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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

Al Jazeera: The Hajj

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TED: Ian Bremmer who explains the world. “The cure for news overload”

How to be smarter about the news 51,872 plays| Ian Bremmer, Helen Walters | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer Political scientist Ian Bremmer has access to the rooms, conversations and world leaders who make the news of the day. So how … Continue reading

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD “An AI just disproved a mathematical conjecture that had stood for 80 years…”

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Mario Nawfal on X: Qatar is offering $12 billion the moment they sign

Qatar is offering Iran $12 billion the moment they sign. They call it a humanitarian loan. Sounds more like a signing bonus. Doha has made itself indispensable to every party in this conflict simultaneously, mediating for the US, funding Iran, … Continue reading

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: AI can chart a course to disaster faster than humans can notice

AI can chart a course to disaster faster than humans can notice By Hiranya Peiris | Analysis | May 25, 2026 By the time it becomes obvious that a trajectory of steps is dangerous, an AI model may already have laid the tracks ahead … Continue reading

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Yuk Hui, philosopher: ‘Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second’. Comment: Have you had all your data stolen; it cannot be described as stolen because it is not theft because you willingly give your data in return for their platform. Imagine years of posting just gone … it is happening more and more to people who failed to understand the deal say 10 years ago

TECHNOLOGY Yuk Hui, philosopher: ‘Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second’ The Hong Kong thinker argues that today’s business model may not wipe out humanity, but it can impoverish our lives Jaime Rubio Hancock MAY 24, 2026 … Continue reading

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DW: Children, teens in Germany lack access to mental health care. Comment: Imagine how we neglect mental illness in Ireland; where is the primary care promised when in the 1980’s patients were encouraged to leave the institutions to experience life in a caring community

https://p.dw.com/p/5Doby Children, teens in Germany lack access to mental health care SocietyGermany Melina Grundmann 05/23/2026May 23, 2026 German doctors are sounding the alarm as the number of children and adolescents experiencing emotional health issues is on the rise — but … Continue reading

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The Rundown AI: Google’s AI cracks nine unsolved maths problems

 Google’s AI cracks nine unsolved math problems Image source: Images 2.0 / The Rundown The Rundown: Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus, an AI system that generates machine-verified mathematical proofs, solved nine open Erdős problems, including two unsolved for 56 years, just a day after … Continue reading

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Axios: New Iran deal timeline

  New Iran deal timeline   President Trump rides in the presidential limousine, known as the Beast, after arriving on Marine One at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on Friday. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP The White House thinks it could take several … Continue reading

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Pope urgest humanity to slow down AI

  Pope urges humanity to slow down AI   Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his encyclical today at the Vatican. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV, in his first encyclical, urged governments today to slow the development … Continue reading

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