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Year: 2021

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Why too many recorded lecture videos may be bad for maths students’ learning

June 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sven Trenholm, Adjunct Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of South Australia Shutterstock Screen-based devices have increasingly become part of our human experience – even more so since the pandemic began. This trend includes watching more and more videos. For example, before COVID-19, the average American watched about ... <a title="Why too many recorded lecture videos may be bad for maths students’ learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/why-too-many-recorded-lecture-videos-may-be-bad-for-maths-students-learning-157407/" aria-label="Read more about Why too many recorded lecture videos may be bad for maths students’ learning">Read more</a>

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We all have to walk across roads — why aren’t pedestrians a focus of road safety?

June 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Brown, Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA Justice and Society, University of South Australia Shutterstock In May 2021 a B-double truck mounted a kerb when turning a corner in Melbourne, injuring five pedestrians. In February 2020 a drunk driver drove onto a footpath in Sydney, killing four children ... <a title="We all have to walk across roads — why aren’t pedestrians a focus of road safety?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/we-all-have-to-walk-across-roads-why-arent-pedestrians-a-focus-of-road-safety-161183/" aria-label="Read more about We all have to walk across roads — why aren’t pedestrians a focus of road safety?">Read more</a>

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To become an innovation nation, we really need to think smaller

June 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martie-Louise Verreynne, Professor in Innovation and Associate DVC (Research – College of Business and Law), RMIT University RMIT, Author provided It took a chance meeting between Cameron van den Dungen, founder of a start-up mattress company, and Madhu Bhaskaran, an engineering professor at RMIT University, to see ... <a title="To become an innovation nation, we really need to think smaller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/to-become-an-innovation-nation-we-really-need-to-think-smaller-162168/" aria-label="Read more about To become an innovation nation, we really need to think smaller">Read more</a>

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WA’s first governor James Stirling had links to slavery, as well as directing a massacre. Should he be honoured?

June 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgina Arnott, Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, The University of Melbourne A statue of James Stirling in Perth. Wikimedia Commons Today, councillors in Perth’s City of Stirling will vote to decide whether to change their city’s name. This follows a residents’ motion arguing a new name would ... <a title="WA’s first governor James Stirling had links to slavery, as well as directing a massacre. Should he be honoured?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/was-first-governor-james-stirling-had-links-to-slavery-as-well-as-directing-a-massacre-should-he-be-honoured-162078/" aria-label="Read more about WA’s first governor James Stirling had links to slavery, as well as directing a massacre. Should he be honoured?">Read more</a>

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Introducing Australotitan: Australia’s largest dinosaur yet spanned the length of 2 buses

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hocknull, Senior Curator of Geosciences, Queensland Museum, and Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Vlad Konstantinov, Scott Hocknull, Eromanga Natural History Museum, Author provided Today, a new Aussie dinosaur is being welcomed into the fold. Our study published in the journal PeerJ documents Australotitan cooperensis ... <a title="Introducing Australotitan: Australia’s largest dinosaur yet spanned the length of 2 buses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/introducing-australotitan-australias-largest-dinosaur-yet-spanned-the-length-of-2-buses-162177/" aria-label="Read more about Introducing Australotitan: Australia’s largest dinosaur yet spanned the length of 2 buses">Read more</a>

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K630m to restart Porgera mine with new deal for PNG landowners

June 7, 2021

By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby It will cost the Papua New Guinea state and Australian operator Barrick Niugini Ltd K630 million (US$180 million) to reopen the Porgera gold mine. The reopening of the mine in early September will see Barrick paying out full benefits of all employees who were retrenched, including those in care ... <a title="K630m to restart Porgera mine with new deal for PNG landowners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/k630m-to-restart-porgera-mine-with-new-deal-for-png-landowners/" aria-label="Read more about K630m to restart Porgera mine with new deal for PNG landowners">Read more</a>

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USP staff and students hit back at Sayed-Khaiyum’s ‘illegal’ claim

June 7, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The University of the South Pacific staff and student unions have condemned Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s claim that a new USP contract offer to the vice-chancellor is illegal, saying he has “misled” the Fiji public with a “baseless” statement. The unions also said he had shown “total disrespect” for the governing ... <a title="USP staff and students hit back at Sayed-Khaiyum’s ‘illegal’ claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/usp-staff-and-students-hit-back-at-sayed-khaiyums-illegal-claim/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff and students hit back at Sayed-Khaiyum’s ‘illegal’ claim">Read more</a>

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Personalised nutrition is trendy, but can it help us eat less junk food?

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Livingstone, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University Thomas Kelley/Unsplash Australian adults get around one-third of their energy intake from junk foods. Also known as discretionary foods, these include foods such as biscuits, cakes, sausages, sugar-sweetened ... <a title="Personalised nutrition is trendy, but can it help us eat less junk food?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/personalised-nutrition-is-trendy-but-can-it-help-us-eat-less-junk-food-161191/" aria-label="Read more about Personalised nutrition is trendy, but can it help us eat less junk food?">Read more</a>

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Morrison slumps in Newspoll but Coalition gains, as lockdown shows vaccination is essential

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Dean Lewins/AAP This week’s Newspoll had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50-50 on a two-party-preferred basis. This is a one point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary ... <a title="Morrison slumps in Newspoll but Coalition gains, as lockdown shows vaccination is essential" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/morrison-slumps-in-newspoll-but-coalition-gains-as-lockdown-shows-vaccination-is-essential-162166/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison slumps in Newspoll but Coalition gains, as lockdown shows vaccination is essential">Read more</a>

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After Brittany Higgins: will the Foster review prevent another ‘serious incident’ at parliament?

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiernan, Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University Dean Lewins/AAP Last Friday afternoon, as parliament rose after a bruising sitting fortnight, the Morrison government released a “consultation copy” of the Foster review. This is one of five reviews or inquiries Scott Morrison initiated in the ... <a title="After Brittany Higgins: will the Foster review prevent another ‘serious incident’ at parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/after-brittany-higgins-will-the-foster-review-prevent-another-serious-incident-at-parliament-162182/" aria-label="Read more about After Brittany Higgins: will the Foster review prevent another ‘serious incident’ at parliament?">Read more</a>

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What’s the Delta COVID variant found in Melbourne? Is it more infectious and does it spread more in kids? A virologist explains

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsty Short, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Victoria’s current COVID outbreak took another turn last week when a new variant was discovered by health authorities. It’s not clear whether this new “Delta” variant emerged from Victoria, New South Wales or elsewhere, and it hasn’t yet ... <a title="What’s the Delta COVID variant found in Melbourne? Is it more infectious and does it spread more in kids? A virologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/whats-the-delta-covid-variant-found-in-melbourne-is-it-more-infectious-and-does-it-spread-more-in-kids-a-virologist-explains-162170/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the Delta COVID variant found in Melbourne? Is it more infectious and does it spread more in kids? A virologist explains">Read more</a>

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The sex life aquatic: how moving from land to water led to the surprisingly touchy courtship of sea snakes

June 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenna Crowe-Riddell, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Michigan Claire Goiran, Author provided Although sea snakes aren’t usually associated with intimate interactions, our new research is revealing their “sensitive” side. In a study published today in the Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, my colleagues and I detail ... <a title="The sex life aquatic: how moving from land to water led to the surprisingly touchy courtship of sea snakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/the-sex-life-aquatic-how-moving-from-land-to-water-led-to-the-surprisingly-touchy-courtship-of-sea-snakes-159431/" aria-label="Read more about The sex life aquatic: how moving from land to water led to the surprisingly touchy courtship of sea snakes">Read more</a>