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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hallam Stevens, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University Ryan Carter Images / Shutterstock By now, many of us are probably familiar with artificial intelligence hype. AI will make artists redundant! AI can do lab experiments! AI will end grief! Even by these standards, the latest proclamation ... <a title="In a new manifesto, OpenAI’s Sam Altman envisions an AI utopia – and reveals glaring blind spots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/in-a-new-manifesto-openais-sam-altman-envisions-an-ai-utopia-and-reveals-glaring-blind-spots-239841/" aria-label="Read more about In a new manifesto, OpenAI’s Sam Altman envisions an AI utopia – and reveals glaring blind spots">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A battle between private hospitals and private health insurers is playing out in public. At its heart is how much health insurers pay hospitals for their services, ... <a title="Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/are-private-hospitals-really-in-trouble-and-is-more-public-funding-the-answer-238891/" aria-label="Read more about Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Chugh, Associate Professor – Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Have you noticed certain words and phrases popping up everywhere lately? Phrases such as “delve into” and “navigate the landscape” seem to feature in everything from social media posts to news articles and academic publications. ... <a title="ChatGPT is changing the way we write. Here’s how – and why it’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/chatgpt-is-changing-the-way-we-write-heres-how-and-why-its-a-problem-239601/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT is changing the way we write. Here’s how – and why it’s a problem">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Waddington, AIS Professor of Sports Medicine Research, University of Canberra Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn’t. However, we are starting to understand how the brain is constantly adapting, known as plasticity. Even though the damage of ... <a title="Is an ankle sprain also a brain injury? How neuroscience is helping athletes, astronauts and ‘average Joes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/is-an-ankle-sprain-also-a-brain-injury-how-neuroscience-is-helping-athletes-astronauts-and-average-joes-230416/" aria-label="Read more about Is an ankle sprain also a brain injury? How neuroscience is helping athletes, astronauts and ‘average Joes’">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rewi Newnham, Professor in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Sketchart With about 90% of New Zealand’s natural wetlands drained or severely damaged during the past decades, we need to understand the role of native plants in the restoration of these important habitats. ... <a title="The common raupō once kept NZ’s wetlands and lakes thriving – now it could help restore them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/the-common-raupo-once-kept-nzs-wetlands-and-lakes-thriving-now-it-could-help-restore-them-238887/" aria-label="Read more about The common raupō once kept NZ’s wetlands and lakes thriving – now it could help restore them">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie-Eve Loiselle, Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University Last month, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a one-hour address on the danger of illegal immigration to the United States. His stage was the US-Mexico border in Arizona and the set piece of his performance was the border wall. ... <a title="Before Trump, there was a long history of race-baiting, fear-mongering and building walls on the US-Mexico border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/before-trump-there-was-a-long-history-of-race-baiting-fear-mongering-and-building-walls-on-the-us-mexico-border-238425/" aria-label="Read more about Before Trump, there was a long history of race-baiting, fear-mongering and building walls on the US-Mexico border">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Bleich, Professorial fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University In countries with compulsory voting, such as Australia and many in Latin America, the system usually ensures an overwhelming majority of voters cast their ballots election after election. In the United States, it’s ... <a title="In a US presidential election with razor-thin margins, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/in-a-us-presidential-election-with-razor-thin-margins-will-couch-sitters-decide-who-wins-239394/" aria-label="Read more about In a US presidential election with razor-thin margins, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland AstroStar/Shutterstock In January 2023, a new comet was discovered. Comets are found regularly, but astronomers quickly realised this one, called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), had the potential to be quite bright. Some hyperbolic reports have suggested it might be the ... <a title="The ‘best comet of the year’ is finally here – here’s everything you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/the-best-comet-of-the-year-is-finally-here-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-239300/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘best comet of the year’ is finally here – here’s everything you need to know">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Bleich, Professorial fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University In countries with compulsory voting, such as Australia and many in Latin America, the system usually ensures an overwhelming majority of voters cast their ballots election after election. In the United States, it’s ... <a title="In a too-close-to-call US presidential election, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/in-a-too-close-to-call-us-presidential-election-will-couch-sitters-decide-who-wins-239394/" aria-label="Read more about In a too-close-to-call US presidential election, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Anikeeva, Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide ImageFlow/Shutterstock Pandemics – the global spread of infectious diseases – seem to be making a comeback. In the Middle Ages we had the Black Death (plague), and after the first world war we had the Spanish ... <a title="Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/why-are-we-seeing-more-pandemics-our-impact-on-the-planet-has-a-lot-to-do-with-it-226827/" aria-label="Read more about Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Rutovitz, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Wanwajee Weeraphukdee/Shutterstock The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in ... <a title="Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/our-electricity-workforce-must-double-to-hit-the-2030-renewables-target-energy-storage-jobs-will-soon-overtake-those-in-coal-and-gas-239718/" aria-label="Read more about Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate professor, Western Sydney University Negative gearing and capital gains tax are back on the national agenda as Australians deal with a housing crisis and politicians look for ways to tackle the issue and win voters’ support at the upcoming election. The Labor government confirmed ... <a title="The government is reviewing negative gearing and capital gains tax, but this won’t be enough to fix our housing shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/the-government-is-reviewing-negative-gearing-and-capital-gains-tax-but-this-wont-be-enough-to-fix-our-housing-shortage-239813/" aria-label="Read more about The government is reviewing negative gearing and capital gains tax, but this won’t be enough to fix our housing shortage">Read more</a>
