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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, The University of Western Australia Einstein-First, Author provided Why are middle school students losing interest in physics? Why is Australia falling behind in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? We in the Einstein-First project ... <a title="Einstein’s too hard for school science? No, students love learning real modern physics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/einsteins-too-hard-for-school-science-no-students-love-learning-real-modern-physics-166270/" aria-label="Read more about Einstein’s too hard for school science? No, students love learning real modern physics">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Collins, Lecturer of Mathematics, Edith Cowan University Shisma/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Swiss researchers at the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden this week claimed a new world record for calculating the number of digits of pi – a staggering 62.8 trillion figures. By my estimate, if these ... <a title="Why bother calculating pi to 62.8 trillion digits? It’s both useless and fascinating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/why-bother-calculating-pi-to-62-8-trillion-digits-its-both-useless-and-fascinating-166271/" aria-label="Read more about Why bother calculating pi to 62.8 trillion digits? It’s both useless and fascinating">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University “We want the world to trust us.” In the Taliban’s first press conference since seizing control of Afghanistan, this message was intended to allay fears of what a return to power could mean for the country. In the ... <a title="The Taliban wants the world’s trust. To achieve this, it will need to make some difficult choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/the-taliban-wants-the-worlds-trust-to-achieve-this-it-will-need-to-make-some-difficult-choices-166191/" aria-label="Read more about The Taliban wants the world’s trust. To achieve this, it will need to make some difficult choices">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Chen, Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland Hannah Peters/Getty Images Fast isolation of infected individuals is key to containing any outbreak of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and contact tracing is a critical part of this process. Since the ... <a title="New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/new-zealanders-havent-been-scanning-in-enough-and-that-contributed-to-the-need-for-a-full-lockdown-166330/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl McPhee, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Bond University Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s new series introducing you to the unloved Australian animals that need our help. Australia’s oceans are home to a startling array of biodiversity ... <a title="Meet the penis worm: don’t look away, these widespread yet understudied sea creatures deserve your love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/meet-the-penis-worm-dont-look-away-these-widespread-yet-understudied-sea-creatures-deserve-your-love-163728/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the penis worm: don’t look away, these widespread yet understudied sea creatures deserve your love">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Covid-19 – NZ enters Level 4 lockdown Tim Watkin (Pundit): The Lucky Lockdown? Is This The Kick Up The ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 18 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-18-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 18 2021">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Honorary Professional Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Infections of the Deltra strain are increasing across Australia. A significant number of recent outbreaks have been in schools. In the earlier waves of the COVID outbreak, in 2020, evidence showed children were getting COVID at much ... <a title="Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/poorly-ventilated-schools-are-a-super-spreader-event-waiting-to-happen-it-may-be-as-simple-as-opening-windows-165958/" aria-label="Read more about Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Navid Constantinou, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s biggest problems: climate change. With machine learning, we can use our abundance of historical ... <a title="How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/how-machine-learning-is-helping-us-fine-tune-climate-models-to-reach-unprecedented-detail-165818/" aria-label="Read more about How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Specker, Scientia PhD scholar at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Shutterstock While the COVID-19 pandemic is weighing heavily on everyone’s mental health, people from refugee backgrounds may be uniquely affected, owing to their past traumatic experiences. As survivors of war and ... <a title="For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns recalls the trauma of war and persecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/for-refugees-in-australia-life-during-covid-lockdowns-recalls-the-trauma-of-war-and-persecution-165884/" aria-label="Read more about For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns recalls the trauma of war and persecution">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Singarayer Florentine, Professor (Restoration Ecologist), Federation University Australia Coastal wattle. Dr David Chael, Author provided Australian native plants are having a moment in the sun, with more of us seeking out and planting native species than in the past. Our gardens — and our social media feeds ... <a title="Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/planning-to-plant-an-australian-native-like-wattle-read-this-first-you-might-be-spreading-a-weed-165165/" aria-label="Read more about Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury Amazon Prime This review contains minor spoilers for the first six episodes of Nine Perfect Strangers. Nine Perfect Strangers is a polished take on wellness culture that is less “eat the rich” than “pass the ... <a title="Nine Perfect Strangers review: sharp dialogue and excellent performances can’t hide the hollowness of the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/nine-perfect-strangers-review-sharp-dialogue-and-excellent-performances-cant-hide-the-hollowness-of-the-story-165949/" aria-label="Read more about Nine Perfect Strangers review: sharp dialogue and excellent performances can’t hide the hollowness of the story">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hoadley, Associate Professor, University of Auckland The question of whether New Zealand accepts some moral responsibility to help Afghans who worked with its armed forces has now been answered. But another question remains: will high ideals be brought to earth by political and practical obstacles? To ... <a title="As New Zealand mobilises to help in Afghanistan, its rescue response faces serious challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/as-new-zealand-mobilises-to-help-in-afghanistan-its-rescue-response-faces-serious-challenges-166179/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand mobilises to help in Afghanistan, its rescue response faces serious challenges">Read more</a>
