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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Maksymov, Australian Research Council Future Fellow (Senior Lecturer), Swinburne University of Technology This year, my colleague Andrey Pototsky and I were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for our experimental work involving vibrating living earthworms. The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year to recognise ... <a title="We vibrated earthworms to learn about safely connecting human brains to computers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/we-vibrated-earthworms-to-learn-about-safely-connecting-human-brains-to-computers-148313/" aria-label="Read more about We vibrated earthworms to learn about safely connecting human brains to computers">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evita March, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia Humans are curious and social creatures by nature. The news helps us make sense of the world around us and connects us with our local, national and international community. So it’s no wonder we’re drawn to it. Objective, ... <a title="When too much news is bad news: is the way we consume news detrimental to our health?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/when-too-much-news-is-bad-news-is-the-way-we-consume-news-detrimental-to-our-health-146568/" aria-label="Read more about When too much news is bad news: is the way we consume news detrimental to our health?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Cumpston, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Over countless millennia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have harnessed the tremendous potential of plants, ingeniously using them for medicines, nutrition, to express our culture and to develop innovative technologies. But as I learn more about First Peoples’ plant ... <a title="Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/food-tools-and-medicine-5-native-plants-that-illuminate-deep-aboriginal-knowledge-145240/" aria-label="Read more about Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Gildersleeve, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland A small group of novels are famous for their first lines: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1851) and Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina (1877). Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (1938), belongs to ... <a title="Guide to the classics: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier — gender, gothic haunting and gaslighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/guide-to-the-classics-rebecca-by-daphne-du-maurier-gender-gothic-haunting-and-gaslighting-146573/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier — gender, gothic haunting and gaslighting">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Sealord responds to international fishers covid-19 outbreak at Christchurch MIQ. Video: RNZBy RNZ News Some 11 cases of covid-19 have been confirmed at a New Zealand managed isolation facility (MIQ) in Christchurch, with another 14 possible cases being investigated. The Ministry of Health said last night it was investigating after the cases were detected during ... <a title="Covid-19 outbreak among Russian fishers at NZ isolation facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/covid-19-outbreak-among-russian-fishers-at-nz-isolation-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 outbreak among Russian fishers at NZ isolation facility">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Vowles, Professor of Political Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington As the dust begins to settle after the 2020 election, a new electoral landscape becomes visible. It is remarkably different from the one before. One way to put this in perspective is by ... <a title="The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/the-2020-nz-election-saw-record-vote-volatility-what-does-that-mean-for-the-next-labour-government-148330/" aria-label="Read more about The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Sunday a further easing of coronavirus restrictions, as Victoria’s 14-day average of new daily cases continues to trend downwards. Among the changes, Melburnians were told that from November 2 ... <a title="Melburnians will soon be able to have 2 visitors per day. It’s far riskier than an exclusive bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/melburnians-will-soon-be-able-to-have-2-visitors-per-day-its-far-riskier-than-an-exclusive-bubble-148430/" aria-label="Read more about Melburnians will soon be able to have 2 visitors per day. It’s far riskier than an exclusive bubble">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bobbie Oliver, Honorary Research Fellow, Humanities, University of Western Australia The death of 23-year-old apprentice Jonnie Hartshorn on a Perth university building site is the 23rd workplace fatality among construction workers in Australia in 2020. Hartshorn was killed on October 13 after falling 20 metres when the ... <a title="Another building-site death adds to demands for industrial manslaughter laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/another-building-site-death-adds-to-demands-for-industrial-manslaughter-laws-148335/" aria-label="Read more about Another building-site death adds to demands for industrial manslaughter laws">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We don’t have to credit Scott Morrison’s claim at Tuesday’s Coalition joint party room meeting that an election is the furthest thing from his mind, but we can take at face value his indication he wants to run full term. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison says he wants to run full term, and there are good reasons to believe him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/view-from-the-hill-morrison-says-he-wants-to-run-full-term-and-there-are-good-reasons-to-believe-him-148440/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison says he wants to run full term, and there are good reasons to believe him">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Li Tay, Lecturer, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University In a new series, our writers explore their best worst film. They’ll tell you what the critics got wrong – and why it’s time to give these movies another chance. As an academic, I ... <a title="My best worst film: dubbed a crass Adam Sandler comedy, Click is a deep meditation on relationships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/my-best-worst-film-dubbed-a-crass-adam-sandler-comedy-click-is-a-deep-meditation-on-relationships-147357/" aria-label="Read more about My best worst film: dubbed a crass Adam Sandler comedy, Click is a deep meditation on relationships">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University We’re at the mid-point of the Queensland election campaign. Pre-polling opened on Monday, with about two million Queenslanders expected to vote before election day on October 31. But with just 12 days to go, despite the Liberal-National Party ... <a title="As the Queensland campaign passes the halfway mark, the election is still Labor’s to lose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/as-the-queensland-campaign-passes-the-halfway-mark-the-election-is-still-labors-to-lose-148267/" aria-label="Read more about As the Queensland campaign passes the halfway mark, the election is still Labor’s to lose">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia Many Americans were riveted last week by the at times absurd confirmation hearing for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The death in mid-September of Ruth Bader Ginsburg thrust the issue of Supreme Court appointments ... <a title="Two High Court of Australia judges will be named soon – unlike Amy Coney Barrett, we know nothing about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/two-high-court-of-australia-judges-will-be-named-soon-unlike-amy-coney-barrett-we-know-nothing-about-them-147853/" aria-label="Read more about Two High Court of Australia judges will be named soon – unlike Amy Coney Barrett, we know nothing about them">Read more</a>
