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Ian Robertson

Reporter · IE

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Aug 27, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Ian Robertson

    The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why? (opens the original)

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    We’ve all met him. He breezes into the room, charisma charging the air around him. He smiles and jokes to one of his favourites, who blushes and simpers in response. A would-be lieutenant at the end of the table tries to flaunt a boys-together intimacy with the boss via a stagey and knowing guffaw. How is everyone? the snappily dressed boss booms, not waiting for an answer because, honestly, that’s not a priority for him. He begins with a few more jokey exchanges with those who have surrende

  2. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Ian Robertson

    Ian Robertson: If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time? (opens the original)

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    Are human beings doomed to become the equivalent of pet Labradors to the superior intelligence of artificial general intelligence and robotics? That is what Elon Musk considers not just possible but virtually certain – and not in the distant future, but by 2036. In a long recent interview with Economist editor-in-chief Zanni Beddoes, Musk asserted that within 10 years there would be no job – mental or physical – that an AI/robotics system could not do much better than any human. Asked by B

  3. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Ian Robertson

    Ian Robertson: This comment by Kobe McDonald holds the secret to Mayo’s win (opens the original)

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    The real curse that afflicted the Mayo football team was not one uttered by an outraged priest – who was, the story goes, supposedly incensed by the 1951 winning team’s failure to pay respect to a funeral – it was the curse of expectation of failure. This is what saw them lose repeated Croke Park All-Ireland finals over 75 years. On Sunday morning, every pundit predicted doom for the team. It seemed that the only people in the country not paying heed to the curse were the Mayo team themsel

  4. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Ian Robertson

    Ian Robertson: A neuropsychologist’s advice on how to win a World Cup penalty shoot-out (opens the original)

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    The famed Italian striker Roberto Baggio didn’t just miss his shot in the penalty shoot-out for the World Cup Final in 1994, he looped it high over the bar like a schoolboy novice, making Brazil world champions. True, the midday sun had heated the unshaded Rose Bowl field in Pasadena to a throbbing near 40 degrees and the teams faced each other through a shimmering heat haze. But heat and match conditions could not account for Baggio’s mistake. There was only one explanation: pressure. Sport

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