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Is the world as bleak as we think it is?

The news, so often filled with doom and gloom, can leave us feeling like we are living in an unpr...

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06.45 14 Oct 2025


Is the world as bleak as we think it is?


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06.45 14 Oct 2025


The news, so often filled with doom and gloom, can leave us feeling like we are living in an unprecedented time of global instability. But is the world really as bleak as we often think it to be? We asked Dr Dale Whelehan, Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, School of Psychology.


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