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Month: June 2023

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Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology Unsplash Fraud in science is alarmingly common. Sometimes researchers lie about results and invent data to win funding and prestige. Other times, researchers might pay to stage and publish entirely bogus studies to win an undeserved pay rise ... <a title="Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/scientific-fraud-is-rising-and-automated-systems-wont-stop-it-we-need-research-detectives-206235/" aria-label="Read more about Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives">Read more</a>

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Is it anxiety or ADHD, or both? How to tell the difference and why it matters

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney Pexels/Los Muertos Crew, CC BY “Cassie” is an anxious adult. She stresses and puts off tasks that should be simple. Seeing others succeed makes her feel inadequate. It’s easier to avoid challenges than risk failing again. ... <a title="Is it anxiety or ADHD, or both? How to tell the difference and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/is-it-anxiety-or-adhd-or-both-how-to-tell-the-difference-and-why-it-matters-205304/" aria-label="Read more about Is it anxiety or ADHD, or both? How to tell the difference and why it matters">Read more</a>

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Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Recent spikes in ocean heat content and average global air temperature have left climate scientists across the world scrambling to find the cause. The global average air temperature, relative to 1850-1900, exceeded the 1.5℃ lower Paris Agreement threshold ... <a title="Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/global-average-sea-and-air-temperatures-are-spiking-in-2023-before-el-nino-has-fully-arrived-we-should-be-very-concerned-207731/" aria-label="Read more about Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned">Read more</a>

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Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fatemeh Aminpour, Associate Lecturer, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney Author supplied. The traditional idea of a one-or-two-storey school, spread over a vast campus is no longer an option for some new schools. Population growth and a lack of land in urban areas mean some schools have ... <a title="Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/vertical-schools-are-increasingly-common-this-is-what-students-want-in-high-school-design-207321/" aria-label="Read more about Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design">Read more</a>

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Finland in 1944, Kurdish ghettos of Bonn, and January 6: the top 5 films at the Sydney Film Festival in 2023

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Afire, directed by Christian Petzold. Sydney Film Festival Winter on Market Street, and it’s time to switch off one’s phone and retreat to the cinema cave for the 12 days of hibernation known as the ... <a title="Finland in 1944, Kurdish ghettos of Bonn, and January 6: the top 5 films at the Sydney Film Festival in 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/finland-in-1944-kurdish-ghettos-of-bonn-and-january-6-the-top-5-films-at-the-sydney-film-festival-in-2023-208094/" aria-label="Read more about Finland in 1944, Kurdish ghettos of Bonn, and January 6: the top 5 films at the Sydney Film Festival in 2023">Read more</a>

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NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan St John, Honorary Associate Professor, Economic Policy Centre, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland Getty Images The Green Party made waves recently when it proposed to tax net wealth over NZ$2 million for individuals and $4 million for couples. As part of a broad range of ... <a title="NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/nzs-housing-market-drives-inequality-why-not-just-tax-houses-like-any-other-income-208003/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?">Read more</a>

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Australians’ feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll

June 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock The diplomatic thaw between China and Australian since the election of the Albanese government is being followed by a limited thaw in Australians’ negativity towards China, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2023 Poll. But Australians remain deeply concerned about ... <a title="Australians’ feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/australians-feelings-towards-china-are-thawing-but-suspicion-remains-high-lowy-2023-poll-208103/" aria-label="Read more about Australians’ feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election

June 20, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The next federal election could be conducted under dramatically reformed electoral laws, with caps on spending and donations, and a much lower disclosure threshold for the disclosure of donations. The changes, being worked up by Special Minister Don Farrell, would ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-special-minister-of-state-don-farrell-wants-donation-and-spending-caps-for-next-election-208107/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election">Read more</a>

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Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?

June 20, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan B. Williams, Professor, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney OceanGate An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck. According to the US Coast Guard, contact with the submersible was ... <a title="Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/missing-titanic-sub-what-are-submersibles-how-do-they-communicate-and-what-may-have-gone-wrong-208100/" aria-label="Read more about Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?">Read more</a>

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Deadly tragedy off the coast of Greece exposes how human traffickers are exploiting Pakistan’s economic meltdown

June 20, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University original Pakistan is experiencing a confluence of crises attributed to a decline in governance standards. Security challenges, chiefly posed by terrorism, have exacerbated the country’s economic deterioration, which in turn has given rise to energy shortages, rampant unemployment and ... <a title="Deadly tragedy off the coast of Greece exposes how human traffickers are exploiting Pakistan’s economic meltdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/deadly-tragedy-off-the-coast-of-greece-exposes-how-human-traffickers-are-exploiting-pakistans-economic-meltdown-208013/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly tragedy off the coast of Greece exposes how human traffickers are exploiting Pakistan’s economic meltdown">Read more</a>

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China and the US are talking again – so, where does the relationship go from here?

June 20, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney Leah Millis/Pool Reuters/AP A potentially significant meeting took place in Beijing this week when Chinese President Xi Jinping met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken’s visit to Beijing was ostensibly to ... <a title="China and the US are talking again – so, where does the relationship go from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/china-and-the-us-are-talking-again-so-where-does-the-relationship-go-from-here-208096/" aria-label="Read more about China and the US are talking again – so, where does the relationship go from here?">Read more</a>

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Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?

June 20, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week. Of the 13,000 payments, only 17 were with cheques. ... <a title="Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/cash-could-be-almost-gone-in-australia-in-a-decade-but-like-cheques-wholl-miss-it-208020/" aria-label="Read more about Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?">Read more</a>