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January 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Mackey, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Western Australia The number of people with myopia, aka short-sightedness (difficulty seeing objects in the distance), has increased dramatically in recent years in various regions of the world. For example, in many cities in China more than 90% of university ... <a title="Short-sightedness in kids was rising long before they took to the screens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/07/short-sightedness-in-kids-was-rising-long-before-they-took-to-the-screens-122530/" aria-label="Read more about Short-sightedness in kids was rising long before they took to the screens">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney Australia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and whole communities displaced. This scale is like nothing before, and our national response must ... <a title="Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/07/australia-can-expect-far-more-fire-catastrophes-a-proper-disaster-plan-is-worth-paying-for-129326/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chloe Lucas, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis of underinsurance. Already more than 1,500 homes have been destroyed – ... <a title="A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/07/a-crisis-of-underinsurance-threatens-to-scar-rural-australia-permanently-129343/" aria-label="Read more about A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Willsteed, Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology The first tune I ever wrote – a proper tune, with an intro, verses, choruses and a middle bit – was a surfing instrumental. I have always been a pretty crappy singer, and I figured that the guitar could ... <a title="Surf music – in praise of strings, sand and the endless swell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/07/surf-music-in-praise-of-strings-sand-and-the-endless-swell-128914/" aria-label="Read more about Surf music – in praise of strings, sand and the endless swell">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Keenan, Professor, University of Melbourne As monstrous blazes overwhelm Australia’s south-east, the need for a national bushfire policy has never been more urgent. Active land management such as hazard-reduction burning and forest thinning must lie at the core of any such policy. Done well, controlled burning ... <a title="There’s only one way to make bushfires less powerful: take out the stuff that burns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/theres-only-one-way-to-make-bushfires-less-powerful-take-out-the-stuff-that-burns-129323/" aria-label="Read more about There’s only one way to make bushfires less powerful: take out the stuff that burns">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
The verdicts are in on how New Zealand’s politicians performed last year. The end-of-year columns evaluating the MPs have been almost unanimous in their praise for Jacinda Ardern, who is seen to have navigated a difficult year superbly. But there are also some surprising verdicts. The Spinoff website has compiled their pundits’ picks for the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Evaluating NZ’s politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-evaluating-nzs-politicians/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Evaluating NZ’s politicians">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Already, scientists are warning of ... <a title="Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before. They could do it again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/bushfires-have-reshaped-life-on-earth-before-they-could-do-it-again-129344/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before. They could do it again">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Gearing, Journalist, author, broadcaster, Queensland University of Technology After reporting on the deadly 2011 Queensland flash flood disaster, I spent a year documenting accounts of heroic rescues, tragic deaths and extraordinary survival. Five years later, I returned for a follow-up study. I found some survivors had ... <a title="Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/disaster-recovery-from-australias-fires-will-be-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-129325/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hoar, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications Studies, Auckland University of Technology Eighty-one years ago, a broadcast of Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds supposedly caused mass hysteria in America, as listeners thought martians had invaded New Jersey. There are varying accounts of the controversial incident, and ... <a title="Broadcast turns 100: from the Hindenburg disaster to the Hottest 100, here’s how radio shaped the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/broadcast-turns-100-from-the-hindenburg-disaster-to-the-hottest-100-heres-how-radio-shaped-the-world-125717/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcast turns 100: from the Hindenburg disaster to the Hottest 100, here’s how radio shaped the world">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology For many young people, pornography has become the default sex educator. Children and young people are encountering pornography in greater numbers, at younger ages, and with a wider variety of content, influencing young people’s sexual lives. Research evidence from ... <a title="Pornography has deeply troubling effects on young people, but there are ways we can minimise the harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/pornography-has-deeply-troubling-effects-on-young-people-but-there-are-ways-we-can-minimise-the-harm-127319/" aria-label="Read more about Pornography has deeply troubling effects on young people, but there are ways we can minimise the harm">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, Research assistant, The University of Queensland Many Australians are reluctant to use sunscreen, even though it’s an important element in preventing the skin cancers that affect about two in three of us at some time in our lives. The Cancer Council says myths about sunscreens ... <a title="4½ myths about sunscreen and why they’re wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/4-myths-about-sunscreen-and-why-theyre-wrong-125879/" aria-label="Read more about 4½ myths about sunscreen and why they’re wrong">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zara Bending, Associate, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University Limbani the chimpanzee has about 650,000 Instagram followers. In recent months the account has featured viral photos and videos of the captive young ape playing the guitar, bouncing on a trampoline and wearing a giant banana costume. Fans ... <a title="Before you hit ‘share’ on that cute animal photo, consider the harm it can cause" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/06/before-you-hit-share-on-that-cute-animal-photo-consider-the-harm-it-can-cause-126182/" aria-label="Read more about Before you hit ‘share’ on that cute animal photo, consider the harm it can cause">Read more</a>
