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Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving

February 21, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliana Zabatiero, Research Fellow, Curtin University Kelly Sikkema/ Unsplash, CC BY There have been concerns about screens making kids more sedentary and less active since TV was introduced more than half a century ago. “Screen use” and “not enough exercise” are (separately) among the top health concerns ... <a title="Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/screen-time-doesnt-have-to-be-sedentary-3-ways-it-can-get-kids-moving-223460/" aria-label="Read more about Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving">Read more</a>

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‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?

February 21, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne The Conversation Karlie Kloss/Instagram, CC BY-SA 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 ... <a title="‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/shipping-slash-fic-and-gaylors-fans-can-find-community-through-queering-idols-but-is-it-ethical-210971/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?">Read more</a>

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Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals

February 21, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilson, Co-founder and director of Hate & Extremism Insights Aotearoa (HEIA) and director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that ... <a title="Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/christchurch-terrorist-discussed-attacks-online-a-year-before-carrying-them-out-new-research-reveals-223955/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The March 2 byelection in the outer suburban Melbourne seat of Dunkley is the third byelection this term but the first in a Labor-held electorate. It has been caused by the death late last year of Peta Murphy, after a ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-kos-samaras-and-tim-costello-on-dunkley-contest-223961/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest">Read more</a>

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8 ways Woolworths and Coles squeeze their suppliers and their customers

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney To hear the Woolworths and Coles chief executives speak on Four Corners this week, you’d think their industry was highly competitive. For instance, Woolies’ chief Brad Banducci said: this community over here, there will be three ... <a title="8 ways Woolworths and Coles squeeze their suppliers and their customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/8-ways-woolworths-and-coles-squeeze-their-suppliers-and-their-customers-223857/" aria-label="Read more about 8 ways Woolworths and Coles squeeze their suppliers and their customers">Read more</a>

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‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University In The Light Photography/Shutterstock The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, last week has prompted fresh concerns about giving birth without a ... <a title="‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/free-birthing-and-planned-home-births-might-sound-similar-but-the-risks-are-very-different-223852/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different">Read more</a>

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Did your dog dig in asbestos-laden mulch? Here are the risks – and what to do next

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Palmieri, Professor, The University of Queensland This week, disturbing news emerged about mulch containing asbestos in parks, schools and homes across New South Wales (and possibly Canberra). So far, the discussion has focused on the risks to human health. But the incidents have prompted me to ... <a title="Did your dog dig in asbestos-laden mulch? Here are the risks – and what to do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/did-your-dog-dig-in-asbestos-laden-mulch-here-are-the-risks-and-what-to-do-next-223862/" aria-label="Read more about Did your dog dig in asbestos-laden mulch? Here are the risks – and what to do next">Read more</a>

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The government has unveiled its Navy of the future. Will it solve our current problems – or just create new ones?

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Australia’s naval surface combatant fleet is in trouble. The eight Anzac frigates are worn out after three decades of Middle Eastern adventures and hard to crew. The Anzac’s replacements, the much-criticised Hunter Class frigates, are late – the ... <a title="The government has unveiled its Navy of the future. Will it solve our current problems – or just create new ones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/the-government-has-unveiled-its-navy-of-the-future-will-it-solve-our-current-problems-or-just-create-new-ones-223846/" aria-label="Read more about The government has unveiled its Navy of the future. Will it solve our current problems – or just create new ones?">Read more</a>

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The art of ‘getting lost’: how re-discovering your city can be an antidote to capitalism

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education and the Arts, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Do you remember what it was like to discover the magic of a city for the first time? Do you remember the noises, smells, flashing lights and pulsating crowds? Or do you mostly remember ... <a title="The art of ‘getting lost’: how re-discovering your city can be an antidote to capitalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/the-art-of-getting-lost-how-re-discovering-your-city-can-be-an-antidote-to-capitalism-221606/" aria-label="Read more about The art of ‘getting lost’: how re-discovering your city can be an antidote to capitalism">Read more</a>

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What is Sora? A new generative AI tool could transform video production and amplify disinformation risks

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vahid Pooryousef, PhD candidate in Human Computer Interaction, Monash University OpenAI Late last week, OpenAI announced a new generative AI system named Sora, which produces short videos from text prompts. While Sora is not yet available to the public, the high quality of the sample outputs published ... <a title="What is Sora? A new generative AI tool could transform video production and amplify disinformation risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/what-is-sora-a-new-generative-ai-tool-could-transform-video-production-and-amplify-disinformation-risks-223850/" aria-label="Read more about What is Sora? A new generative AI tool could transform video production and amplify disinformation risks">Read more</a>

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New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frédérik Saltré, Research Fellow in Ecology for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University Australia is home to about one in 12 of the world’s species of animals, birds, plants and insects – between 600,000 and 700,000 species. More than 80% of Australian ... <a title="New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/new-ecosystems-unprecedented-climates-more-australian-species-than-ever-are-struggling-to-survive-222375/" aria-label="Read more about New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive">Read more</a>

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The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day

February 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Wolf, Associate Professor, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University Cristy Roberts/ANU, CC BY-NC Scientists have no reported evidence of the true conditions in Hell, perhaps because no one has ever returned to tell the tale. Hell has been imagined as a supremely uncomfortable place, hot and ... <a title="The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/the-brightest-object-in-the-universe-is-a-black-hole-that-eats-a-star-a-day-222612/" aria-label="Read more about The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day">Read more</a>