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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock A reader of The Conversation recently wrote in to ask: Why does grass grow slower in winter? It is a great question and at first the answer might seem obvious. There ... <a title="Why does grass grow more slowly in winter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/why-does-grass-grow-more-slowly-in-winter-206616/" aria-label="Read more about Why does grass grow more slowly in winter?">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO Google Deepmind/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in these models has waned as users have discovered they can make ... <a title="Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/both-humans-and-ai-hallucinate-but-not-in-the-same-way-205754/" aria-label="Read more about Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist An influenza B outbreak has occurred at shelters housing residents who were hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar. It has been three weeks since typhoon Mawar wreaked havoc on Guam leaving hundreds displaced. Melissa Savares, mayor of Dededo, one of the worst hit areas, said some people were being kept ... <a title="Influenza outbreak after Mawar challenges Guam’s evacuation centres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/influenza-outbreak-after-mawar-challenges-guams-evacuation-centres/" aria-label="Read more about Influenza outbreak after Mawar challenges Guam’s evacuation centres">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Humphries, Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University In this edited book extract, Paul Humphries describes how a proposal to feed hungry miners on Victoria’s goldfields led to a Murray cod fishery – and the collapse of cod populations, the effects of which are still with us ... <a title="Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/hungry-gold-miners-created-victorias-murray-cod-fisheries-and-were-still-dealing-with-the-consequences-206768/" aria-label="Read more about Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne James Ross/AAP A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor ... <a title="Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/woeful-victorian-poll-for-state-coalition-victoria-and-nsw-to-lose-federal-seats-as-wa-gains-207628/" aria-label="Read more about Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meghan S. Miller, Professor of Geophysics, Australian National University Author provided, CC BY-ND Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018. In the South Island, the largest seismic hazard is the ... <a title="Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ’s Alpine Fault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/seismology-at-light-speed-how-fibre-optic-telecommunications-cables-deliver-a-close-up-view-of-nzs-alpine-fault-206858/" aria-label="Read more about Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ’s Alpine Fault">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION, PARLIAMENT, CO-GOVERNANCE Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Exclusive: Stuart Nash investigation turns up another donor issue – inclusion in probe disputed by a senior minister Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): The potential ... <a title="Newsletter: June 16 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/newsletter-june-16-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 16 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock As someone who has spent the last decade researching sexual harassment and violence in public spaces, the question I’m commonly asked is: What advice should I give my teenage daughter about what to do when she’s ... <a title="‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/he-just-kept-going-why-you-might-snap-back-freeze-or-ignore-street-harassment-207129/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Dodd, Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), University of Tasmania Shutterstock Imagine a fleet of ageing factories operating in neighbourhoods across Australia. On most days the smoke from their stacks is hardly noticed. But on cold days when the smog settles in the densely ... <a title="Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/imagine-the-outcry-if-factories-killed-as-many-people-as-wood-heaters-207411/" aria-label="Read more about Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Leonard, Associate Professor of STEM Education, University of South Australia Shutterstock There is increasing talk about microcredentials in higher education. Earlier this week, the federal government announced the first group of courses it is supporting in a microcredential pilot program. Microcredentials have been around in vocational ... <a title="Thinking about a microcredential course? 4 things to consider first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/thinking-about-a-microcredential-course-4-things-to-consider-first-207619/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about a microcredential course? 4 things to consider first">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrei Lux, Lecturer of Leadership and Director of Academic Studies, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock You’re in a meeting, with something important to say. Just as you begin, a colleague sighs and shares an eye-roll with their buddy. And not for the first time. Workplaces aren’t always harmonious. ... <a title="Toxic work cultures start with incivility and mediocre leadership. What can you do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/toxic-work-cultures-start-with-incivility-and-mediocre-leadership-what-can-you-do-about-it-204198/" aria-label="Read more about Toxic work cultures start with incivility and mediocre leadership. What can you do about it?">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjana Gupta, Senior Lecturer Taxation, Auckland University of Technology GettyImages Food prices are rising at the fastest rate in almost four decades, with fruit and vegetables up more than 22% in the past year. As often happens during a cost of living crisis, there have been calls ... <a title="Cutting GST on fresh produce won’t help those most in need – a targeted approach works better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/cutting-gst-on-fresh-produce-wont-help-those-most-in-need-a-targeted-approach-works-better-207598/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting GST on fresh produce won’t help those most in need – a targeted approach works better">Read more</a>
