The Irish Times

Monaghan scientist involved in molecular computing breakthrough

Damien Woods is ‘embedding an algorithm within chemistry to control chemical processes’

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 01:54

Would modern AI systems pass the ‘Turing Test’?

Whether a computer can effectively imitate a human has become a moot point

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 00:00

‘Gilets jaunes’, empty-chairing of Zuckerberg and scientists on banknotes

Planet Business: Also this week, Brexit pain in numbers, and changes at Condé Nast

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:08

British government to publish action plan to improve LGBT lives

North’s Amnesty International chief urges PM to use plan to end marriage inequality

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 16:29

Rugby players who last more than a decade can count themselves lucky

Donncha O’Callaghan, one of the few left with experience of club rugby in 20th century

Tue May 01 2018 - 11:38

From The Simpsons to Pink Floyd: Stephen Hawking in popular culture

The scientist’s fame led to sitcom appearances, biopics, and music about him

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 10:43

An accountant and businessman who spent time at Bletchley Park

Eric McDowell obituary: Born June 7th, 1925 – Died August 10th, 2017

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 01:07

Lost collection of Alan Turing letters found in old filing cabinet

Collection of nearly 150 letters gives intriguing insight into mathematician’s views on US

Sun Aug 27 2017 - 17:43

Fantasy Football: Harmless escapism or a very strange obsession?

The game now consumes millions of people all over the world, including 200,000 in Ireland

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 05:00

On the equiangular spiral and how the narwhal got its horn

Michael Viney: D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson belongs on the same shelf as Charles Darwin

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 05:00

Could robots go beyond taking our jobs to running our world?

Fear of superintelligent AI has prompted new guidelines that propose close regulation

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 04:44

Decoding the enigma that is Alan Turing, the ghost in his own machine

London’s latest public art work speaks to us from beyond the grave

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00

Double standard for LGBT people in North, say activists

Rainbow Project wants parity with England as convictions on abolished sex offences quashed

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 18:55

Oscar Wilde may be exonerated as UK moves to pardon gay men

Homosexual acts were not decriminalised in England until 1967

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 13:25

Fruits of a friendship forged in the garden

‘A Tale of Two Gardens’ is lovely, poignant, informative, and elegantly written

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 06:00

Chris Horn: Machines, choice and the illusion of customer service

Whichever company dominates the provision of an automated concierge may well be the next Google

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 07:30

Chris Horn: ‘We are on cusp of an exciting new age of innovation’

By building simulations of the real world, and letting Google’s DeepMind experiment, it can learn new skills

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 07:30

The famous mathematician Ada Lovelace and the horse named after her

Irishman’s Diary: Wild imagination set her apart from other geniuses of the era, including Charles Babbage

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 11:27

Culture Shock: Social rights and Hollywood wrongs – why Rambo has a lot to answer for

‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘Selma’ have both been scrutinised for historical accuracy. Is it fair to expect film-makers to stick to the unvarnished truth?

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 02:00

BBC to give 1m Micro Bit computers to UK secondary schools

Giveaway part of ‘Make it Digital’ plan which aims to improve coding and programming skills

Fri Mar 13 2015 - 09:28