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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christiaan De Beukelaer, Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne Concept image from Oceanbird, CC BY-SA Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating a wind-assisted ship. American food giant Cargill is working with Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie ... <a title="Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/wind-powered-cargo-ships-are-the-future-debunking-4-myths-that-stand-in-the-way-of-cutting-emissions-199396/" aria-label="Read more about Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Soheil Mohseni, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand’s North Island, causing widespread damage to the power network. The ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/cyclone-gabrielle-how-microgrids-could-help-keep-the-power-on-during-extreme-weather-events-199665/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Chad Fish / AP Over the past week, the US has realised and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across the northern hemisphere for several years. This all started to become apparent ... <a title="‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/no-indication-of-aliens-spy-balloon-saga-continues-to-surprise-amid-rising-us-china-tension-199769/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
The national state of emergency is declared. Video: RNZ News The declaration, signed at 8.43am, will apply to the six regions that have already declared a local State of Emergency — Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawkes Bay. A national state of emergency gives the National Controller legal authority to apply further ... <a title="NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/nz-declares-national-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-unleashes-fury-across-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Maher, Researcher, University of Sydney Shutterstock “Hello world!” On December 2021, these were the first words tweeted by a paralysed man using only his thoughts and a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted by the company Synchron. For millions living with paralysis, epilepsy and neuromuscular conditions, BCIs offer ... <a title="Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-neurodata-can-reveal-our-most-private-selves-as-brain-implants-become-common-how-will-it-be-protected-197047/" aria-label="Read more about Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Taylor, Researcher, University of Tasmania Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”. However decades of government-led “practical measures” have achieved little measurable progress and in ... <a title="Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-research-has-shown-indigenous-peoples-needs-cannot-be-understood-and-met-without-indigenous-voices-199286/" aria-label="Read more about Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. A recent Newspoll shows a majority in favour – at 56% – but ... <a title="The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/the-history-of-referendums-in-australia-is-riddled-with-failure-albanese-has-much-at-risk-and-much-to-gain-198799/" aria-label="Read more about The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong JustinFollis/Unsplash Love dominates our popular culture and is the subject of countless songs, movies, and works of literature and art. But what’s happening in our body when we feel love? Love is difficult to define, but can be ... <a title="What happens in our brain and body when we’re in love?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/what-happens-in-our-brain-and-body-when-were-in-love-198885/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in our brain and body when we’re in love?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raven Cretney, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waikato Getty Images As the cleanup from the Auckland floods continues, and Cyclone Gabrielle hits already saturated parts of the North Island, many people and communities are wondering about the future of their cherished places and homes. The increasing severity of ... <a title="Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/who-moves-and-who-pays-managed-retreat-is-hard-but-lessons-from-the-past-can-guide-us-196038/" aria-label="Read more about Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Shutterstock Australian oil and gas giant Santos wants to build an 833-kilometre gas pipeline stretching from southern Queensland to Newcastle in New South Wales. Details released by the company show the project would traverse highly productive farmland, ... <a title="The real price of gas: massive Santos pipeline would destroy rare native grasslands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/the-real-price-of-gas-massive-santos-pipeline-would-destroy-rare-native-grasslands-198795/" aria-label="Read more about The real price of gas: massive Santos pipeline would destroy rare native grasslands">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock The notion of the “fair go” is meant to be central to Australia’s national ethos. It’s not easy to define, but most of us would agree ... <a title="Success in life is tied to parental education. That’s why we need to track intergenerational school performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/success-in-life-is-tied-to-parental-education-thats-why-we-need-to-track-intergenerational-school-performance-199771/" aria-label="Read more about Success in life is tied to parental education. That’s why we need to track intergenerational school performance">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Shutterstock Love languages – the concept coined by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman some 30 years ago – has taken the relationships world by storm. It’s often the “go-to” topic on first dates, and for those ... <a title="Love languages are hugely popular – but there’s very little evidence they exist at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/love-languages-are-hugely-popular-but-theres-very-little-evidence-they-exist-at-all-198065/" aria-label="Read more about Love languages are hugely popular – but there’s very little evidence they exist at all">Read more</a>
