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Month: September 2022

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Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Crawford, Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us. Or peer reviewers write demeaning, anonymous commentary about your work. That has also happened ... <a title="Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/negative-feedback-is-part-of-academia-and-life-these-6-strategies-can-help-you-cope-190069/" aria-label="Read more about Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope">Read more</a>

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Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Shutterstock Sydney now has two casinos run by companies deemed unfit to hold a gaming licence. The independent inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, operator of The Star casino, has found it “not suitable” to ... <a title="Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/now-sydney-has-two-casinos-run-by-companies-unfit-to-hold-a-gaming-licence-190540/" aria-label="Read more about Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence">Read more</a>

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Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Stan In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with The Serpent Queen, the serpent ... <a title="Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/who-was-catherine-de-medici-the-serpent-queen-gives-us-a-clever-powerful-and-dangerous-woman-189541/" aria-label="Read more about Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman">Read more</a>

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It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Crystal Abidin, Associate Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University Recess Therapy / YouTube An American seven-year-old named Tariq went viral on the internet last month after appearing in an 85-second Instagram clip professing his love for corn. His quirky quips, including the catchphrase “Have ... <a title="It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/its-corn-how-the-online-viral-corn-kid-is-on-a-well-worn-path-to-fame-in-the-child-influencer-industry-189974/" aria-label="Read more about It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry">Read more</a>

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‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Rickards, Professor, RMIT University “Work” – broadly defined – is what allows society to function. Like other old certainties, it is under threat from climate change. A key reason climate-related stresses and disruptions can have such a big impact is precisely because of their effect on the ... <a title="‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/too-hard-to-get-to-work-climate-change-is-making-workers-lives-more-difficult-190442/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult">Read more</a>

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Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Mika, Professor of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury Shutterstock In 2017, the Whanganui River was made a person in the eyes of the law. The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act acknowledged, in its own way, that the human world includes other, ... <a title="Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/tokenism-and-te-reo-maori-why-some-things-just-shouldnt-be-translated-190140/" aria-label="Read more about Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated">Read more</a>

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La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock After weeks of anticipation, it’s finally official: the Bureau of Meteorology has declared another La Niña is underway. This means Australia’s east coast will likely endure yet another wet, and relatively cool, spring and summer. ... <a title="La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/la-nina-3-years-in-a-row-a-climate-scientist-on-what-flood-weary-australians-can-expect-this-summer-190542/" aria-label="Read more about La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Will Queen Elizabeth’s death affect Australian politics?

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sherwin Crasto/AAP As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and Amanda Dunn, the ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Will Queen Elizabeth’s death affect Australian politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/word-from-the-hill-will-queen-elizabeths-death-affect-australian-politics-190558/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Will Queen Elizabeth’s death affect Australian politics?">Read more</a>

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Inside the mind of a sceptic: the ‘mental gymnastics’ of climate change denial

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock The numbers of climate sceptics are dwindling. But they remain a noisy and at times powerful minority that continues to have political influence. This group is unmoved by the near-universal agreement among scientists on the ... <a title="Inside the mind of a sceptic: the ‘mental gymnastics’ of climate change denial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/inside-the-mind-of-a-sceptic-the-mental-gymnastics-of-climate-change-denial-189645/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the mind of a sceptic: the ‘mental gymnastics’ of climate change denial">Read more</a>

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The certainty of ever-growing living standards we grew up with under Queen Elizabeth is at an end

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Much has been written about how, with the passing of the Queen, we have lost one of our last continuing links to the second world war. We have, but we have also lost something even ... <a title="The certainty of ever-growing living standards we grew up with under Queen Elizabeth is at an end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/the-certainty-of-ever-growing-living-standards-we-grew-up-with-under-queen-elizabeth-is-at-an-end-190425/" aria-label="Read more about The certainty of ever-growing living standards we grew up with under Queen Elizabeth is at an end">Read more</a>

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‘He was deadly, a deadly man’: remembering the incredible life and work of Uncle Jack Charles

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Andrews, Professor Indigenous Research & Convenor of Aboriginal Studies, La Trobe University The family of Uncle Jack Charles have given permission for his name and images to be used. Once again, Aboriginal Melbourne is mourning the loss of another iconic member of its community – Uncle ... <a title="‘He was deadly, a deadly man’: remembering the incredible life and work of Uncle Jack Charles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/he-was-deadly-a-deadly-man-remembering-the-incredible-life-and-work-of-uncle-jack-charles-190533/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He was deadly, a deadly man’: remembering the incredible life and work of Uncle Jack Charles">Read more</a>

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What do aged care residents do all day? We tracked their time use to find out

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Siette, Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Photo by cottonbro/Pexels, CC BY What’s the daily routine like for older people in residential aged care facilities? To find out, we spent 312 hours observing 39 residents at six Australian aged care facilities to find out how and where ... <a title="What do aged care residents do all day? We tracked their time use to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/what-do-aged-care-residents-do-all-day-we-tracked-their-time-use-to-find-out-190147/" aria-label="Read more about What do aged care residents do all day? We tracked their time use to find out">Read more</a>