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 2019
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, Diarmuid 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
Whats Behind the Huge Rise in Oral Cancers?, Amuthachelvi Daniel
Can We Talk About Masculinity Without It Being Toxic, Deirdre Duffy
Getting the Measure of Irish Fashion's Early Radicals, Deirdre Duffy
How Spatial Ability Is a Barrier to Girls Suceeding in STEM, Gavin Duffy
Does Fashion Have a Mental Health Problem?, Katriona Flynn
How Streetwear Moved Beyond the Streets, Katriona Flynn
Dear Santa, Can I Have Brand X?, Edel Foley
How the Shopping Trolley Changed the World, Edel Foley
The A to Z of FOI, Ken Foxe
The Currency of Likes: How and Why Teens Use Social Media, Olivia Freeman
Where Are All the New Students Going to Live?, Brian Gormley
What's the Main Reason For the Gender Pay Gap in STEM careers?, Rachel Harding
What Does the Pope's Visit Mean for Ordinary Irish Catholics?, Alan Hilliard
The Physics of Martial Arts, Robert Howard
Why Are Irish Composers Ignored?, Una Hunt
How Alcohol Advertising Influences Drinking Behaviour, Patrick Kenny
Eat Your Vegetables and Reduce Your Blood Pressure, Conor Kerley
Why Football Is So Important For Croatia, Filip Klubicka
Why the Leaving Cert System Is Wrong, Tim Kovar
Are You a Convenience Seeker Or Enforced Worker?, Jennifer Lawlor
Are You Being Served? How Self-Service Machines Cause Anxiety, Jennifer Lawlor
A History of the Michelin Guide and Ireland, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
A Table for Two, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Can We Tell the Difference Between Sane and Insane, Vanesa Martinez
How DNA Tells a Story About Vikings and Human Trafficking, Vanesa Martinez
The First Rule of Alchemy: You Do Not Talk About Alchemy, Vanesa Martinez
Unsure What To Get For Dinner? Let Your Gut Decide For You, Vanesa Martinez
Why Losing Our Microbes Is Making Us Sick, Vanessa Martinez
The High Cost of Fast Fashion, Alacoque McAlpine
Small Screen, Big Problem: What Tech is Doing to Your Eyesight, Saoirse McCrann
Why Technology Alone Can't Block Offensive Social Media Content, Susan McKeever
How Normcore Took Over Your Wardrobe, Kerry Meakin
What Do Window Displays and the Wizard of Oz Have in Common?, Kerry Meakin
How Waking the Feminists Set an Equality Agenda for Irish Theatre, Mary Moynihan
The Winners (and Losers) From Irish Presidential Elections, Brian Murphy
Let There Be Light: How LEDS Are Lighting Up a Brighter Future, Kevin Murphy
The Future of Holograms, Kevin Murphy
There's a Grand Stretch in the Evenings, Brian Norton
John Updike: a Kind of Field Guide to American Society, Sue Norton
Gobble Gobble: Why Ireland Goes Mad for Turkey at Christmas, Kieran O'Connell
Hot Cows: a Summer of Sunscreen for Cattle, Kieran O'Connell
The Secret Life of Cows, Kieran O'Connell
What is the Ploughing All About?, Kieran O'Connell
Will Cow Poo Be More Valuable Than Milk in 2030, Kieran O'Connell
How To Ensure Good Governance at Charities and Non-Profits, Maeve O'Connell
What Motivates a Whistleblower, Maeve O'Connell
Are You Suffering From Workplace Burnout?, Ashley O'Donoghue
The Psychology of Pricing, Damian O'Reilly
Why Are So Many Shops Going Out of Business, Amanda Ratcliffe
How Neuroscience Motivates You to Walk 10,000 Steps, Mariana Rocha
How Do You Create a Pageant for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Barry Sheehan
Are Potholes About to Become a Thing of the Past, Amir Tabakovic
A Philosopher's Guide to Beauty, Connell Vaughan
How Irish Sports Fans are Omnivores When It Comes to Football, Connell Vaughan
How To Make a World Heritage Site, Connell Vaughan
If You Don't Rate Me, Shame On You, Connell Vaughan
Is England's World Cup Progress a Dilemma for Irish Fans?, Connell Vaughan
The Changing Nature of the Cultural Cringe, Connell Vaughan
The Street Theatre of Joe Caslin's Art, Connell Vaughan
From George Best to Diego Maradona, What Makes a Football Icon, Connell Vaughan and Michael O'Hara
How Do We Explain Our Likes and Dislikes Around Food, Dietmar Weiss
Submissions from 2017
Open House: Getting the Stories Behind the Buildings, Noel Brady
The Future of Television May Be a Lot Like Its Past, Eddie Brennan
Measuring What To Do in the Fiscal Space, Sean Byrne
Why Failure Is One of the First Steps to Success, Thomas M. Cooney