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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s quite straightforward. Smartphones need tin, which is often mined illegally in Indonesia. When illegal tin mines are abandoned, they fill with water. Crocodiles ... <a title="Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/your-smartphone-might-be-linked-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia-heres-how-229630/" aria-label="Read more about Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock AI Generator Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on links by using generative AI ... <a title="Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: how Google’s AI is losing touch with reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/eat-a-rock-a-day-put-glue-on-your-pizza-how-googles-ai-is-losing-touch-with-reality-230953/" aria-label="Read more about Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: how Google’s AI is losing touch with reality">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kitty-Rose Foley, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University christinarosepix/Shutterstock Noise can make it hard to concentrate, especially for people who are extra sensitive to it. Neurodivergent people (such as those who are autistic or have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – ADHD) can experience different sensory sensitivities. ... <a title="Noise-cancelling headphones, earplugs and earmuffs – do they really help neurodivergent people?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/noise-cancelling-headphones-earplugs-and-earmuffs-do-they-really-help-neurodivergent-people-230113/" aria-label="Read more about Noise-cancelling headphones, earplugs and earmuffs – do they really help neurodivergent people?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette Mollenhauer, Honorary Fellow (Dance), Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, The University of Melbourne Ireland won the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, but their victory was overshadowed by the seven-minute interval “filler” that received a standing ovation. The combined talents of Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and their ... <a title="Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/riverdance-at-30-how-riverdance-shaped-irish-dance-and-reflected-a-multicultural-australia-229010/" aria-label="Read more about Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Rossell, Director Clinical Trials and Professor Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology Ground Picture/Shutterstock Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental health disorder where people fear weight gain. Those with the disorder have distorted body image and hold rigid beliefs ... <a title="Magic mushrooms may one day treat anorexia, but not just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/magic-mushrooms-may-one-day-treat-anorexia-but-not-just-yet-230391/" aria-label="Read more about Magic mushrooms may one day treat anorexia, but not just yet">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM, Shutterstock Why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t? – Jessica, age ten, Sydney Great question Jessica! We use lots of plastic in Australia and it’s frustrating to find out how little is recycled. ... <a title="Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/curious-kids-why-can-some-plastics-be-recycled-but-others-cant-229270/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University Shutterstock The first data from the 2023 census will be released on May 29 – and not before time. We will see how successful – or not – the census exercise was in achieving participation ... <a title="NZ is changing faster than the census can keep up – the 4 big trends to watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/nz-is-changing-faster-than-the-census-can-keep-up-the-4-big-trends-to-watch-230537/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is changing faster than the census can keep up – the 4 big trends to watch">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Parry, Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University The annual Indigenous rounds in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These events highlight the contributions of Indigenous players and aim to ... <a title="Spectator racism is still rife in Australia’s major football codes – new research shows it may even be getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/spectator-racism-is-still-rife-in-australias-major-football-codes-new-research-shows-it-may-even-be-getting-worse-230198/" aria-label="Read more about Spectator racism is still rife in Australia’s major football codes – new research shows it may even be getting worse">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayla Mildren, PhD Candidate in the politics of school uniform policies, Griffith University Emma Simpson/ Unsplash, CC BY A Queensland dad recently took his four-year-old son out of the Gold Coast’s A.B. Paterson College because the school had ordered the boy to cut his long hair. “Like ... <a title="No mullets, no mohawks, no ‘awkwardly contrasting colours’: what are school policies on hair and why do they matter so much?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/no-mullets-no-mohawks-no-awkwardly-contrasting-colours-what-are-school-policies-on-hair-and-why-do-they-matter-so-much-229810/" aria-label="Read more about No mullets, no mohawks, no ‘awkwardly contrasting colours’: what are school policies on hair and why do they matter so much?">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Asked to grade Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget on his own criteria of delivering on “inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term”, most of the ... <a title="Top economists give budget modest rating and doubt inflation will fall as planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/26/top-economists-give-budget-modest-rating-and-doubt-inflation-will-fall-as-planned-230670/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists give budget modest rating and doubt inflation will fall as planned">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Asked to grade Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget on his own criteria of delivering on “inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term”, most of the ... <a title="Top economists take a modest view of the budget, and doubt inflation will fall as planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/26/top-economists-take-a-modest-view-of-the-budget-and-doubt-inflation-will-fall-as-planned-230670/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists take a modest view of the budget, and doubt inflation will fall as planned">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Housing remains one of Australia’s most pressing issues in both state and federal politics. The RBA keeping rates up and high mortgage repayments have left many Australians struggling. For those Australians who don’t own a home, it’s becoming increasingly hard ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-bragg-flags-a-coalition-would-use-coercion-of-the-states-to-get-more-new-houses-built-230675/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built">Read more</a>
