Professor Luke O'Neill
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1,535 appearances
7 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Sep
Professor Luke O'Neill’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And Groucho said about his brother, my brother thinks he's a chicken.
He was making fun of him.
But then he showed he really did love him.
He said, we don't talk him out of it because we need the eggs.
So you can't beat a bit of humour when it comes to sibling rivalry.
But remember now, this study does have a serious side.
What it says is what happens to the infant and the young child in terms of infection can impact on their earning potential decades later.
So what that means is, may she vaccinate to protect them against these infections.
A second piece of advice is, if a child is sick, try and keep them home because they won't go to the school to spread the infection to disadvantage another family.
You know, this kind of idea.
It can be hard to keep kids home, of course, when they're working parents.
But still, there's various things the Danish study concludes.
First of all, vaccination.
And secondly, try and keep sick kids at home to stop them spreading this.
And that will affect the earning potential of the second and third children.
In a family.
There you have it.
The science of sibling rivalry.
And my podcast is a Newstalk production available every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
Hello, Luke O'Neill here and welcome to Show Me The Science, my weekly podcast here with Newstalk.
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