Episode 2 – Monday, 9 May 2022
- The history behind the sliotar
- Can your accent affect your job prospects?
- Does what we eat as children affect our future health?
- Douze points: the who, what & why of Eurovision voting
Brainstorm, a new RTÉ One television series supported by Intel, delivers fascinating and surprising answers on everything from hurling to hangovers and pollen to postcodes
Social historian Donal Fallon presents a new five-part television series that seeks to answer a range of compelling and intriguing questions
The series complements the RTÉ initiative ‘Brainstorm’ which, since Autumn 2017, has been providing captivating content across its various platforms, tickling the curiosity of readers and listeners and delving into the evidence behind news, events and current affairs topics.
A number of Irish educational facilities are represented in the new series, including contributors from Dublin City University, NUI Galway, TU Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick and University College Dublin
When it comes to finding out if dogs can bring emotional benefits to their owners, Donal Fallon spends time with TU Dublin’s Catherine Kelly and canine behaviourist Samantha Rawson.
Elsewhere, John Perry from the University of Limerick looks into the age-old question of where do amateur sport players, such as those in the GAA, get their motivation from? Social affairs are also on the agenda, with DCU’s Ruth McManus looking into how past housing schemes may give us possible solutions to the housing crisis, while TU Dublin’s Liz O’Sullivan examines whether a child’s diet affects their future.