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May 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Agata Mrva-Montoya, Honorary Associate, Department of Media and Communication, University of Sydney Academic book publishing is under threat. Global university rankings and competition for funding and international student enrolments are reshaping the research landscape. Academics are under more pressure to win grant funding and publish journal articles, ... <a title="Book publishing sidelined in the game of university measurement and rankings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/18/book-publishing-sidelined-in-the-game-of-university-measurement-and-rankings-157885/" aria-label="Read more about Book publishing sidelined in the game of university measurement and rankings">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Collins, Academic Director (National Programs), Edith Cowan University New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called for “ethical algorithms” to help stop online radicalisation. She made her call on the weekend at the second summit of the “Christchurch Call” for action to eliminate terrorist and violent ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern calls for ‘ethical algorithms’ to combat online extremism. What this means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/18/jacinda-ardern-calls-for-ethical-algorithms-to-combat-online-extremism-what-this-means-160986/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern calls for ‘ethical algorithms’ to combat online extremism. What this means">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitria Groutsis, Associate professor, University of Sydney Have you ever had to fill out a form asking about your cultural background or ethnicity or race, only to be stumped because the question or the answer options don’t reflect how you see yourself? Our research shows you are ... <a title="Who are you? What the standard questions about birth and background don’t tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/18/who-are-you-what-the-standard-questions-about-birth-and-background-dont-tell-us-160088/" aria-label="Read more about Who are you? What the standard questions about birth and background don’t tell us">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Jamie Q Roberts, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney Most of us are familiar with Shakespeare’s plays. Even if we aren’t Shakespeare geeks, chances are we’ve waded through five or six in school, seen several movie adaptations and been to an “in the ... <a title="Guide to the classics: Shakespeare’s sonnets — an honest account of love and a surprising portal to the man himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/18/guide-to-the-classics-shakespeares-sonnets-an-honest-account-of-love-and-a-surprising-portal-to-the-man-himself-156964/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: Shakespeare’s sonnets — an honest account of love and a surprising portal to the man himself">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Recent media reports suggest drink spiking at pubs and clubs may be on the rise. “Drink spiking” is when someone puts alcohol or other drugs into another person’s drink without their knowledge. It can include: ... <a title="What is drink spiking? How can you know if it’s happened to you, and how can it be prevented?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/what-is-drink-spiking-how-can-you-know-if-its-happened-to-you-and-how-can-it-be-prevented-160538/" aria-label="Read more about What is drink spiking? How can you know if it’s happened to you, and how can it be prevented?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Over the weekend, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk suggested his company could sell off its Bitcoin holdings, sending the cryptocurrency plummeting. It followed Musk’s announcement earlier this month that his company ... <a title="Tesla’s Bitcoin about-face is a warning for cryptocurrencies that ignore climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/teslas-bitcoin-about-face-is-a-warning-for-cryptocurrencies-that-ignore-climate-change-160928/" aria-label="Read more about Tesla’s Bitcoin about-face is a warning for cryptocurrencies that ignore climate change">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry-James Meiring, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Modern transhumanism is the belief that, in the future, science and technology will enable us to transcend our bodily confines. Scientific advances will transform humans and, in the process, eliminate ageing, disease, unnecessary suffering, and our earthbound status. Artistic ... <a title="Downloading our thoughts to the mainframe may be the stuff of science fiction — but humans have been imagining it for centuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/downloading-our-thoughts-to-the-mainframe-may-be-the-stuff-of-science-fiction-but-humans-have-been-imagining-it-for-centuries-154082/" aria-label="Read more about Downloading our thoughts to the mainframe may be the stuff of science fiction — but humans have been imagining it for centuries">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted May 13-16 from a sample of 1,506, gave Labor a 51-49 lead, unchanged from the last Newspoll published three weeks ago. Primary votes were 41% Coalition (steady), 36% Labor (down ... <a title="Little change in post-budget Newspoll; Liberals win Tasmanian majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/little-change-in-post-budget-newspoll-liberals-win-tasmanian-majority-160618/" aria-label="Read more about Little change in post-budget Newspoll; Liberals win Tasmanian majority">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University The fragility of democracy in Samoa has been on full display in the past month. On April 9, voters used the national election to deliver a powerful rebuke ... <a title="Despite a veneer of democracy, Samoa is sliding into autocracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/despite-a-veneer-of-democracy-samoa-is-sliding-into-autocracy-160701/" aria-label="Read more about Despite a veneer of democracy, Samoa is sliding into autocracy">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University On budget night federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced Australia is getting its own “patent box”. What is a patent box? Despite its odd name, it is a relatively straightforward concept. It means lowering the tax rate on all income derived ... <a title="The Treasurer says his ‘patent box’ will boost innovation. The evidence says it won’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/the-treasurer-says-his-patent-box-will-boost-innovation-the-evidence-says-it-wont-160861/" aria-label="Read more about The Treasurer says his ‘patent box’ will boost innovation. The evidence says it won’t">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Burns, Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and termites live in large colonies, divide labour and co-operate to take care of offspring produced by a single queen. This behaviour, known ... <a title="Social plants: in the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/social-plants-in-the-wild-staghorn-ferns-grow-in-colonies-to-improve-water-storage-for-all-members-156377/" aria-label="Read more about Social plants: in the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Evening Report. The MIL Network’s podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. Janes’ The World of Intelligence was placed in the top ... <a title="A View from Afar podcast Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/a-view-from-afar-podcast-nominated-as-a-top-defence-security-podcast-by-threat-technology/" aria-label="Read more about A View from Afar podcast Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology">Read more</a>
