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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rusty Langdon, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney We are seeing the biggest changes in our energy and transport systems since industrialisation. By 2026, global renewable energy generation is expected to match total fossil fuel and nuclear output. Building the wind and ... <a title="We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/we-could-need-6-times-more-of-the-minerals-used-for-renewables-and-batteries-how-can-we-avoid-a-huge-increase-in-mining-impacts-206864/" aria-label="Read more about We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Cottonbro Studio/Pexels School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available. You may find your ... <a title="Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/set-ground-rules-get-them-outside-and-do-things-together-how-to-navigate-school-holidays-with-high-school-kids-208474/" aria-label="Read more about Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University Ashley Landis/AP Desire, anticipation, frustration and disappointment – any time tickets for a Taylor Swift tour go on sale there is Bad Blood. The release of tickets for the Australian leg of Swift’s Eras world tour has been ... <a title="Why are Taylor Swift tickets so hard to get? The economics are complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/why-are-taylor-swift-tickets-so-hard-to-get-the-economics-are-complicated-208567/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Taylor Swift tickets so hard to get? The economics are complicated">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leo Roberts, Research Fellow, Centre for Mental Health, The University of Melbourne With dual men’s and women’s Ashes series under way, the performance of elite Test cricketers is in the spotlight. For psychologically minded researchers like us, one aspect of play is attracting particular interest: the performance ... <a title="Cricket commentators love to talk about the ‘nervous nineties’ – but our new research suggests there’s no such thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/cricket-commentators-love-to-talk-about-the-nervous-nineties-but-our-new-research-suggests-theres-no-such-thing-208027/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket commentators love to talk about the ‘nervous nineties’ – but our new research suggests there’s no such thing">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Wiltshire, Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Canterbury Fosalba & Gaztañaga 2021, MNRAS, CC BY-SA Our ideas about the Universe are based on a century-old simplification known as the cosmological principle. It suggests that when averaged on large scales, the Cosmos is homogeneous and matter is ... <a title="Cosmological models are built on a simple, century-old idea — but new observations demand a radical rethink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/cosmological-models-are-built-on-a-simple-century-old-idea-but-new-observations-demand-a-radical-rethink-204190/" aria-label="Read more about Cosmological models are built on a simple, century-old idea — but new observations demand a radical rethink">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madi Day, Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University GettyImages With NAIDOC week coming up, there is already a surge in expectations for extra labour from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in workplaces. Events like NAIDOC Week see employers across the country leaning on Aboriginal and ... <a title="During NAIDOC Week, many Indigenous women are assigned unpaid work. New research shows how prevalent this is in the workplace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/during-naidoc-week-many-indigenous-women-are-assigned-unpaid-work-new-research-shows-how-prevalent-this-is-in-the-workplace-208454/" aria-label="Read more about During NAIDOC Week, many Indigenous women are assigned unpaid work. New research shows how prevalent this is in the workplace">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Judge, Associate Professor (Prosthodontics) Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock It seems our perception of dental health and beauty has changed over the last 20 years or so. Social media posts, TV shows and films depict a perfect smile as being dominated by a ... <a title="Smile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/smile-what-are-veneers-and-what-do-they-do-to-your-natural-teeth-207112/" aria-label="Read more about Smile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth?">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Cripps, Director of Technology UTS Human Technology Institute, Professor of Mathematcis and Statistics, University of Technology Sydney University of Alberta Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred some leading voices in the field to call for a research pause, raise the possibility of AI-driven human ... <a title="How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/how-should-a-robot-explore-the-moon-a-simple-question-shows-the-limits-of-current-ai-systems-199180/" aria-label="Read more about How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In all the debate about Australia’s housing crisis, the impact of transport has been largely overlooked. When we talk about transport, it’s usually about time spent commuting and not the out-of-pocket costs. While housing is ... <a title="Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport – it needs to be part of the affordability debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/outer-suburbs-housing-cost-advantage-vanishes-when-you-add-in-transport-it-needs-to-be-part-of-the-affordability-debate-204807/" aria-label="Read more about Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport – it needs to be part of the affordability debate">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By My Nguyen, Senior Lecturer in Finance, RMIT University Shutterstock In a move that has taken the business world by surprise, PwC Australia this week offloaded its government consultancy business to Allegro Funds for just $1. It’s what’s known as a peppercorn transaction. Peppercorn transactions, which involve a ... <a title="You can’t buy much for $1, except maybe a global company. Why PwC could be sold for less than the price of a stamp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/you-cant-buy-much-for-1-except-maybe-a-global-company-why-pwc-could-be-sold-for-less-than-the-price-of-a-stamp-208577/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t buy much for $1, except maybe a global company. Why PwC could be sold for less than the price of a stamp">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gaston, Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland The University of Otago: funding boost still won’t avert some cuts. Getty Images Yesterday’s announcement of NZ$128 million in new funding for universities has naturally been welcomed as a badly-needed reprieve. But ... <a title="Bailout, Band-Aid or back to basics? 3 questions NZ’s university funding review must ask" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/bailout-band-aid-or-back-to-basics-3-questions-nzs-university-funding-review-must-ask-208564/" aria-label="Read more about Bailout, Band-Aid or back to basics? 3 questions NZ’s university funding review must ask">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Hammoud, PhD candidate, Western Sydney University Ashraf Amra/ AAP Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest crowd ever for the pilgrimage. The Hajj pilgrimage is, at its core, ... <a title="An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/an-unbroken-covenant-with-god-what-the-hajj-means-for-muslims-208571/" aria-label="Read more about An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims">Read more</a>
