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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marian Makkar, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University Customised shoes, personalised drinks and specialised menu offerings. In a world where carbon copies of products are everywhere, retailers have to make their products stand out and provide customers with a unique purchasing experience. The need to be different ... <a title="From Coke cans to shoes to menus: what’s behind the rise in personalised products?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/from-coke-cans-to-shoes-to-menus-whats-behind-the-rise-in-personalised-products-221719/" aria-label="Read more about From Coke cans to shoes to menus: what’s behind the rise in personalised products?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myles Murphy, Postdoctoral research fellow, Physiotherapy, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Kids are back at school, playgrounds, sport and general mucking around. This can lead to two things: happy children and injuries. Up to 50% of boys and 40% of girls will break a bone during childhood and ... <a title="Is it broken? A strain or sprain? How to spot a serious injury now school and sport are back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/is-it-broken-a-strain-or-sprain-how-to-spot-a-serious-injury-now-school-and-sport-are-back-222141/" aria-label="Read more about Is it broken? A strain or sprain? How to spot a serious injury now school and sport are back">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daswin de Silva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, La Trobe University Stokkete/Unsplash In recent days, the “right to disconnect” has entered Australia’s legislative agenda. It refers to employees’ rights to refuse unreasonable after-hours contact from their employer. In a work landscape where ... <a title="Drowning in ‘digital debt’? AI assistants can help – but we must use them carefully" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/drowning-in-digital-debt-ai-assistants-can-help-but-we-must-use-them-carefully-223436/" aria-label="Read more about Drowning in ‘digital debt’? AI assistants can help – but we must use them carefully">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shukla Poddar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney Tijnlp/Shutterstock To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia’s grid by 2030, we’ll need to build a lot more solar. But even as we accelerate the rate at which we install ... <a title="As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/as-the-world-heats-up-solar-panels-will-degrade-faster-especially-in-hot-humid-areas-what-can-we-do-221990/" aria-label="Read more about As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Prehn, Associate Dean Indigenous College of Arts, Law, and Education; Senior Lecturer, Social Work, University of Tasmania When approaching how to support the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, there is a tendency in favour of strengthening and empowering mothers, rather than fathers. While ... <a title="Indigenous fathers help build stronger communities. Here’s how we can better support them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/indigenous-fathers-help-build-stronger-communities-heres-how-we-can-better-support-them-222389/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous fathers help build stronger communities. Here’s how we can better support them">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Hamas’ vicious attack on southern Israel on October 7 and Israel’s ruthless response have sparked a global campaign for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Palestine’s occupation. Once the fighting stops, the world’s ... <a title="Why do Israelis and the rest of the world view the Gaza conflict so differently? And can this disconnect be overcome?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/why-do-israelis-and-the-rest-of-the-world-view-the-gaza-conflict-so-differently-and-can-this-disconnect-be-overcome-223188/" aria-label="Read more about Why do Israelis and the rest of the world view the Gaza conflict so differently? And can this disconnect be overcome?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Markowitsch, PhD candidate in popular music studies, RMIT University It has been 50 years since Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Kiss launched their thunderock-doused debut album into the pop culture stratosphere. The eponymous album, released on February 18 1974, became a platform-stacked foot in the ... <a title="Kiss’s debut album at 50: how the rock legends went from ‘clowns’ to becoming immortalised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/kisss-debut-album-at-50-how-the-rock-legends-went-from-clowns-to-becoming-immortalised-222284/" aria-label="Read more about Kiss’s debut album at 50: how the rock legends went from ‘clowns’ to becoming immortalised">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark John Costello, Professor, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University Have you ever wondered about the optimal temperature for life on Earth? For humans, 20°C is comfortable. Any warmer and we work less efficiently because releasing heat requires energy. We know many species can live at ... <a title="20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/20-c-seems-the-optimal-temperature-for-life-on-earth-to-thrive-what-does-this-mean-in-a-warming-world-214346/" aria-label="Read more about 20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Pattison, PhD Candidate in Music Industry, RMIT University With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how they developed, how they operate, and how they ... <a title="From Deadheads on bulletin boards to Taylor Swift ‘stans’: a short history of how fandoms shaped the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/from-deadheads-on-bulletin-boards-to-taylor-swift-stans-a-short-history-of-how-fandoms-shaped-the-internet-210970/" aria-label="Read more about From Deadheads on bulletin boards to Taylor Swift ‘stans’: a short history of how fandoms shaped the internet">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Yanz Island / Shutterstock Australia’s research institutions are targets for nefarious actors, from China and elsewhere. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has publicly tabled an “awareness” of various attempts to compromise the sector. ... <a title="Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/research-espionage-is-a-real-threat-but-a-drastic-crackdown-could-stifle-vital-international-collaboration-223555/" aria-label="Read more about Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Dandy, Associate Professor, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Big environmental changes mean ever more Australians will confront the tough choice of whether to move home or risk staying put. Communities in the tropical north are losing ... <a title="Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/climate-change-is-forcing-australians-to-weigh-up-relocating-how-do-they-make-that-difficult-decision-221971/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Shutterstock The just-released report of the inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing conducted by Allan Fels for the Australian Council of Trades Unions does more than identify the likely offenders. It finds the biggest are ... <a title="Why prices are so high – 8 ways retail pricing algorithms gouge consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/why-prices-are-so-high-8-ways-retail-pricing-algorithms-gouge-consumers-223310/" aria-label="Read more about Why prices are so high – 8 ways retail pricing algorithms gouge consumers">Read more</a>
