RTÉ Brainstorm

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why return to office policies are a red flag and a strong indication of a badly run organisation. By Kevin Murphy @BusinessAtUL @UL rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

'You have to look beneath the road surface to understand potholes'. All you need to know about the science of potholes (and why Ireland is a complex case when it comes to rain). By Ibrahim Hassan Syed @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

How Iran war is causing massive turbulence for aviation industry. Aviation has weathered storms before, but this one is different: routes are blocked, fuel is scarce and the bills are already arriving. Analysis by @EfthymiouMarina @BusinessDCU @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why return to office policies are all pain and no gain. These policies have moved from being questionable to being a red flag and are now a strong indication of a badly run organisation, writes Kevin Murphy @BusinessAtUL @UL rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Here's what @CSOIreland data tells us about such housing trends in Ireland as buyers, prices, cost of building materials and energy efficiency rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why the clocks going forward affects you longer than you realise rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Hay fever season is coming. Here's how to get ahead of symptoms rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

All you need to know about voice spoofing and audio deepfakes. New #RTEBrainstorm podcast based on a piece by Muhammad Salman Pathan @dcucomputing @DCU & voiced by Erik Threlfall - now available wherever you get your podcasts & rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

How to fix Ireland's early childhood education and care sector. More local, independent and community-based providers would see a move away from entities prioritising profit over care. Analysis by Sheila Garrity & Marlene McCormack @DCU @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why AI's business problems will be bad news for Irish jobs. As the billions invested in AI fail to show a return, there can be little doubt that jobs cuts will be the default response to investor pressure, writes Jean Cushen @MaynoothUni @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why the clocks going forward affects you longer than you realise. It may be a simple one hour shift, but it can cause some of us to struggle with fatigue, irritability and brain fog for a few days or even weeks rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

How the 'talented, complicated' Yeats' family shaped Ireland. The family helped shaped each other, the arts and public life in Ireland and beyond despite creative tensions and financial hardships, explains @billyshortall @tcddublin rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why finding the perfect pair of jeans still remains elusive rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

How will Iran war affect Ireland's EU presidency? The EU has longstanding diplomatic, economic and security interests in the wider Middle East so retaining influence will be essential, writes @gioparente26 @ucddublin @tcddublin @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Does Ireland have enough public chargers for electric cars? Ireland's EV fleet of just over 4% of total cars is the EU average, but our 4,000 public chargers are well below the number they should be, writes Fionn Rogan @MaREIcentre @UCC @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: is lucha libre becoming a victim of its own success in Mexico due to rising popularity, gentrification and higher ticket prices? By David Conlon @MaynoothUni rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why coaching is easier to judge from the stand than do on the pitch. What fans, onlookers and spectators think coaching involves often bears little resemblance to the job itself, explains @Jattaylor @shhp_dcu @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why women still have to queue for the loo. Toilets are a quiet but powerful indicator of who public space is really designed for and whose bodies are still expected to adapt rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Why we follow strangers in a crowd even when it slows us down. Research with 100,000 rail passengers found those travelling alone tended to take the same path as the person immediately ahead of them. By Ziqi Wang, Eindhoven University of Technology rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Is lucha libre becoming a victim of its own success in Mexico? The colourful sport has long provided cheap thrills in Mexico City, but growing popularity, gentrification and higher prices are changing this, writes David Conlon @MaynoothUni rte.ie/brainstorm/202…