Is the North Pole Set to Become a Tourism Hotspot, Ken Boyle
An Architect's View on Ireland's Broken Housing Market, Noel Brady
How Architectural Festivals Tell the History of Our Cities, Noel Brady
The Push and Pull Factors Behind Migration to Europe, Sean Byrne
Why Has There Been a Global Increase in Food Allergies?, Orla Cahill
Why Declaring Peace is Such a Big Deal, Gene Carolan
How Peer Mentoring is Reducing Student Dropout Rates, Aidan Carthy and Katherine Slattery
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Natural Wines, Diarmuid Cawley
What Science Fiction Tells Us About the Future of Food, Diarmuid Cawley
How To Create More Disability Entrepreneurs, Thomas Cooney