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Kathleen Lynch says pandemic has reorientated our thinking on what is important in life
Immediate Family: Compassionate story about family ties that will always bind
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Thinking time: New maths theories come from random moments
For mathematicians sustained effort and deep thought lay groundwork for discovery
The Rosetta Stone many believe holds key to essential nature of maths
That’s Maths: Langlands program one of most ambitious efforts to unify different branches
Emma Dabiri and Hazel Chu: ‘This is a real, important moment in Ireland’
Race, inequality and how we have a unique opportunity to create a better country
Does the key to consciousness lie within our brains?
Much recent research supports the view that science can describe consciousness
Slavoj Žižek: ‘Joe Biden is long-term the same catastrophe as Trump’
The Slovenian philosopher divides opinion over his often-contradictory viewpoints
Can’t travel because of Covid-19? There’s always the inner journey
Unthinkable: The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity for armchair tourism, says philosopher Emily Thomas
Is your ‘true self’ a kind of ghost?
Unthinkable: One of philosophy’s great debates may be down to a misunderstanding
How do you know you actually exist?
Unthinkable: Without a ‘soul’ there is no self, says philosopher Richard Swinburne
The tragic, brief life of Évariste Galois
That’s Maths: The mathematical genius was shot dead in a duel at the age of 20
What’s behind the miraculous spiral on Booterstown Strand?
That’s Maths: Something must have altered to trigger this development
Imagine two cities on the equator. What’s the quickest route between them?
That’s Maths: Flight planners, astronomers and satnav all rely on geodesics and the effect of Earth’s bulge
Margaret the First review: The life and times of ‘Mad Madge’ Cavendish
The protofeminist duchess is brilliantly realised in Danielle Dutton’s blackly funny novel
Unthinkable: Are scientists wrong to dismiss astrology?
Philosopher (and Capricorn) Martin Cohen says star signs deserve a serious look
Weblog: Descartes brought to surf generation via Kickstarter
Philosophy Bro translates 17th-century philosopher’s work into bro-talk
Should the State fund religious schools?
Unthinkable: Children have a right not to be indoctrinated, argues professor of philosophy Desmond M Clarke, and schools that discriminate on religious grounds should not receive funds
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