TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy

Our upcoming public lecture The New Economic Order with AI takes places this Thursday 9 October at 7pm in the Synge Theatre. 📣

If you can't make it, please release your ticket as we have a long waitlist. 🚨

Eventbrite page: tinyurl.com/524pzf9t

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Delighted to see a packed JM Synge Theatre last Thursday for Dr Will Ratoff’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series talk on “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence”. Thanks to Will for a fascinating evening and to Dr Ashley Shaw for hosting. 👏🤖

🗣️So exciting to kick off the Black Studies Seminar Series last night. Some fascinating talks to celebrate Black History Month! For more information and to register follow this link tinyurl.com/4d96frfy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

How do we navigate this new economic order with AI? 🤖

Join Dr Jian Cao on Thursday 9th October at 7pm in the Synge Theatre to find out more.

Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/e8msvu2z

Thank you to Dr Will Ratoff @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social for delivering his lecture on the ethics of AI last night!

Special thanks to Dr Ashley Shaw for hosting the event.

Next up, @tcdeconomics.bsky.social looks at the economic order with AI on the 9th Oct.

Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/7w6a28hn

Interested in studying abroad? 🧐

The School will be holding an online info session for undergraduate students tomorrow at 3pm.

Register here: www.tcd.ie/ssp/undergra...

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The Autumn Series continues tonight with a full house for Dr Will Ratoff’s talk: “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence.” 🤖 #AI #Ethics #Philosophy

In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland Thinking Aloud, Thinking Together is a new series of live and recorded conversations.

Join us this Thursday for "In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland" a powerful evening of reflection and dialogue on race, identity, and belonging in Ireland featuring our own Dr Phil Mullen
📍 Thomas Davis Theatre, Trinity College
🎟️ Free tickets: tinyurl.com/4yfjfmeu
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Thank you to Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social for kickstarting our Autumn Public Lecture Series last night!

Next up, @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social will look at the ethics of AI on Thurs 2 Oct.

Join the waitlist or explore other events in this series:
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Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social research on Central Bank Independence has been cited in today's @alphaville.ft.com. ✨

🗞️How independent is the Fed anyway? Read more:
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#econsky #centralbank #cbi

Delighted to see so many attendees at Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social's fully booked up lecture on AI last night. A hugely interesting topic that will be further explored in upcoming talks in the School's Autumn Series. See the next lecture here: tinyurl.com/4ny6hrkj. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Thinking about studying philosophy? We’re at #HigherOptions in the RDS for the next three days on the @tcddublin.bsky.social Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences stand- come by for a chat and learn more! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

It’s great to be part of #HigherOptions in the RDS this week. You'll find Trinity Political Science on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences stand in the Main Hall- come by to learn more about studying politics at @tcddublin.bsky.social.
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TRiSS @trisstcd.bsky.social bids farewell to its Director, Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social and welcomes Professor Raj Chari to the role from this month onwards!👏

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Welcome to our new staff starting this teaching term! 🥳

We wish the best of luck in all your teaching and research endeavours! 📣

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A big welcome to all the new members joining SOHAM this term. Read about them here: www.tcd.ie/soham/news-a... @marinaschenkel.bsky.social @azeezhamzat.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

New Research 📣

👏 Dr @madinak.bsky.social has published a new paper in the Journal of Law & Economics.

📋Read more: tinyurl.com/4x4ffvjr

#econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor in Sociology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

📢NEW Vacancy📢

Assistant Professor in Sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social

Specialising in quantitative sociology

⏰Deadline: 6 October

Maternity cover

MORE INFO:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a...

APPLY HERE: www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/

The @esri.ie and @communityfoundirl.bsky.social published the 5th annual Poverty, Income Equality, and Living Standards in Ireland report today, co-authored by Profs @barratree.bsky.social and @taramitchell.bsky.social and PhD Student @midemg.bsky.social (among others).

www.esri.ie/news/child-p...

Jack Egan – CEPH – Centre for Economics, Policy and History Trinity College DublinResearch Associate, Staff

Welcome to Jack Egan starting this month at our Dublin node as a Research Assistant. His research interests include economic history, labour economics and economic development.
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So delighted to be welcoming such talented new staff to the TCD-TUD @soham-centre.bsky.social. See below to read more about our new colleague's and the work their looking forward to doing with SOHAM.

Join Dr Jian Cao as he discusses how AI is disrupting labour, productivity, and global economic power in a FREE public lecture as part of @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social autumn lecture series ✨

📅Thurs, 9 Oct
⏲️7pm
🏦Synge Theatre

📎Book your FREE ticket: tinyurl.com/5fvvrcyu

#econsky

We are so excited to welcome a number of new staff members to the TCD-TUD @soham-centre.bsky.social . We are excited for them to bring their varied experience and backgrounds to SOHAM's exciting work. Read more ➡️https://tinyurl.com/5ynwtnbb. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social

Last week, IM-TCD hosted the Economic Modelling 2025 Conference.💡

This international conference brought together researchers exploring empirical questions to help understand economic dynamics in Ukraine.

Read more: tinyurl.com/m5asyws2

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A New Sociology of Humans and Machines Join Professor Taha Yasseri from Trinity College Dublin as he explores how AI is reshaping human behaviour, agency and social systems.

🤖Interested in Artificial Intelligence? Join us for the first in our School’s Autumn Series lectures on AI where our own @tahayasseri.bsky.social will deliver a talk entitled “A New Sociology of Humans and Machines”. Free tickets and more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/52z2vv63 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

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This autumn, join experts from @tcddublin.bsky.social
School of Social Sciences & Philosophy in a FREE public lecture series on how AI is transforming society. 🤖

📅Every Thursday from Sept 25th to Oct 16th at 7pm in the Synge Theatre.

Book your FREE ticket here:
tinyurl.com/mtbdpw4n

Ever tried to stop a friend marrying someone, or moving far away? You could have made an ethical faux pas | Farbod Akhlaghi I’m not saying that giving any advice is morally wrong. But we do have the right to make the big choices without undue interference, says philosopher Farbod Akhlaghi

Find out more via @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Is it wrong for someone to stop you from making a major life choice?🧐

Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social explains the moral complexity of transformative choices in our latest Meet the Expert video!🎯

📎Read his research paper:
tinyurl.com/3jhszh4b

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☕What happens when you think like a Sociologist? Something as simple as a cup of coffee can reveal a whole world of possibility... #sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social