Thomas Hobbes wrote that humans are motivated by self-interest. Often that means working together for the benefit of all.
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Effective public health response to a pandemic, depends on the availability of a stable power supply system.
Policymakers would be wise to pay attention to historical parallels.
Global hip-hop takes many cues from Kung Fu. Contrary to what denouncers might think, there is a rhyme and reason to using ‘words as weapons’.
Nos recherches ont montré que le fait de suivre un régime méditerranéen était lié à moins de fragilité et d'inflammation et au maintien d'une meilleure fonction cognitive.
Urban safety is as much about inclusion and belonging as it is about better lighting and CCTV.
Our research found that following a Mediterranean diet was linked with less frailty, inflammation, and maintaining better cognitive function.
How Sinn Féin’s position on the EU has shifted.
Post-truth questions the very nature of truth itself – that’s why it’s so dangerous.
Can existing laws help if something goes wrong?
Nuestra atracción por el queso y el yogur puede que nunca se hubiera visto satisfecha si no fuera porque hace seis mil años se produjo una relación sexual microbiana ilícita.
All food is processed – and that’s a good thing.
The law has been developing rapidly in places like Ireland and France. UK employers need to watch out.
Your taste for cheese and yoghurt may never have been satisfied were it not for illicit microbial sex.
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Béaloideas (Folklore), University College Cork
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Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology, University College Cork
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Lecturing in Film Music & Piano, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University College Cork
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Lecturer in medieval history, University College Cork
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Professor in Economics, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition, University College Cork
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INSPIRE Postdoctoral Researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork
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PhD candidate, School of Microbiology & APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork
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Lecturer, Environmental Science, University College Cork
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PhD Candidate, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Asian Studies, University College Cork
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Postdoctoral researcher, Palaeontology, University College Cork
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Professor in Neuroscience, University College Cork
