First broadcast on Today with Sean O’Rourke (23-11-2016) Both NASA and China have announced plans to land rovers on Mars in 2020, while a number of ambitious non governmental organisations also joining […]
Ireland and the Race to Mars
Was Sir Tim Hunt treated fairly? Are humans ‘walking dead’? Should we fear facial recognition technology? Why men are better at maths
The allegedly ‘sexist’ remarks made by Sr Tim Hunt, Nobel Prize winner, led to his resignation from several posts within days and his career is in shreds. But were the remarks genuinely sexist? […]
Science & the ‘benevolent sexist’; how a chameleon changes; why maths is not natural; near total eclipse
It’s something that many men do without thinking; open a door for a women. It’s just common politeness, or is it? A study by scientists at Northeastern University in Boston, led by […]
What’s It All About? on RTE Radio 1, Maths on Mars (Episode 4)
LISTEN HERE When many of us think of maths, we might instinctively suppress a yawn as we recall boring theorems, dull algebra and uninspiring teachers. Yet without question, maths is exciting, challenging and […]
UCD team break cryptography world record
A team of mathematicians from University College Dublin (UCD) has set a world record by breaking the code used by the security industry to protect credit cards and bank account details online. […]
Social ‘Net Searching, Ireland’s Animals & Prime Numbers
Science Spinning: ‘The Show with an Irish Spin on Science’, Presented and Produced by Seán Duke Broadcast on Dublin City FM, 20/01/2011 Social ‘Net Searching, Ireland’s Animals, & Prime Numbers To contact the […]
