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Bright Sparks is an Athena Media production asking what happens when we enable bright people to follow their curiosity and solve the worlds problems. This 8 part series follows TCD physicist Dr. Shane Bergin as he talks to leading researchers and scientists in Ireland and uncovering why our small island is leading globally in many scientific fields. Bright Sparks is an Athena Media science series made with the funding support of the BAI and the Irish TV licence fee. It was broadcast from May ...
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Over the years I’ve had plenty of new clients come in the door who are, frankly, pissed off with their existing accountants because they haven't been told these things until it was too late and also, to be honest there have been a few occasions when I should have been more forward in raising these things with some of my clients - nobody’s perfect. …
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I’ll bet that there’s a lot of things about your business that your great grandparents would recognise. Customer service, dealing with suppliers and managing employees. Some fundamental things simply never change. So, what’s a workflow management system for? Well, in a word - efficiency. That's because the alternative to having a workflow managemen…
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If you don’t have a plan for growth, you probably won't grow. On the other hand, it’s not impossible. You can be totally clueless about growing a business and sometimes it just happens anyway. But, normally that kind of unplanned growth will only happen when two things are present – and those are when you've got plenty of spare capacity and there j…
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One of the biggest things that ever happened to professional football was the introduction of the video camera. Because not only did these cameras mean that we could watch games in real time, it meant that coaches could record the players and see what worked and what didn’t. And when they knew what worked and didn’t, they could build strategies and…
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You might have heard of the business life cycle…. That’s the idea that businesses tend to begin as start-ups, then go through a growth period then move on into maturity and eventually the owners sell the business. Of course it doesn't always work this way. New business owners sometimes buy into an existing business and retiring business owners some…
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Have you ever heard the phrase “don't reinvent the wheel?” And yet when we look at our own businesses, how many times do we see systems and processes and procedures that have been cobbled together from the ground up? Things like quoting templates, or websites put together by Wilbur the Website Wizard five years ago? Or marketing plans that got draw…
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One of the most important decisions that you need to make when you’re running a business is pricing. This is true whether you’re running an electrical or HVAC business or in fact any other kind of business - it doesn’t really matter. If you’re selling products or services, you have to put a price on them. That’s how it works. Pricing decisions can …
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Hey bright Sparks, I'm David Thomson from Certus Group Accountants and you're listening to the Bright Sparks Podcast, the place where you get one actionable lesson each episode to help you build your profitable electrical or HVAC business. Today, I'm going to be talking about changing gears. And I don't mean gears on your car. I mean gears in your …
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Bright Sparks: David McKeown - Rocket ScientistEngineering plays a significant role in science exploration and innovation. We had robot engineer Conor McGinn and now rocket scientist and engineer David McKeown. David is a research engineer working in University College Dublin, conducting research for the European Space Agency on contracts dealing w…
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Richard Roche is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology in Maynooth University specialising in the area of cognitive neuroscience. In this short clip, Richard talks about the brain and memory, and how context can be used in recall to update, distort or even remove a memory.Athena Media Productions által
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Michelle McKeon Bennett is head of the Department of Applied Science in Limerick Institute of Technology as well as the principal investigator of the controlled environment laboratory for life sciences research group there. Yet, Michelle also holds another title.. since 2008 she is an official Astronaut Candidate for the European Space Agency. In t…
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Peter Gallagher is a solar physicist at Trinity College in Dublin where his research involves studying the sun and the effects it has on the Earth. He is obsessed with the sun and in this short clip Peter tells us what makes the sun, and closest star in our universe, so intriguing to him.Athena Media Productions által
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Mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Meterology Peter Lynch, like many other of our Bright Sparks, is driven by his fascination in discovering how things in the world work. In this short clip Peter Lynch talks to presenter Shane Bergin about Galileo, why he became a mathematician and why maths plays an integral part in understanding the world we…
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Cindy Van Dover is a deep sea biologist and the director of the Marine Laboratory at Duke University. In this short clip, Cindy tells us of her intrigue to explore the deep sea and how studying the survival of life forms in such an extreme environment can inform what we think about our planet and the potential for life on other planets.…
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Conor McGinn is an assistant Professor in the Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering Department, Trinity College, Dublin. Conor is also a robot engineer, building many robots like Trinity's Robbie Robot to assist Cork teenager Joanne O'Riordan who is one of few in the world suffering from Total Amelia. In this short, Conor tells us of his passion for…
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Valeria Nicolosi is a nanotechnologist and professor in the schools of chemistry and physics at Trinity College Dublin and is also a principle investigator in the nanotechnology institute CRANN at TCD. She describes how nanotechnology surrounds us nowadays and how it will impact our lives in terms of new materials, wearable technology and energy st…
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Aoife McLysaght is a Professor in Genetics in Trinity College Dublin. In this short clip Aoife describes how genetics, and more specially DNA, physically connects us all as humans, and how that realisation sparked her passion to uncover those links. She talks about her current research and the discovery of a human specific gene in her lab.…
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Emma Teeling is a Professor in the School of Biology and Environmental Science in UCD, or also known as Ireland's Bat Lady, spends most of her time studying the evolution and ecology of bats. In this short clip, Emma tells Dr Shane Bergin about the unique qualities of the bat as a mammal, and what we can stand to learn about ourselves as humans by …
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Ep 8 - Space, The Final Frontier
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What contributions has Irish science made to unraveling the mysteries of the universe through space exploration and astronomy? Prof. Shane Bergin learns the history of the observatory in Birr, where he finds out the importance of studying the heavens, and meets the Irish scientists working in the orbit of Earth, Mars and even The Sun. From astronau…
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How can Ireland help turn the tide against climate change? Prof. Shane Bergin learns the difference between climate and weather, how to reap the benefits of wind and wave energy in Ireland, and how we can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels through the use of biogas. It poses the question should scientists get involved in the political debate aroun…
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Resources - How can Irish research help us utilise and protect our most precious resource; our food and water? Prof. Shane Bergin takes a tour down our waterways learning how we keep them safe from bacteria and disease. From the rivers and the lakes to the sea, Shane discovers the wealth of life and information that can be found within the deep blu…
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How do we make our bodies stronger or rebuild the parts that don’t work? Prof. Shane Bergin meets the researchers around the country who are trying to enhance and augment our bodies, to cure ailments and fight disease. Shane learns about potential of stem cells in medicine, but when rejuvenation within our own bodies is no longer an option, it’s ro…
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Theres plenty of room at the bottom - What impact is Irish technology having on our lives and what are the tangible results of Irish research? Prof. Shane Bergin guides us through the field of nanotechnology which is shaping our modern world and where Irish research, at centres like CRANN in Trinity College Dublin, is leading. Shane looks at the sc…
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Ep 3 - Combatting Disease
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How are Irish researchers helping the global battle against diseases like cancer and Motor Neurone Disease. Prof. Shane Bergin talks to scientists committed to switching off diseases from immunologists to microbiologists.Athena Media Productions által
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Ep 2 - The New Darwinians
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Where did life come from? Prof. Shane Bergin learns about the origins of life on Earth and how Darwins “Tree of Life” might actually be a “Web of Life” and about unlocking the evolutionary secrets behind animals like bats, dogs and fruit flies. Shane explores the genetic line that connects us physically, to our ancestors and in an economic environm…
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Geneticist Emma Teeling opens the conversation on what makes you a scientist with a lovely description of the thirst for knowledge which drives science and scientists to discover. What happens when you enable bright people to follow their curiosity and solve the world’s problems? Bright Sparks, an exploration of ideas innovation and discovery is an…
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