How doing puzzles on a daily basis can help your brain health www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: the psychology of the ick and why a romantic partner can suddenly repulse you www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Mikel Arteta coaches Arsenal players to expect the unexpected. The manager's disruptive coaching tactics include delaying players' meals, changing travel plans and making dressing rooms hotter www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why are Irish taxi fares so high – and what could change this? New #RTEBrainstorm podcast based on a piece by
Elaine Doyle & Brendan McCarthy @BusinessAtUL @UL @Researchirel & voiced by Jan Ní Fhlanagáin - now available wherever you get your podcasts www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The chequered history of France's Le Canard enchaîné newspaper: the weekly newspaper's biting satire and investigative reporting has targetted politicians, businessmen and religious leaders for 111 years. Profile by @ooh99.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The curious tale of how The Castle of Dromore became a folk song. It certainly wasn't a folk song when it began life in the late 19th century, but it definitely became one over the years, explains Sydney Rime @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The ick: why a romantic partner can suddenly repulse you www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

One of humanity's oldest diseases is in the news due to a death in Siberia, but could plague once again become a major global threat? Analysis by Steve Kerrigan @rcsi.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The story of Mella Carroll, Ireland's first female High Court judge. While her 1980 High Court appointment may have been groundbreaking, it was hardly unexpected of this practical, direct and unsentimental woman. Profile by Finola Doyle O'Neill @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why using AI for financial advice is a double-edged sword. Analysis by Olive McCarthy & Ciara Heavin @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Can an adult beginner become a champion athlete or sports star? By Quinton O'Reilly with insights from John Perry @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Do you want to be buried in your garden? While establishing a private burial ground on your own land is possible, obtaining the necessary planning permission can be arduous, explains Kate Falconer @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Should you change lanes in a traffic jam? Most drivers instinctively believe that changing lanes will get them home sooner, but mathematics suggests this intuition is usually wrong www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What keeps Northern Ireland peace going when old disputes return? The question of how Northern Ireland manages profound disagreement is back in focus due to the renewed dispute over the Drumcree parade, writes Giada Lagana Cardiff University www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What happens to the heat generated by Irish data centres? Almost all of the energy from data centres ultimately becomes heat but the question is how much of this ends up in somebody's radiators, writes Sajad Alimohammadi @wearetudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How a love of gossip could make you a better reader www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Irish food prices are rising again. Analysis by Thia Hennessy @ucc.ie on how the price we pay for groceries is decided by events far from home and the farm gate - watch How To Shop Well Now on @rteone.rte.ie & RTÉ Player 9.35pm tonight www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

British prime minister Andy Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit, so what happens now? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Does your employer actually know what you do at work? How the work we do is measured and turned into metrics an organisation can recognise is a perfect example of the Rumpelstiltskin economy, explains @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Are difficult friends (and family members) making you age faster? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...