Sean C Duke
@ScienceSpinning
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Science Journalist and Editor
Dublin, Ireland
Joined December 2010
‘Everyone from farmers to emergency responders are benefiting’ – how AI is changing the future of weather forecasting
independent.ie
It took science about 40 to 50 years to reach the stage where weather could be predicted with around 80pc accuracy.
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New wearable brain scanner at TCD will be able to detect earliest signs of epilepsy, dementia and ADHD https://t.co/JuUhI7foKV via @ScienceSpinning
seanduke.blog
A €2 million wearable brain scanner capable of picking up the earliest signs of epilepsy, dementia and ADHD has arrived at Trinity College Dublin. The magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner – w…
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son Ted (pictured eight in from the left )scored 1-3 from corner forward
Well done to our Celtic Challenge Hurlers, who beat Down in the Quarter Final today in Castlewellan 👕🙌 #UpTheDubs
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Hi there. I'm looking to interview a family member of someone with sports-injury related dementia for The Irish Times. I can be reached at seancduke@gmail.com #Alzheimers #Braininjury Thanks!
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Got a science story to tell? If, so, I'd love to hear it. Get in touch at seancduke@gmail.com
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Q&A: It promises to boost research, industry and education. So, why has it taken so long for Ireland to join Cern?
irishtimes.com
Technologies developed in Geneva have helped transform medicine, space, energy and ICT
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One of the first people I interviewed. Always generous with his time, and was a brilliant storyteller. R.I.P. Dr Donovan. Dr Jim Donovan, groundbreaking forensic scientist who survived murder attempt by The General, dies aged 80
independent.ie
The death has taken place of Dr Jim Donovan, the former state forensic scientist who survived a gangland assassination bid over 40 years ago.
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Irish scientists reveal different ways stars explode, giving clues to ‘dark energy’ of an expanding Universe
independent.ie
Ancient ‘white dwarf’ stars explode and die in more ways than was thought, and observing these violent cosmic deaths could help scientists to discover the ...
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What are doomsday fish? Mystery as creatures wash up on California shores
newsweek.com
A rare deep-sea oarfish has washed up in California, the third to do so in a few months and only the 22nd since 1901.
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Happy @ScienceWeek to all. If you have any research stories you'd like to tell me about, which would be of interest to an international audience, feel free to contact me at e: s.duke@newsweek.com
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A nasal spray to delay Alzheimer's
newsweek.com
The progression of the disease could be delayed by several years using a new nasal spray treatment.
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Alcohol Addiction Can Lead to Alzheimer's
newsweek.com
The onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease can occur and worsen faster in people that also have an alcohol use disorder
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NASA Jupiter images reveal gas giant in spectacular detail
newsweek.com
NASA's Juno spacecraft just completed its 66th flyby, capturing images of Jupiter in stunning clarity.
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Mars rock may hold life signs; Project scientist
newsweek.com
It is almost four years since the Perseverance Rover landed on Mars and it has found a rock that could hold life signs.
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My dear friend, colleague and mentor Prof Bernard Mahon needs our help. He has contributed so much to Irish Immunology @Irishimmunology and @MaynoothUni and deserves the best EMA approved healthcare possible. Why wont @LayaHealthcare fund Immunotherapy for Bernard? VHI do, RT🙏
My name is Bernard, living in Ireland. I have stage 4 stomach cancer. My medical consultants recommend Immunotherapy and chemotherapy. Despite best scientific and clinical evidence, my Irish healthcare insurer won't fund this. Am I alone?
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First-ever discovery of a "black hole triple" amazes astronomers
newsweek.com
"We think most black holes form from violent explosions of stars, but this discovery helps call that into question," a researcher said.
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Why do birds migrate? Scientists debunk long-held assumption
newsweek.com
It was thought that birds gained an energy advantage by escaping cold winters, but new research has quashed that assumption.
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Young children made cups for alcohol-fueled drinking festivals
newsweek.com
Children as young as seven were used as child labourers to make drinking vessels used in alcohol-fuelled ancient royal festivals.
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