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Just like the way a film works, we see the world as a series of fast-moving images. However, a new study reveals that people actually see these images at different rates per second. Stefanie Preissner was joined by Dr. Kevin Michell, from the Institute of Neurosciences at Trinity College Dublin...

Ding Dong! The fish are calling—Utrecht, a Dutch city, has innovated conservation with its remarkable fish doorbell, stirring waves in both environmental preservation and community involvement. Stefanie Preissner was joined by Willemijn Koppelaars, Ecologist to discuss…

After a pretty decent Sunday, yesterday was another bank holiday wash out for much of the country.  And it feels like it has rained constantly since last July – but is that really the case? Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather joined Stefanie Preissner to discuss...

If you’re going to see Pearl Jam, Taylor Swift or Bruce Springsteen this summer, chances are you’ll be paying more than concert goers in places like London, Barcelona and Munich.  Steep ticket prices is nothing new, but can anything be done to bring the prices down? And why is it more expensive to go to a concert in Ireland compared to the rest of Europe?  Stefanie Preissner was joined by Jackie Conboy, Co-Founder of the Music & Entertainment Association of Ireland (MEAI). 

March was a big month for public holidays and flexible work schedules.So much so that for many, they had three consecutive four-day weeks.Newstalk reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been finding out how this went for employers and employees.

An unusual creature was brought into a wildlife hospital recently in the UK, much to the bemusement of the staff. But what it actually turned out to be was even stranger than fiction. Tom Dunne was joined by Janet Kotze, Manager of the Lower Moss Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital in Cheshire...

The number of older people getting STIs is going up. It's a surprise to many baby boomers who thought they wouldn't have to worry about these infections because of their age. But why is this happening? And why aren't more people using protection? Laura Dowling, the Fabulous Pharmacist joined Tom Dunne to discuss...

Could you go an entire year without spending ANY money on luxuries? That means no takeout coffees, Netflix subscriptions, nothing! Well, a woman and her family took on the challenge and did just that. Money Coach, Kel Galavan joined Tom Dunne on the show today...

Oscar winning pair Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas were spotted using an old fashioned paper map in Venice. They weren’t using Google Maps or a GPS. Has technology has killed the art of map reading?Newstalk's Henry McKean joined Tom Dunne with this report...

When a clip of celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh went viral this week, it wasn’t anything to do with his green fingers. Instead, it was because his denim jeans had been blurred out on North Korean television. Many media outlets then stated this had been done because jeans were apparently banned in the country. But is this actually the case? Sean was joined by Professor Hazel Smith from the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London and author of ‘North Korea: Markets and Military Rule’ to discuss...