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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock On January 4 this year, a three-metre saltwater crocodile heaved itself out of the water and up the beach. Nothing unusual about that – except this croc was on Legian Beach, one of Bali’s most ... <a title="Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/saltwater-crocodiles-are-slowly-returning-to-bali-and-java-can-we-learn-to-live-alongside-them-214069/" aria-label="Read more about Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Goldstein, Associate Professor, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University Pexels/Google Deepmind, CC BY-SA In 1950, British computer scientist Alan Turing proposed an experimental method for answering the question: can machines think? He suggested if a human couldn’t tell whether they were speaking ... <a title="AI is closer than ever to passing the Turing test for ‘intelligence’. What happens when it does?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/ai-is-closer-than-ever-to-passing-the-turing-test-for-intelligence-what-happens-when-it-does-214721/" aria-label="Read more about AI is closer than ever to passing the Turing test for ‘intelligence’. What happens when it does?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Emma Palmer, Senior clinical lecturer in medical genetics, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock They don’t treat you like a person. They treat you like an ‘it’. This was how Richard*, who has an intellectual disability, described his general experiences with medical professionals. He was among 18 adults with ... <a title="‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/they-treat-you-like-an-it-people-with-intellectual-disability-on-seeing-medical-professionals-210889/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Patrick Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University Southern Cross University It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat. We’re using water canons to spray seawater into the sky. ... <a title="Could ‘marine cloud brightening’ reduce coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/could-marine-cloud-brightening-reduce-coral-bleaching-on-the-great-barrier-reef-214308/" aria-label="Read more about Could ‘marine cloud brightening’ reduce coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus might not look too different – same diameter, similar mass and distance from the Sun. But from a ... <a title="We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/we-landed-a-camera-on-venus-before-seeing-parts-of-our-own-oceans-its-time-to-ramp-up-observations-closer-to-home-212970/" aria-label="Read more about We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University Emma Bauso/Pexels There is a huge amount of pressure on parents today – from feeding babies the “best organic purees” to making sure older children get all the developmental opportunities they could possibly need, while of course documenting the ... <a title="Parents make mistakes. So what does ‘good enough parenting’ look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/parents-make-mistakes-so-what-does-good-enough-parenting-look-like-214146/" aria-label="Read more about Parents make mistakes. So what does ‘good enough parenting’ look like?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University Shutterstock When was the last time you used cash? For many Australians using cash or even swiping a card has become a rare event. The move towards a cashless society started 50 years ago with the introduction of the ... <a title="The move to a cashless society isn’t just a possibility, it’s well underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/the-move-to-a-cashless-society-isnt-just-a-possibility-its-well-underway-215446/" aria-label="Read more about The move to a cashless society isn’t just a possibility, it’s well underway">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English, University of Sydney © 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Halloween season is here, bringing with it the promise of new horrors at the box office. This year it’s all about renewed cinematic horrors. Alongside the tenth Saw film, there ... <a title="The Exorcist: Believer is a ‘retcon’ film – it imagines none of the sequels exist. This sequel shouldn’t exist, either" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/the-exorcist-believer-is-a-retcon-film-it-imagines-none-of-the-sequels-exist-this-sequel-shouldnt-exist-either-210463/" aria-label="Read more about The Exorcist: Believer is a ‘retcon’ film – it imagines none of the sequels exist. This sequel shouldn’t exist, either">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Auckland Museum has apologised for the hurt caused after it staged a light display in support of Israel on Sunday night. Auckland Museum lit its building up in blue and white. On social media, the museum said it had lit up “in solidarity with Israel”. “Our thoughts go out to the many civilians impacted as ... <a title="Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/israel-palestine-conflict-auckland-museum-apologises-over-light-display/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University Shutterstock Tuberculosis is often seen as a threat of the past. But it remains a significant concern worldwide, with international travel spreading the disease. While tuberculous is rare in Australia, ... <a title="Tuberculosis isn’t just a historical disease. Here’s how it spreads and who is at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/tuberculosis-isnt-just-a-historical-disease-heres-how-it-spreads-and-who-is-at-risk-215154/" aria-label="Read more about Tuberculosis isn’t just a historical disease. Here’s how it spreads and who is at risk">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in Aotearoa New Zealand with the real possibility of not a single Pacific person making it into the new coalition. Labour had 11 Pacific members of Parliament, then 10 when then ... <a title="Lack of Pasifika MPs and ‘no voice’ in new NZ govt worries community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/lack-of-pasifika-mps-and-no-voice-in-new-nz-govt-worries-community/" aria-label="Read more about Lack of Pasifika MPs and ‘no voice’ in new NZ govt worries community">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide On October 16 1923, brothers Walt and Roy set up a modest cartoon studio. Their goal was to produce short animated films. They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears. Named “Mickey”, he soon became ... <a title="100 years of Disney: from a cartoon mouse to a global giant, how Walt Disney conquered the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/100-years-of-disney-from-a-cartoon-mouse-to-a-global-giant-how-walt-disney-conquered-the-world-212783/" aria-label="Read more about 100 years of Disney: from a cartoon mouse to a global giant, how Walt Disney conquered the world">Read more</a>
