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Month: October 2023

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Bringing a shark to a knife fight: 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives discovered in Indonesia

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University Matthew R McClure/Shutterstock Excavations on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have uncovered two unique and deadly artefacts dating back some 7,000 years – tiger shark teeth that were used as blades. These finds, reported in the journal Antiquity, are ... <a title="Bringing a shark to a knife fight: 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives discovered in Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/bringing-a-shark-to-a-knife-fight-7-000-year-old-shark-tooth-knives-discovered-in-indonesia-214070/" aria-label="Read more about Bringing a shark to a knife fight: 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives discovered in Indonesia">Read more</a>

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A red card could ruin the Rugby World Cup final – the game needs fairer, safer rulings on the field

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Thompson, Research Fellow, Labour, Development & Governance Unit, University of Cape Town In the 46th minute of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC) pool match between contenders France and pretenders Namibia, with the rampaging Europeans ahead by a thumping 54 points to nil, the wilting Welwitschias ... <a title="A red card could ruin the Rugby World Cup final – the game needs fairer, safer rulings on the field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/a-red-card-could-ruin-the-rugby-world-cup-final-the-game-needs-fairer-safer-rulings-on-the-field-216419/" aria-label="Read more about A red card could ruin the Rugby World Cup final – the game needs fairer, safer rulings on the field">Read more</a>

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Most data lives in the cloud. What if it lived under the sea?

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Where is the text you’re reading, right now? In one sense, it lives “on the internet” or “in the cloud”, just like your favourite social media platform or the TV show you might stream tonight. But in ... <a title="Most data lives in the cloud. What if it lived under the sea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/most-data-lives-in-the-cloud-what-if-it-lived-under-the-sea-216067/" aria-label="Read more about Most data lives in the cloud. What if it lived under the sea?">Read more</a>

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Despite its inflammatory rhetoric, Iran is unlikely to attack Israel. Here’s why

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Deputy Director (International) at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Deakin University Iran has warned Israel of severe consequences from “multiple fronts” if it does not halt its relentless bombardment of the ... <a title="Despite its inflammatory rhetoric, Iran is unlikely to attack Israel. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/despite-its-inflammatory-rhetoric-iran-is-unlikely-to-attack-israel-heres-why-216345/" aria-label="Read more about Despite its inflammatory rhetoric, Iran is unlikely to attack Israel. Here’s why">Read more</a>

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Ping-pong diplomacy: Australian table tennis players return to China, five decades after historic tour

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Holmes, Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra Noel Shorter This week, two of the original members of Australia’s 1971 “ping-pong diplomacy” team are returning to Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Half a century ago, few could foresee ... <a title="Ping-pong diplomacy: Australian table tennis players return to China, five decades after historic tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/ping-pong-diplomacy-australian-table-tennis-players-return-to-china-five-decades-after-historic-tour-215537/" aria-label="Read more about Ping-pong diplomacy: Australian table tennis players return to China, five decades after historic tour">Read more</a>

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How do stimulants actually work to reduce ADHD symptoms?

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Bushell, Clinical Assistant Professor in Pharmacy, University of Canberra Shutterstock Stimulants are first-line drugs for children and adults diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But how do they actually work? First, let’s look at the brain ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition, which means it affects how ... <a title="How do stimulants actually work to reduce ADHD symptoms?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/how-do-stimulants-actually-work-to-reduce-adhd-symptoms-215801/" aria-label="Read more about How do stimulants actually work to reduce ADHD symptoms?">Read more</a>

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Growing your own food and foraging can help tackle your ballooning grocery bill. Here’s how

October 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Neale, Researcher, Southern Cross University Up to 3.7 million Australian households have been hit by food insecurity this year – many for the first time. Of these households, four in five say the reason is the rising cost of living, as interest rate rises and many ... <a title="Growing your own food and foraging can help tackle your ballooning grocery bill. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/27/growing-your-own-food-and-foraging-can-help-tackle-your-ballooning-grocery-bill-heres-how-216264/" aria-label="Read more about Growing your own food and foraging can help tackle your ballooning grocery bill. Here’s how">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Cost-of-living crisis is the dragon the government can’t slay

October 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra At a White House briefing early this week, Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, was asked whether there’d been any thought of postponing Anthony Albanese’s state visit because of the Middle East conflict. No, she said, highlighting the importance of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Cost-of-living crisis is the dragon the government can’t slay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/26/grattan-on-friday-cost-of-living-crisis-is-the-dragon-the-government-cant-slay-216441/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Cost-of-living crisis is the dragon the government can’t slay">Read more</a>

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Bruce Lehrmann named as the ‘high profile’ figure in Toowoomba rape allegation

October 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bruce Lehrmann has been publicly named as the high profile man accused of raping a woman in Toowoomba two years ago. Lehrmann, a former federal Liberal staffer, was accused by former colleague Brittany Higgins of raping her in a ministerial ... <a title="Bruce Lehrmann named as the ‘high profile’ figure in Toowoomba rape allegation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/26/bruce-lehrmann-named-as-the-high-profile-figure-in-toowoomba-rape-allegation-216451/" aria-label="Read more about Bruce Lehrmann named as the ‘high profile’ figure in Toowoomba rape allegation">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – The Ponzi financial model and New Zealand’s monetary policy

October 26, 2023

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Today I read this article (David Seymour calls for sweeping changes to make the Reserve Bank more accountable, NZ Herald, 26 October) showing David Seymore’s wish to double-down on New Zealand’s financial model. The Ponzi financial model operates much more broadly than the fraudulent Ponzi schemes associated the likes of players ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Ponzi financial model and New Zealand’s monetary policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/26/keith-rankin-analysis-the-ponzi-financial-model-and-new-zealands-monetary-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Ponzi financial model and New Zealand’s monetary policy">Read more</a>

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COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal

October 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca McKenzie, Senior Specialist in Molecular Biology, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Shutterstock/ART-ur The recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman highlights the growing importance of RNA technology in the medical world, with many potential applications beyond ... <a title="COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/26/covid-proved-the-therapeutic-potential-of-rna-technology-making-it-more-available-is-the-next-goal-215704/" aria-label="Read more about COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal">Read more</a>

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Authoritarian Realism.

October 26, 2023

Headline: Authoritarian Realism. – 36th Parallel Assessments In International relations, realism refers to the view that States have interests and use relative power capabilities to pursue those interests in an anarchic world order lacking a superordinate power or Leviathan (that is, a condition that Hobbes referred to as the “state of nature’). Conversely, idealism refers ... <a title="Authoritarian Realism." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/26/authoritarian-realism/" aria-label="Read more about Authoritarian Realism.">Read more</a>