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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Baguley, Professor in Arts Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland The success of Disney’s 1964 movie Mary Poppins has often obscured the fact the popular series of books describing the experiences of the enigmatic nanny were in fact written by the Australian born author ... <a title="Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/mary-shepard-the-artist-who-brought-mary-poppins-to-life-131150/" aria-label="Read more about Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Shanahan, Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, University of New England In this new series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. A traditional British meal of roast turkey and plum pudding may have once dominated Australia’s Christmas tables. But as our ... <a title="A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/a-festive-feast-of-fish-and-fruit-the-creation-of-the-australian-christmas-dinner-151201/" aria-label="Read more about A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity The biblical Christmas story, the one that announces the birth of Jesus, seems so sweet it can appear almost saccharine. It is so often told as a children’s story and a sentimental one ... <a title="Christmas is political, and always has been" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/christmas-is-political-and-always-has-been-148629/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas is political, and always has been">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Summer’s here again. After months of lockdowns, travel bans and uncertainty, that first crunch of warm sand between the toes brings a sigh of relief that, all being well, lasts at least until ... <a title="Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/sun-sand-and-survival-a-short-history-of-the-beach-in-australia-148527/" aria-label="Read more about Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University We’re now in a very good place in Australia in our fight against COVID-19. When we wrote this, we had very few active cases and no community transmission. Plus, it’s summer, and a ... <a title="Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/have-yourself-a-merry-covid-safe-christmas-5-tips-for-staying-healthy-this-festive-season-150079/" aria-label="Read more about Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gayle Fischer, Professor of Dermatology, University of Sydney If you keep up with wellness trends, you might have heard of something called “perineum sunning”. If you haven’t, it’s just what it sounds like. It involves going outside undressed — at least on the bottom half — and ... <a title="There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/theres-no-magic-way-to-boost-your-energy-but-perineum-sunning-isnt-the-answer-150835/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Often in the lead up to Christmas, the tree with the curious common name “snow in summer” is in full bloom. Snow in summer (Melaleuca linariifolia) is an Australian paperbark, and is endemic to parts of Queensland and New ... <a title="Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/snow-in-summer-when-this-tree-begins-to-bloom-count-down-the-days-to-christmas-150852/" aria-label="Read more about Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University This article is part of our three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. 2020 has been a particularly tough year for those approaching the latter years of high school. Young people have witnessed large-scale economic insecurity ... <a title="Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/teen-summer-reads-5-novels-to-help-cope-with-adversity-and-alienation-149546/" aria-label="Read more about Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Salmon, Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast Within the next few decades, according to some experts, we may see the arrival of the next step in the development of artificial intelligence. So-called “artificial general intelligence”, or AGI, will have intellectual capabilities far beyond ... <a title="The ghost of Christmas yet to come: how an AI ‘SantaNet’ might end up destroying the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/the-ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-how-an-ai-santanet-might-end-up-destroying-the-world-151922/" aria-label="Read more about The ghost of Christmas yet to come: how an AI ‘SantaNet’ might end up destroying the world">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Chow, Research Scientist, SKA Site & Infrastructure, CSIRO A remote outback station about 800km north of Perth in Western Australia is one of the best places in the world to operate telescopes that listen for radio signals from space. It’s the site of CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy ... <a title="Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/silence-please-why-radio-astronomers-need-things-quiet-in-the-middle-of-a-wa-desert-118922/" aria-label="Read more about Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Santich, Graduate Program in Food Studies, University of Adelaide Pasta. Rice. Tinned tomatoes. All staples that, prior to 2020, most of us never thought would be in short supply. This year has taught us a lot, including about food and what it means to us. It’s ... <a title="Food in good times and bad: what did 2020 teach us about the way we eat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/food-in-good-times-and-bad-what-did-2020-teach-us-about-the-way-we-eat-150531/" aria-label="Read more about Food in good times and bad: what did 2020 teach us about the way we eat?">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Road signs help us to get where we are and to where we’re going, that much is obvious. But, at another level, road signs show us where we are and where we’re heading as a people and a culture. ... <a title="Bilingual road signs in Aotearoa New Zealand would tell us where we are as a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/bilingual-road-signs-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-would-tell-us-where-we-are-as-a-nation-150438/" aria-label="Read more about Bilingual road signs in Aotearoa New Zealand would tell us where we are as a nation">Read more</a>
