Wednesday, 8th January
Our Young Scientists successfully made the train this morning despite the inclement weather. We settled into our journey across the country through the snowy midlands preparing for the first judging at the exhibition. This abruptly ended when Iarnród Eireann made an announcement. To test our warm clothes we were all asked to get off the train in Portlaoise and were herded onto a new but much more compact train and eventually arrived in Dublin at one.
We were now racing against the clock, to get across Dublin to the RDS, set up our stands and get to the opening ceremony which started at 2.00pm. Unfortunately we were too late to hear the inspirational words of the first citizen an Uachtarán Micheal D. Higgins.
The boys quickly set up their stands and were immediately into Round 1 of judging. All teams were pleased with how this went and are now looking forward to day 2 and the next round.
Our hydroponics stand appeared behind James Patrice of “The Today Show”. Hopefully, he might interview some of our teams over the coming days.
The exhibition this year has several projects on AI, along with several on fertilisers which is probably due to the Nitrogen derogation. We noticed some dedicated to seaweed, seasonal changes, swimwear and of course Swifties!
The boys spotted some RTE celebs and there were some TDs busy making friends with teams from around the country.
Time now for the boys to relax and get some rest as they have a busy few days ahead with more judging and lots of science shows to attend including Extreme Adventures – Mark Langtry (‘Mark the Science Guy’), Sports Tech and Peak Performance – Mark Langtry (‘Mark the Science Guy’), What Stuff Does from Circus 360 and lots more!
Reminder of our 3 teams:
Mark Donnelly, Jacob Wallace and Pearse O’Cronín’s project:
“The CURT: A Cork Underground Rapid Transit system designed by the Physarum Polycephalum slime mould”
David Dumitrescu, Timothy Linert and Yannick Daly Trillaud’s project:
“Humans VS AI” – testing the reliability of AI detectors against humans
James Gea Duffy, Glen McGovern and Noah Sembrano’s project:
“Hydroponic Towers: Rockwool vs Earth Wool“
Ms. C. McCarthy & Ms. A. Twomey
To watch the BTYSTE Opening Ceremony please click HERE
