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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Michael Smith ITWP, Shutterstock Thousands of bus-sized humpback whales are currently on their way to Australian waters. They’ve spent the summer feeding in the cold waters of Antarctica before heading north to breed and calve. You can see ... <a title="Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/sex-birth-and-whalesong-life-on-the-humpback-highway-225580/" aria-label="Read more about Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Menzies, Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast Have you ever met someone, been handed a business card, and found yourself without one to hand back? Perhaps you offered an alternative, saying “let’s connect on LinkedIn”, or displayed a scannable QR code on ... <a title="Despite appearances, digital networking hasn’t killed the business card – yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/despite-appearances-digital-networking-hasnt-killed-the-business-card-yet-223858/" aria-label="Read more about Despite appearances, digital networking hasn’t killed the business card – yet">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca J. Collie, Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Research shows that students who are confident about their ability to succeed at school tend to be more academically successful. Researchers call the thoughts, actions and emotions behind this confidence “academic agency”. Essentially, it is about ... <a title="How do we help students from disadvantaged backgrounds feel confident about school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/how-do-we-help-students-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-feel-confident-about-school-222895/" aria-label="Read more about How do we help students from disadvantaged backgrounds feel confident about school?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology Burger King France/YouTube/Screenshot This morning, breakfast television shows will be reporting obscure, although mildly believable, announcements from organisations and brands about new products, services or discoveries. Social media platforms will also be awash with similar ... <a title="Will you be this year’s ‘April fish’? Businesses have a long history of using April Fools’ Day to try and prank us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/will-you-be-this-years-april-fish-businesses-have-a-long-history-of-using-april-fools-day-to-try-and-prank-us-all-224861/" aria-label="Read more about Will you be this year’s ‘April fish’? Businesses have a long history of using April Fools’ Day to try and prank us all">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jocelyn Jones, Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University The 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the removal of Aboriginal children from their families was a turning point in Australia’s history. The inquiry rejected past government policies of assimilation and endorsed the importance of ... <a title="What is kinship care? Why is it favoured for Aboriginal children over foster care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/30/what-is-kinship-care-why-is-it-favoured-for-aboriginal-children-over-foster-care-219115/" aria-label="Read more about What is kinship care? Why is it favoured for Aboriginal children over foster care?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University Prateek Katyal/Unsplash Meta’s Instagram and Threads apps are “slowly” rolling out a change that will no longer recommend political content by default. The company defines political content broadly as being “potentially related to things like laws, elections, or social ... <a title="Instagram and Threads are limiting political content. This is terrible for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/instagram-and-threads-are-limiting-political-content-this-is-terrible-for-democracy-226756/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram and Threads are limiting political content. This is terrible for democracy">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity A strange and eclectic range of activities takes place across these few weeks of the year. Some enjoy the season of hot ... <a title="What is the Stations of the Cross ritual, and why do Christians still perform it at Easter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/what-is-the-stations-of-the-cross-ritual-and-why-do-christians-still-perform-it-at-easter-225902/" aria-label="Read more about What is the Stations of the Cross ritual, and why do Christians still perform it at Easter?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panizza Allmark, Professor Visual & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University It’s Easter weekend, which means many of us will be kicking back with the greatest hits on repeat. But whether you’re a boomer, or an ‘80s or ’90s kid, you might be surprised to find many of ... <a title="The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/the-rocking-story-of-how-religion-crept-into-popular-music-where-it-remains-even-today-226745/" aria-label="Read more about The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Senior Lecturer and General Dentist, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland Casezy idea/Shutterstock How does toothpaste work? What did people use before toothpaste was invented? – Amelia, age 7, Meanjin (Brisbane) Thanks for your great questions, Amelia. I’m a dentist, so I know a ... <a title="Curious Kids: what did people use before toothpaste was invented?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/curious-kids-what-did-people-use-before-toothpaste-was-invented-224740/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what did people use before toothpaste was invented?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Hallam, Associate professor, UNSW Sydney IM Imagery/Shutterstock Solar SunShot is well named. The Australian government announced today it would plough A$1 billion into bringing back solar manufacturing to Australia, boosting energy security, swapping coal and gas jobs for those in the solar industry, and guarding against ... <a title="Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/could-spending-a-billion-dollars-actually-bring-solar-manufacturing-back-to-australia-its-worth-a-shot-226809/" aria-label="Read more about Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark John Costello, Professor, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University Shutterstock/C Levers Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly with regard to fisheries. Given the challenges ... <a title="Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/marine-protected-areas-safeguard-more-than-ecology-they-bring-economic-benefits-to-fisheries-and-tourism-225337/" aria-label="Read more about Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Research Fellow in Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Queensland Easter is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making trips to the supermarket with children more challenging than ever. Meanwhile kids are ... <a title="A hollow egg or the whole basket? How much chocolate should my kid eat this Easter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/a-hollow-egg-or-the-whole-basket-how-much-chocolate-should-my-kid-eat-this-easter-226389/" aria-label="Read more about A hollow egg or the whole basket? How much chocolate should my kid eat this Easter?">Read more</a>
