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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M. Smith, Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University Within our extended primate family consisting of lemurs, monkeys, and apes, humans have the largest brains. Our closest living relatives, chimpanzees, weigh about two-thirds as much as us, yet our brains are about ... <a title="Baby steps: this ancient skull is helping us trace the path that led to modern childhood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/baby-steps-this-ancient-skull-is-helping-us-trace-the-path-that-led-to-modern-childhood-130535/" aria-label="Read more about Baby steps: this ancient skull is helping us trace the path that led to modern childhood">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney As coronavirus forces us to isolate, some news outlets are suggesting now is the ideal time to bring a dog into your life. But the current changes have some far-reaching implications for dogs of all ages, and especially for puppies. ... <a title="Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/routine-and-learning-games-how-to-make-sure-your-dog-doesnt-get-canine-cabin-fever-134248/" aria-label="Read more about Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling As new, stricter measures intended to limit the spread of coronavirus were announced in NSW, Queensland and Victoria, many turned to Google to work out what they meant in practice. According to Google Trends, some of the top coronavirus searches nationally ... <a title="Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/can-i-visit-my-boyfriend-my-parents-can-i-go-fishing-or-bushwalking-coronavirus-rules-in-nsw-queensland-and-victoria-explained-135308/" aria-label="Read more about Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia As of this week, everyone with a Medicare card is eligible for Medicare-funded telehealth. That means you can have a consultation with your GP, psychologist and other health providers via video or phone, rather than going ... <a title="What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/what-can-you-use-a-telehealth-consult-for-and-when-should-you-physically-visit-your-gp-135046/" aria-label="Read more about What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealanders in their 20s are the age group with the biggest numbers of Covid-19 and are “the vector for transmission”, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern has thanked NZ for its efforts, but says it is still too early to say if the level four lockdown is successfully slowing transmission. Ardern ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 7: People in their 20s are ‘the ones passing it on’ – PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/nz-lockdown-day-7-people-in-their-20s-are-the-ones-passing-it-on-pm/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 7: People in their 20s are ‘the ones passing it on’ – PM">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Hess, Associate Professor (Communication), Deakin University The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a lexicon of its own. We have had to quickly incorporate words like “self-isolation” and “social distancing” into our everyday language to navigate it. “Essential service” is another one. In fact, it is one of ... <a title="Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/local-newspapers-are-an-essential-service-they-deserve-a-government-rescue-package-too-135323/" aria-label="Read more about Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin I was concerned to read last night that Greta Thunberg and her father almost certainly have Covid19; however, because of very restrictive testing criteria used in Sweden, they have not been tested. And I heard yesterday, on a Radio New Zealand news bulletin, a story about how there are virtually no ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Exponential Growth in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-exponential-growth-in-italy-sweden-and-the-united-kingdom/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Exponential Growth in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Blay, Research Fellow – workforce, Western Sydney University The number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce. Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas ... <a title="Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/using-nursing-assistants-to-fill-coronavirus-gaps-brings-risks-if-theyre-not-up-to-the-job-134242/" aria-label="Read more about Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicentre where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required – as well as agenda-setting in the global power play. China played ... <a title="Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/masking-power-in-the-age-of-contagion-the-two-faces-of-china-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus-135035/" aria-label="Read more about Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The growth in COVID-19 cases in Australia appears to have slowed across all states, through a combination of tighter border control and spatial distancing. With the number of new cases each day growing at a slower rate, there is a ... <a title="If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/if-coronavirus-cases-dont-grow-any-faster-our-health-system-will-probably-cope-135214/" aria-label="Read more about If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Ko, Chair Professor and Director of Cyber Security, The University of Queensland Recently Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube committed to removing coronavirus-related misinformation from their platforms. COVID-19 is being described as the first major pandemic of the social media age. In troubling times, ... <a title="Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and ‘Mel’: why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/meet-sara-sharon-and-mel-why-people-spreading-coronavirus-anxiety-on-twitter-might-actually-be-bots-134802/" aria-label="Read more about Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and ‘Mel’: why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martina Doblin, Senior Research Fellow, Plant Functional Biology & Climate Change, University of Technology Sydney As the climate warms, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat and corn is becoming less productive. We need to find ways to feed the earth’s growing population ... <a title="More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/more-protein-and-good-for-the-planet-9-reasons-we-should-be-eating-microalgae-124591/" aria-label="Read more about More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae">Read more</a>
