The Irish Times

Think big: How AI is helping Irish businesses innovate and grow

The AI start-up sector is thriving, with solutions ranging from healthcare to fintech

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 05:00

Emotional time travel: Will you handle the next bear market?

We should be more understanding of bad decisions made in hot emotional states

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 05:15

Inside Track: Sorcha O’Grady, co-founder of TruckScience

The company’s apps help hauliers make more informed decisions when buying trucks

Fri May 25 2018 - 05:47

What it takes to be a great leader in the 21st century

Authenticity, positivity and emotional intelligence critical characteristics for success

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 07:00

Back to school blues? Here’s how to hold on to that holiday feeling

Feeling tired, anxious and unable to concentrate? It could be down to Post Holiday Syndrome

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 06:00

The endowment effect: Falling in love with stocks and coffee cups

Do investors get too attached to the stocks they own and overvalue their worth?

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 06:00

Unthinkable: We lie to ourselves more than to others

Self-deception is rife, says Colm Fitzgerald, and our education system is to blame

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 10:51

Why are French children better behaved?

French parents put themselves first, let their babies cry and don’t allow snacking. Paris-based American author Pamela Druckerman was a willing convert

Fri Jun 05 2015 - 06:00

Statistics don’t lie – the long game is golf’s kingmaker

ShotLink offers statistics fiends a chance to examine real-life datasets

Wed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00

Games, flat-pack furniture and cakes: how behavioural economics could help

Dan Ariely explains why increasing numbers of start-ups are studying human psychology

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 10:23

Could maximising shareholder value be the ‘dumbest idea in the world’ ?

Companies and executives accused of moving from a value-creation approach to one of value extraction

Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:45

Model investment behaviour falls foul of that age-old handicap: intuition

When it comes to selecting progressive stocks too many of us find ‘cognitive effort’ too much bother

Tue Mar 11 2014 - 01:09

Home economics: how 300 teenagers see their town

A 16-year-old winner of the SAS Young Economist of the Year competition, at Kilkenomics, explains his research into youth unemployment in his home town of Ballina, Co Mayo

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00