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Month: October 2023

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Photography: Real and Imagined at the NGV – a huge and dazzling exhibition that reexamines our thinking

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Installation view of Patrick Pound’s People who look dead but (probably) aren’t 2011–2014 on display in Photography: Real & Imagined at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from October 13 2023 – February 4 2024. Photo: Lillie ... <a title="Photography: Real and Imagined at the NGV – a huge and dazzling exhibition that reexamines our thinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/photography-real-and-imagined-at-the-ngv-a-huge-and-dazzling-exhibition-that-reexamines-our-thinking-214551/" aria-label="Read more about Photography: Real and Imagined at the NGV – a huge and dazzling exhibition that reexamines our thinking">Read more</a>

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Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in New Zealand. Less than a week from the polls, a crisis in the Middle East offered opposition parties a brief chance ... <a title="Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/israel-gaza-crisis-nz-must-condemn-atrocities-but-keep-pushing-for-a-two-state-solution-215586/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution">Read more</a>

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NZ police are using AI to catch criminals – but the law urgently needs to catch up too

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Sims, Associate Professor in Commericial Law, University of Auckland The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century. A recent Official Information Act request by Radio New Zealand revealed the use of SearchX, an ... <a title="NZ police are using AI to catch criminals – but the law urgently needs to catch up too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/nz-police-are-using-ai-to-catch-criminals-but-the-law-urgently-needs-to-catch-up-too-214833/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police are using AI to catch criminals – but the law urgently needs to catch up too">Read more</a>

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How do I know if a rental house is mouldy before I sign the lease? 12 things to check

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bentley, Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Although most Australian states require homes be free of mould before they are rented out, seasoned ... <a title="How do I know if a rental house is mouldy before I sign the lease? 12 things to check" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/how-do-i-know-if-a-rental-house-is-mouldy-before-i-sign-the-lease-12-things-to-check-214571/" aria-label="Read more about How do I know if a rental house is mouldy before I sign the lease? 12 things to check">Read more</a>

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‘She is cared for and feels that she belongs’: what parents think of special schools

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Aspland, Emeritus Professor (ACU) and Vice President (Kaplan ANZ), Australian Catholic University Yan Krukau/Pexels , CC BY-SA The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ... <a title="‘She is cared for and feels that she belongs’: what parents think of special schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/she-is-cared-for-and-feels-that-she-belongs-what-parents-think-of-special-schools-215443/" aria-label="Read more about ‘She is cared for and feels that she belongs’: what parents think of special schools">Read more</a>

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Dumbing down or wising up: how will generative AI change the way we think?

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT are now managing this information on our behalf – collating it, summarising it, and ... <a title="Dumbing down or wising up: how will generative AI change the way we think?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/dumbing-down-or-wising-up-how-will-generative-ai-change-the-way-we-think-214561/" aria-label="Read more about Dumbing down or wising up: how will generative AI change the way we think?">Read more</a>

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Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney This Saturday is the final day of voting in the Voice to Parliament referendum, which asks Australians to support recognition of First Peoples in the Constitution and enable First Peoples’ representation on relevant policies ... <a title="Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/coming-to-terms-with-the-past-is-more-important-than-ever-the-voice-referendum-is-a-vital-first-step-215152/" aria-label="Read more about Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step">Read more</a>

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Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Valeria Boltneva/Pexels Coffee is well recognised as having a positive impact on long-term health. Drinking the equivalent of three to four cups of instant coffee a day reduces the risk of many health conditions including ... <a title="Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/can-coffee-help-you-avoid-weight-gain-heres-what-the-science-says-214954/" aria-label="Read more about Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>

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We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide Andrey Popov, Shutterstock Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill. This is costly and contributes to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, because food waste rotting in landfill ... <a title="We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/we-found-3-types-of-food-wasters-which-one-are-you-214482/" aria-label="Read more about We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?">Read more</a>

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50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time.

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Cross, Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School Global oil prices jumped after Israel declared war on Hamas in response to its unexpected attack on Israel on Saturday, the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Back then, between late 1973 ... <a title="50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/50-years-ago-when-the-middle-east-was-at-war-oil-prices-skyrocketed-but-it-probably-wont-happen-this-time-215523/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time.">Read more</a>

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Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cairnduff, PhD candidate in cultural leadership, Deakin University Shutterstock When the date of the referendum was announced, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) quietly cancelled its Last Night of the Proms concert scheduled for the night before. The reason, given by the orchestra to the media some ... <a title="Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/arts-organisations-say-they-want-to-be-cultural-leaders-but-are-they-living-up-to-their-goals-215445/" aria-label="Read more about Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?">Read more</a>

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Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on Palestinian refugees in Gaza

October 12, 2023

COMMENTARY: By John Minto The tragic events in Israel/Palestine these past few days have highlighted the absolute failure of Western governments like New Zealand to hold Israel accountable for its myriad war crimes against the Palestinian people for more than 75 years. Even in the past year the New Zealand government has failed to speak ... <a title="Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on Palestinian refugees in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/genocidal-language-being-used-to-justify-a-massive-death-toll-on-palestinian-refugees-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on Palestinian refugees in Gaza">Read more</a>