Our outdated approach focuses on disability as a health issue. This must change

The embarrassing gap in science’s understanding of the universe may soon be filled

Physicist Ana Alonso-Serrano on black holes, wormholes and the multiverse theory

Promoting science to replace religion often has the opposite effect, and scientists would be well-advised to stop picking futile fights

Scientists have developed a virtual prosthetic voice that decodes the brain’s vocal intentions and translates them into mostly understandable speech

GAA star Philly McMahon unveils radical new rehabilitation programme for offenders

The bookshelves in our cottage are full, but some day there’ll be space for more

From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin

Planet Business: Also this week, Brexit pain in numbers, and changes at Condé Nast

Stephen Hawking also in running to appear on banknote marking UK’s contribution to science

Review: Duffy is getting his practice in for his role in the upcoming Snow White panto

Artificial intelligence still lacks the common sense of a child to understand the everyday

An intimate portrait of comedian Robin Williams, Monty Halls moves to the Galapagos while John Creedon visits Galway

British physicist’s ashes interred between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in London

Eponymous London club will continue to operate ‘as normal’, spokesman says

Advanced AI with god-like powers could regard us as annoying bugs. Now that’s a terrifying thought

Science’s success in understanding the natural world motivates some scientists to claim that it is all-powerful and will eventually explain absolutely everything

The cult of tolerance does not always extend to those who experience a sense of otherness, often since infancy

Singer-guitarist James Dean Bradfield on the Welsh band’s new album ‘Resistance Is Futile’, their favourite Irish venues, and why they are thrilled to be supporting Guns N’ Roses

Physical challenges could not halt the innovative theories and new thought that flowed from him to us

Review: The Diary of a Martian Beekeeper impressively marries science and theatre

Prof Orla Hardiman says Ireland can be at the forefront of the breakthroughs

Stephen Hawking obituary: Born January 8th, 1942 – Died March 14th, 2018

The scientist’s fame led to sitcom appearances, biopics, and music about him

The late physicist’s editor, Peter Guzzardi, on how his book became a bestseller

‘Red Rock’ returns, Ireland eats, and Stephen Hawking appears on The Big Bang Theory

The US president is a ubiquitous media presence who turns ordinary citizens into news junkies. Some Trumpwatchers look back on a year dominated by the Donald

Robots and artificial intelligence will revolutionise the workplace, but at what cost?

AI is hottest topic at fully-fledged international conference with 60,000 attendees

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Web Summit attendees in Lisbon hear of potential risks from rise of artificial intelligence

Weblog: Cyber expert Ryan Calo writes paper to demolish belief in looming AI apocalypse

The Financial Times gave part of her job to a robot last week - but the writer isn’t despairing just yet

Show introduced us to home computers (1967), ATMs (1969) and mobile phone (1979)

Robots won’t destroy their makers, but we must ensure everybody benefits from technology

Study concluded that the concept of role models in the sciences is far more complex than we might think

Mark O’Connell has spent several years talking to people who want to live through robots and technology, and he admits it stems from his own obsession with death

Fear of superintelligent AI has prompted new guidelines that propose close regulation

Web Log: Principles state goal of AI research should be to create ‘beneficial intelligence’

Artificial intelligence raises very big ethical questions