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Leonard Cohen’s Broken Hallelujah
Philipp Rosemann, Professor of Philosophy, reflects on the immense popularity of an artist whose songs sound like prayers, whose voice seems to belong to an Old Testament prophet, and whose preferred topics include failure and guilt.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Why Twitter is an unfit arena for democratic debate
Social media led to the rule of opinion over knowledge - and it leads to echo chambers where people share the same opinion
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
The strange case of Brexit and British sovereignty
A mug's game? "Even now, averting Brexit would leave British self-mastery intact
Tuesday, 06 March 2018
It's music not missiles which is shaping the worldview of Korea
Opinion: for young people worldwide, Korea now means Kpop acts like BTS rather than a stand-off over missiles between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
How the Communiversity introduces people to higher education
The Communiversity programme gives men and women of all ages the chance to learn together and build confidence as they do so
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Can reliving the past change our memories?
Opinion: engaging in structured reminiscence may affect autobiographical memory, both in healthy older adults as well as people with dementia and depression
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
A short history of deadly potions and poisons
Analysis: the recent high profile poisoning case involving Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak has highlighted our dark fascination with death by poisoning
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Love Across Borders
Dr Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain from the Dept of Sociology is looking at the globalisation of love in an Irish context.
Wednesday, 14 February 2018