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DCU Water Institute Celebrates a Decade of Discovery, Innovation and Impact | water

We are celebrating Day 2 of our 10th Anniversary by sharing a look back at the achievements and partnerships that shaped the DCU Water Institute’s first decade.

👉Read the full story here: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#DCUWaterInstitute10Years #WaterResearch #DCU #Impact

Bridging Digital Innovation and Water Wellbeing: Spotlight on Dr Marcos Dias | water

As part of our 10th anniversary series, we’re highlighting researchers making real-world impact.

Dr Marcos Dias is using digital media to help communities make safer choices around bathing waters.

Full spotlight: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#DCUWaterInstitute10Years #RESTARTProject #DCU

Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.

32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking Do you know someone whose arguments consist of baldly specious reasoning, hopelessly confused categories, archipelagos of logical fallacies buttressed by seawalls of cognitive biases? Surely you do.

32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking

We need this level of forward thinking, ambition and courage to improve Dublin: urban policies and interventions focused on citizen wellbeing with long term impact.

Last call for our Engaging Publics 2025 conference happening tomorrow (Tue, 25 Nov). A free and fully online one-day conference for academics of all levels: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Enter a Digital Archive of 213,000+ Beautiful Japanese Woodblock Prints Most of us have now and again seen and appreciated Japanese woodblock prints, especially those in the tradition of ukiyo-e, those 'captivating images of seductive courtesans, exciting kabuki actors, a...

Enter a Digital Archive of 213,000+ Beautiful Japanese Woodblock Prints

In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online, but the full story reveals something more interesting than a lone genius moment.

Comedians joke about Trump administration’s $20B decision | CNN Politics Roy Wood Jr. and his panel of comedians react to President Donald Trump’s decision to send Argentina a $20 billion economic lifeline. ‘Have I Got News For You’ regularly airs Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT an...

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Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

1,000+ Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh Digitized & Put Online by Dutch Museums It gets dark before dinner now in my part of the world, a recipe for seasonal depression.

1,000+ Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh Digitized & Put Online by Dutch Museums

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life

What happen when a Pacific island loses all Internet access: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catches you' A comedy of errors.

'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catches you' www.pcgamer.com/hardware/its...

How did UN commission reach its genocide conclusion?

Professor Shane Darcy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights spoke to RTÉ’s News at One about how an independent UN commission reached its conclusion that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached In July, North Cork Creameries, a farmer-owned co-operative based in Kanturk, unveiled a glowing set of financial accounts. Revenues were up 20 per cent to €211. 8 million and profits soared by 48 per...

Rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached www.e-pages.dk/irishtimes/5...

Paris cleaned up the Seine – and gave swimmers a new way to beat the heat. Will your city follow suit? | Helen Massy-Beresford This summer, locals and tourists enjoyed new river-bathing sites. As global heating escalates, we need more of these ‘cool islands’, says Paris-based journalist Helen Massy-Beresford

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How generative AI is forcing universities to rethink learning www.e-pages.dk/irishtimes/5...

Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election

Some democracies are more stable and resilient than others. "Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how the Catholic Church's prolonged campign against the 'evil' of the Irish dance hall led to the 1935 Public Dance Halls Act & a licensing system for dancing. Analysis by @danielmcarey.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

A huge congratulations to the Leaving Cert students who received their results earlier today!

Keep in mind that there are other pathways to DCU outside of CAO. For more information, click here: launch.dcu.ie/4d84IEM

#LeavingCert #FurtherEducation #WeAreDCU

Dr Marcos Dias

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies?
There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland.
Piece by DCU's Dr Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/45A11FP

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies? There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland

An article I wrote for RTE Brainstorm on the social impact of drone deliveries in Ireland: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... @dcuresearch.bsky.social

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies? There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies? There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland, writes @marcospdias.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Please help us to improve bathing water quality in Ireland by filling in our survey: dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

An article I wrote about our DCU RESTART project that aims to
Improve bathing water quality monitoring in Ireland @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social

All you need to know about bathing water quality at Irish beaches. By @marcospdias.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001) Photo of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Kathinka Pasveer via Wikimedia Commons You may hear the phrase “electronic music” and think of superstar dubstep DJs in funny helmets at beachside celebrity parties.

The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge | Europe | The Guardian