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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney Author provided The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens ... <a title="I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/i-tried-the-replika-ai-companion-and-can-see-why-users-are-falling-hard-the-app-raises-serious-ethical-questions-200257/" aria-label="Read more about I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney Author provided The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens ... <a title="I tried the Replika AI companion, and can see why users are falling hard. The tech raises serious ethical questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/i-tried-the-replika-ai-companion-and-can-see-why-users-are-falling-hard-the-tech-raises-serious-ethical-questions-200257/" aria-label="Read more about I tried the Replika AI companion, and can see why users are falling hard. The tech raises serious ethical questions">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Whenever interest rates went up in the past, I used to get told it wasn’t all bad news. At least it was good for some people: savers – people with money in the bank. ... <a title="See when Australia’s biggest banks stopped paying proper interest on your savings – and what you can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/see-when-australias-biggest-banks-stopped-paying-proper-interest-on-your-savings-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-200265/" aria-label="Read more about See when Australia’s biggest banks stopped paying proper interest on your savings – and what you can do about it">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Mick Haupt, CC BY According to an estimate from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, an organisation that represents the international music industry, people around the world spend on average 20.1 hours per week listening to music, up ... <a title="Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/why-do-we-stop-exploring-new-music-as-we-get-older-200080/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University www.shutterstock.com Three quarters of Australians are living with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), an infection which causes cold sores. These tiny fluid-filled lesions and blisters sit along the mouth and nose area. This is not the ... <a title="Crusty, blistering and peeling: where do cold sores come from and what can you do about them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/crusty-blistering-and-peeling-where-do-cold-sores-come-from-and-what-can-you-do-about-them-199885/" aria-label="Read more about Crusty, blistering and peeling: where do cold sores come from and what can you do about them?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 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 Mick Tsikas/AAP A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-19 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 40% of the primary vote (down two since ... <a title="Labor’s lead drops in Resolve and Essential polls, but they are still far ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/labors-lead-drops-in-resolve-and-essential-polls-but-they-are-still-far-ahead-200232/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s lead drops in Resolve and Essential polls, but they are still far ahead">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Brook, Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland Phil Walter/Getty Images Given the death toll, it’s important we consider the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle sensitively. But we must also begin looking into the history of land-use and planning decisions in areas worst hit by landslides. ... <a title="Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to build" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250/" aria-label="Read more about Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to build">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Pexels/Liza Summer In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” ... <a title="We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/we-got-some-key-things-wrong-about-long-covid-here-are-5-things-weve-learnt-199974/" aria-label="Read more about We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University Cedric VT/Unsplash, CC BY-SA How we manage pet cats in our suburbs is in the spotlight. As the estimated number of pet cats in Australia passes 5 million, people are increasingly aware of the damage cats do to ... <a title="Herding cats: councils’ efforts to protect wildlife from roaming pets are hampered by state laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/herding-cats-councils-efforts-to-protect-wildlife-from-roaming-pets-are-hampered-by-state-laws-200266/" aria-label="Read more about Herding cats: councils’ efforts to protect wildlife from roaming pets are hampered by state laws">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
The new media development policy being proposed by the Papua New Guinea Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, could lead to more government control over the country’s relatively free media. The new policy suggests a series of changes including legislative amendments. But media and stakeholders are not being given enough time to examine the details and study ... <a title="New PNG media policy will lead to government control of news groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/new-png-media-policy-will-lead-to-government-control-of-news-groups/" aria-label="Read more about New PNG media policy will lead to government control of news groups">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Finance Minister Grant Robertson have announced a $50 million support package to provide immediate relief for businesses hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, as well as the extension of the national state of emergency, a new cyclone recovery taskforce and related ministerial role. The full extent of the cyclone damage ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: Hipkins announces recovery taskforce, $50m support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/cyclone-gabrielle-hipkins-announces-recovery-taskforce-50m-support/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: Hipkins announces recovery taskforce, $50m support">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Douglas, Senior Principal Research Scientist (CSIRO Environment) and Visiting Professor (Curtin University School of Molecular and Life Sciences), CSIRO Shutterstock There are around 440 nuclear power plants operating in 32 countries around the world, supplying some 10% of the world’s electricity. Another 60 reactors are under ... <a title="Radioactive waste isn’t going away. We’ve found a new way to trap it in minerals for long-term storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/radioactive-waste-isnt-going-away-weve-found-a-new-way-to-trap-it-in-minerals-for-long-term-storage-200255/" aria-label="Read more about Radioactive waste isn’t going away. We’ve found a new way to trap it in minerals for long-term storage">Read more</a>
