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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Film and Television, University of Melbourne There is no shortage of documentary makers out there – experienced and emerging – who are ready and willing to bring Australian stories to worldwide audiences. But the ever shrinking pool of funding on which they ... <a title="Where are the in-depth documentaries calling to account the institutions that are failing us?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/where-are-the-in-depth-documentaries-calling-to-account-the-institutions-that-are-failing-us-111075/" aria-label="Read more about Where are the in-depth documentaries calling to account the institutions that are failing us?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiu-wai Chu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Review: One Infinity, Sydney Festival 2019 In an age of growing mistrust, the Chinese-Australian artistic collaboration One Infinity demonstrates the ability of dance and music to navigate tensions between different cultures. As the Chinese title of the show (Chu．Wuyin初．無垠, ... <a title="One Infinity explores tension and connection between China and the West" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/one-infinity-explores-tension-and-connection-between-china-and-the-west-111179/" aria-label="Read more about One Infinity explores tension and connection between China and the West">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are burps so loud?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/curious-kids-why-are-burps-so-loud-108988/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are burps so loud?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corneel Vandelanotte, Professorial Research Fellow: Physical Activity and Health, CQUniversity Australia Regular walking produces many health benefits, including reducing our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression. Best of all, it’s free, we can do it anywhere and, for most of us, it’s relatively easy ... <a title="Health Check: do we really need to take 10,000 steps a day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/health-check-do-we-really-need-to-take-10-000-steps-a-day-109079/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: do we really need to take 10,000 steps a day?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Cole, PhD candidate, University of Otago Ever since Charles Darwin’s voyage to the Galapagos, biologists have been trying to figure out what determines the number of species that exist at any point in time. Our research, published today, provides an answer to this question, at least ... <a title="Old bones reveal new evidence about the role of islands in penguin evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/old-bones-reveal-new-evidence-about-the-role-of-islands-in-penguin-evolution-110959/" aria-label="Read more about Old bones reveal new evidence about the role of islands in penguin evolution">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James H. Liu, Professor of Psychology, Massey University Globally, there has been a crisis of confidence in the promises of liberal democracy in recent years. In the United States, the president wants to build a border wall. The United Kingdom is agonising over Brexit. The leaders of ... <a title="The Treaty of Waitangi and its influence on identity politics in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/the-treaty-of-waitangi-and-its-influence-on-identity-politics-in-new-zealand-110991/" aria-label="Read more about The Treaty of Waitangi and its influence on identity politics in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Octavia Bryant, Doctoral Candidate, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University No doubt thanks to Donald Trump, Brexit, and a string of anti-establishment leaders and parties in Europe, Latin America and Asia, everyone seems to be talking about populism. But populism is nothing new. It’s long accompanied ... <a title="What actually is populism? And why does it have a bad reputation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/what-actually-is-populism-and-why-does-it-have-a-bad-reputation-109874/" aria-label="Read more about What actually is populism? And why does it have a bad reputation?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Rogers, Professor in Clinical Ethics, Macquarie University Scientist He Jiankui’s claimed use of the genetic tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls led to international condemnation. His actions have focused a spotlight on research ethics – and what the consequences should be when scientists ... <a title="Whose hearts, livers and lungs are transplanted in China? Origins must be clear in human organ research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/whose-hearts-livers-and-lungs-are-transplanted-in-china-origins-must-be-clear-in-human-organ-research-108077/" aria-label="Read more about Whose hearts, livers and lungs are transplanted in China? Origins must be clear in human organ research">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Morrison, Associate Professor, Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s foundation document. On February 6, 1840, the treaty was signed by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs who acted on behalf of their hapū (sub-tribes). ... <a title="Explainer: the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/explainer-the-significance-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi-110982/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Brown, Chief Science Storyteller, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute If it’s not you, perhaps it’s someone you know. You don’t look infertile, you don’t feel infertile, but after many months (or years) of trying to start a family, followed by several months of monitoring ... <a title="Considering using IVF to have a baby? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/considering-using-ivf-to-have-a-baby-heres-what-you-need-to-know-108910/" aria-label="Read more about Considering using IVF to have a baby? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer and Course Director of Postgraduate Studies in Education, Charles Sturt University School is back, so students new to secondary school will be beginning to adapt to their new school environments. This adaption commonly involves suddenly having multiple classes with different teachers and locations, ... <a title="Adapting to secondary school: why the physical environment is important too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/adapting-to-secondary-school-why-the-physical-environment-is-important-too-110894/" aria-label="Read more about Adapting to secondary school: why the physical environment is important too">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen Flanagan, Research Fellow & Deputy Director, HACRU, University of Tasmania We know that safe, adequate, affordable and appropriate housing is essential for our health, well-being and social and economic security. However, even as house prices subside from recent record highs, many Australians struggle to obtain the ... <a title="Is social housing essential infrastructure? How we think about it does matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/06/is-social-housing-essential-infrastructure-how-we-think-about-it-does-matter-110777/" aria-label="Read more about Is social housing essential infrastructure? How we think about it does matter">Read more</a>
