Moncrieff

Moncrieff

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  • How do you buy an island?

    If you (hypothethically) win the Cash Machine, and want to buy an island, how do you go about it?

    Joining Seán to discuss is Frank Chambers, Auctioneer in County Mayo, who is selling one!

    10 min
  • How hard is cooking when following a recipe exactly?

    You get a cookbook, and it claims that all the recipes will take 30 minutes, but they never do - and all of the ingredients measurements seem off. Plus, the American recipes may as well be in Latin!

    So, why can it be so hard to follow a recipe, and how are they created?

    Agnes Boucher Hayes, Home Economist, joins Seán to discuss.

    10 min
  • New book covers the wide world of Cork slang

    For decades now, Des McHale has been producing a body of work around the odd things people say, particularly in the south of Ireland.

    Des McHale, Emeritus Professor of Maths at UCC and author of ‘Langers & Lashes: A Compendium of Cork Slang’, joins Seán to discuss.

    15 min
  • Alan Turing short story reveals a different side of the man

    Alan Turing was one of the parents of computing and played a huge role in code breaking during WW2.

    In part due to Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of him in ‘The Imitation Game’, he is generally thought of as a socially awkward nerd, but Sarah Dillon, Professor of Literature at Cambridge believes otherwise…

    She joins Seán to discuss.

    10 min
  • Are women ever described as ‘charismatic’?

    Women are often praised for being charismatic, but are they judged by the same standards as men? New research suggests gender bias still shapes how we view leadership and influence.

    Joining Seán to discuss the findings and what they reveal is Mary Hausfeld, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management & Marketing at University of Limerick.

    12 min
  • Should you test yourself for microplastics?

    We hear a lot about microplastics, but how much of them are exactly inside you and where? And what kind of damage are they doing?

    David Cox is a Health and Medical Journalist who got himself tested for microplastics, and joins Seán to discuss the process.

    9 min

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