RTÉ Brainstorm

Aside from publishing death notices and condolences, RIP.ie is also a rich source of significant personal, cultural and historical data. By Shannon Mora, TCD.

One of the main factors driving the demand for micro-retirement breaks is the employee's desire to achieve a better work-life balance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the main factors driving the demand for micro-retirement breaks is the employee's desire to achieve a better work-life balance

There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences. By Niamh O'Meara, University of Limerick; Páraic Treacy, MIC Limerick and Mark Prendergast, UCC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences. By Niamh O'Meara, University of Limerick; Páraic Treacy, MIC Limerick and Mark Prendergast, UCC

A bucket list of GAA destinations to explore, all offering unique social insight and powerful historical connections to Gaelic games See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bucket list of GAA destinations to explore, all offering unique social insight and powerful historical connections to Gaelic games

We need a comprehensive plan for Irish in education and one that addresses the issue of exemptions in an inclusive fashion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We need a comprehensive plan for Irish in education and one that addresses the issue of exemptions in an inclusive fashion

Gerald Bruton has learned a lot about range anxiety and capitalising on cheap electricity since buying his first EV at 81 years of age See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gerald Bruton has learned a lot about range anxiety and capitalising on cheap electricity since buying his first EV at 81 years of age

Mid-contract price hikes may be legal, but the practice has been criticised as being unfair to consumers during a cost of living crisis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mid-contract price hikes may be legal, but the practice has been criticised as being unfair to consumers during a cost of living crisis

Recent research suggests middle age could mark a shift in brain ageing with our blood in our 40s more informative about our brain in our 60s. By Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard, UCC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent research suggests middle age could mark a shift in brain ageing with our blood in our 40s more informative about our brain in our 60s. By Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard, UCC.

Research suggests the relationship between pay, motivation and performance is much more complicated than you might think. By Ann Masterson and Karen Feery, TU Dublin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research suggests the relationship between pay, motivation and performance is much more complicated than you might think. By Ann Masterson and Karen Feery, TU Dublin.

Rainwater harvesting is a possible small solution to some very big problems - and not just watering the garden. By Ruth Quinn, ATU Sligo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rainwater harvesting is a possible small solution to some very big problems - and not just watering the garden. By Ruth Quinn, ATU Sligo.

A deep dive into the motivations, purposes and challenges about why we clock in from 9 to 5 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deep dive into the motivations, purposes and challenges about why we clock in from 9 to 5

Social media has amplified what young people think about body image, self-esteem and mental health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social media has amplified what young people think about body image, self-esteem and mental health

Your guide to the Giant Red Spot, those large ocean-bearing oceans and the conditions which could support life on the planet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your guide to the Giant Red Spot, those large ocean-bearing oceans and the conditions which could support life on the planet