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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 2d

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Comedians joke about Trump administration’s $20B decision | CNN Politics

Roy Wood Jr. and his panel of comedians react to President Donald Trump’s decision to send Argentina a $20 billion economic lifeline. ‘Have I Got News For You’ regularly airs Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT an...

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 14d

Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 15d

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Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 17d

1,000+ Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh Digitized & Put Online by Dutch Museums

It gets dark before dinner now in my part of the world, a recipe for seasonal depression.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 21d

What happen when a Pacific island loses all Internet access: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian

A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life

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António @akwyz.com · Sep 19

'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catches you' www.pcgamer.com/hardware/its...

'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catches you'

A comedy of errors.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Sep 16

Professor Shane Darcy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights spoke to RTÉ’s News at One about how an independent UN commission reached its conclusion that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

How did UN commission reach its genocide conclusion?

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Sep 13

Rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached www.e-pages.dk/irishtimes/5...

Rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached

In July, North Cork Creameries, a farmer-owned co-operative based in Kanturk, unveiled a glowing set of financial accounts. Revenues were up 20 per cent to €211. 8 million and profits soared by 48 per...

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Paris cleaned up the Seine – and gave swimmers a new way to beat the heat. Will your city follow suit? | Helen Massy-Beresford

This summer, locals and tourists enjoyed new river-bathing sites. As global heating escalates, we need more of these ‘cool islands’, says Paris-based journalist Helen Massy-Beresford

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Sep 10

How generative AI is forcing universities to rethink learning www.e-pages.dk/irishtimes/5...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Sep 2

Some democracies are more stable and resilient than others. "Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy

Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Aug 27

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how the Catholic Church's prolonged campign against the 'evil' of the Irish dance hall led to the 1935 Public Dance Halls Act & a licensing system for dancing. Analysis by @danielmcarey.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall

A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 22

A huge congratulations to the Leaving Cert students who received their results earlier today!

Keep in mind that there are other pathways to DCU outside of CAO. For more information, click here: launch.dcu.ie/4d84IEM

#LeavingCert #FurtherEducation #WeAreDCU

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 12

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies?
There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland.
Piece by DCU's Dr Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/45A11FP

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Aug 11

An article I wrote for RTE Brainstorm on the social impact of drone deliveries in Ireland: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... @dcuresearch.bsky.social

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies?

There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Aug 11

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies? There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland, writes @marcospdias.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What's the social impact of food delivery drones in Irish skies?

There are many issues from noise to privacy which need to be considered around fast food drone deliveries in Ireland

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Aug 4

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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Jul 11

Please help us to improve bathing water quality in Ireland by filling in our survey: dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

DCU RESTART - Bathing Water Quality Survey

DCU RESTART is an ongoing project funded under the National Challenge Fund by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. Through this survey, we want to map water-based activities in Ireland and understand h...

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Jul 11

An article I wrote about our DCU RESTART project that aims to
Improve bathing water quality monitoring in Ireland @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Jul 11

All you need to know about bathing water quality at Irish beaches. By @marcospdias.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Jul 11

All you need to know about bathing water quality at Irish beaches. By @marcospdias.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Jun 23

The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

Photo of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Kathinka Pasveer via Wikimedia Commons You may hear the phrase “electronic music” and think of superstar dubstep DJs in funny helmets at beachside celebrity parties.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Jun 19

A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge | Europe | The Guardian

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Jun 10

On the wake of World Ocean Day, the DCU RESTART Project is running an important survey about bathing water quality in Ireland. It is open until 30 June 2025 and available online here: dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(you must be 18 years old or over)
@dcuresearch.bsky.social

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · Jun 7

It’s that time again

Two images in this cartoon: the first, What most people think academics do all summer, picturing a woman sitting on a chair with a glass of wine, saying “yay no work.” The second, what most academics actually do, picturing a woman at a desk surrounded by papers and books saying “yay, I can finally work“

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · Jun 3

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The Journal Investigates: Where are all the data centres and why should you care?

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