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How can society reconcile people's right to protest with the realities of a public health emergency? Join Prof Clifford Stott (https://www.keele.ac.uk/psychology/people/cliffordstott/) , Prof Ivana Bacik and Prof Pete Lunn as they discuss and debate protest in a time of COVID-19. Tent of Bad Science: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/tent.php START 2020: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/ re...

Through neuroscience, creative arts, and psychology, Will Storr, Prof Ruth Barton and Dr Clare Kelly investigate the importance of storytelling and why stories matter, especially when it comes to communicating about science. Tent of Bad Science: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/tent.php START 2020: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/ researchMATTERS: https://www.tcd.ie/research/researchmatte...

Why should we trust science when so many don't? Prof Naomi Oreskes, Prof Jacob Erickson and Dr Susan Murphy discuss what makes information trust-worthy and whose voices are missing from conversations on climate action. Tent of Bad Science: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/tent.php START 2020: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/ researchMATTERS: https://www.tcd.ie/research/researchmatters/ T...

Prof Luke O'Neill, Prof Jane Ohlmeyer and Dr Richard Layte grapple with the big questions of the day, discussing how to make science accessible in a time of fake news. Together, they go beyond the headlines and challenge groupthink. Tent of Bad Science: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/tent.php START 2020: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start/ researchMATTERS: https://www.tcd.ie/research/resea...

What is climate change? Are climate and weather the same thing? How is climate change different from global warming? Is there anything we can do to stop catastrophic climate change? Professor Iris Möller answers all our questions!

Where do the stars go in the day time? What are stars made of? Are there different types of stars and how can we tell them apart? What do stars do to the planets around them and what happens when they die? Dr Donna Rodgers-Lee answers all our questions!

What is 5G and how does it work? What’s a network and how do they work? What makes 5G better than all the other Gs?  Prof. Linda Doyle answer all our questions about the next generation of mobile networks.

We’ve all heard of viruses, but do you know how they work? Or whether they’re alive? Or what antibodies actually are? Prof. Andrew Bowie answers all our questions!

Have you ever wondered how exactly sign language works? Or why signers' faces are so expressive? Or if you can shout in sign language? Prof. Lorraine Leeson answers all our questions!

Have you ever wondered where the stars go in the daytime? Or how sign language works? Or what we’re made of? Inspired by the curiosity of these questions, we ask the experts to help us find the answers to what you want to know!