Photo was taken at the RDS, Dublin, (Irl)

Sarah Cooke, Cormac Dennehy and Rachel Daly from Col√°iste Choilm, Ballincollig checking out the effects fat reduction has on the taste of food at the opening day of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibiton.

Thought on Monday – January – 13/01/2014

‘I am always surprised by the different ways people view the same events. One person will see the hand of God constantly at work, the other will chalk it all up to random events.’ ~Stephen Rossetti

If we all viewed life exactly in the same way life would indeed be very much boxed in, limited and almost claustrophobic. I had the privilege of attending the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition last week with Col√°iste Choilm at the RDS. What a week we had! There certainly were no limitations! There were 550 projects on display and each one qualified because a young person had an idea, thought about it, liked it, developed it and brought it to life. The variety of projects and ideas was highly impressive. Even more impressive was the energy and enthusiasm that each young person brought to the event.

The 550 projects on display were different but not random. I for one could feel the hand of God very much at work in the midst of science at its best. Science constantly explores, pushes out boundaries and is never afraid to ask questions. No one has quite worked out the exact combination or equation to ‘there must be something more to life’ or ‘the reason behind everything’. But by taking a step back it is much easier to see how God is the plus, – and = of that equation.