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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, Bond University Why do we have boogers in our nose? – Tia, aged 6 Great question, Tia! Boogers, snot, bogeys and boogies are the common names for dried nasal mucus. Our nasal mucus is normally a clear, runny ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we have boogers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/curious-kids-why-do-we-have-boogers-133351/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we have boogers?">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Nitschke, Associate Professor – Forest and Landscape Dynamics, University of Melbourne The Federal Court recently ruled that a timber harvesting company couldn’t log potential habitat of the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum. This decision led to the immediate protection of more Leadbeater’s possum habitat and will lead ... <a title="We modelled the future of Leadbeater’s possum habitat and found bushfires, not logging, pose the greatest threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/we-modelled-the-future-of-leadbeaters-possum-habitat-and-found-bushfires-not-logging-pose-the-greatest-threat-140055/" aria-label="Read more about We modelled the future of Leadbeater’s possum habitat and found bushfires, not logging, pose the greatest threat">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Halvard Dalheim, Practitioner in Residence, The Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney Living, working and playing in the one neighbourhood has often been touted as the ideal outcome for well-planned cities. Yet this goal has been elusive. For most of us, our daily activities are segregated into ... <a title="We’re at a fork in the road: do we choose neighbourhoods to live, work and play in?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/were-at-a-fork-in-the-road-do-we-choose-neighbourhoods-to-live-work-and-play-in-138949/" aria-label="Read more about We’re at a fork in the road: do we choose neighbourhoods to live, work and play in?">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Regina Scheyvens, Professor of Development Studies, Massey University Pacific nations have largely avoided the worst health effects of COVID-19, but its economic impact has been devastating. With the tourism tap turned off, unemployment has soared while GDP has plummeted. In recent weeks, Fiji Airways laid off 775 ... <a title="Sun, sand and uncertainty: the promise and peril of a Pacific tourism bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/sun-sand-and-uncertainty-the-promise-and-peril-of-a-pacific-tourism-bubble-139661/" aria-label="Read more about Sun, sand and uncertainty: the promise and peril of a Pacific tourism bubble">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P. Theophilos, Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University As shoppers and retailers do away with cash transactions, we may be witnessing the end of a major source of social and historical information – the coin. In the modern age, coinage is increasingly seen as cumbersome, a vector ... <a title="Spare change? Cashless transactions could end the cultural legacy of the coin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/spare-change-cashless-transactions-could-end-the-cultural-legacy-of-the-coin-138944/" aria-label="Read more about Spare change? Cashless transactions could end the cultural legacy of the coin">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Three quarters of a million Australian children are likely to be experiencing employment stress in the family as a result of COVID-19. This is on top of around 615,000 children whose families were already dealing with employment stress, ... <a title="Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/07/number-of-australias-vulnerable-children-is-set-to-double-as-covid-19-takes-its-toll-140057/" aria-label="Read more about Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vikrant Minhas, PhD candidate, University of Adelaide Although bacteria are single-celled and microscopically small, they still need energy to survive, just like us. One of the most efficient ways of acquiring energy for bacteria is through sweet, soluble carbohydrates: sugars. In fact, the keen ability of the ... <a title="We’ve discovered how these deadly bacteria use a common sugar to spread through the body. It could help us stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/weve-discovered-how-these-deadly-bacteria-use-a-common-sugar-to-spread-through-the-body-it-could-help-us-stop-them-138942/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve discovered how these deadly bacteria use a common sugar to spread through the body. It could help us stop them">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monika Sarder, Senior Strategic Analyst, Monash University Algorithmic decision-making has enormous potential to do good. From identifying priority areas for first response after an earthquake hits, to identifying those at risk of COVID-19 within minutes, their application has proven hugely beneficial. But things can go drastically wrong ... <a title="From robodebt to racism: what can go wrong when governments let algorithms make the decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/from-robodebt-to-racism-what-can-go-wrong-when-governments-let-algorithms-make-the-decisions-132594/" aria-label="Read more about From robodebt to racism: what can go wrong when governments let algorithms make the decisions">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Thomas, Associate professor, Flinders University We have seen ten days of protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd. While thousands of people have gathered to express their outrage peacefully, some demonstrations have been marred by vandalism and violent clashes with police. Read ... <a title="Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/why-do-protests-turn-violent-its-not-just-because-people-are-desperate-139968/" aria-label="Read more about Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle The COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant economic challenges for Australia. With April figures showing more than 800,000 people unemployed and last month 1.6 million on JobSeeker payments, a key focus will be ... <a title="Let’s fix Australia’s environment with any pandemic recovery aid – the Kiwis are doing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/lets-fix-australias-environment-with-any-pandemic-recovery-aid-the-kiwis-are-doing-it-139305/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s fix Australia’s environment with any pandemic recovery aid – the Kiwis are doing it">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr. Bodean Hedwards, Lecturer, Monash University This week the leaders of India and Australia reaffirmed their mutual interest in closer diplomatic and economic ties. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during their long-delayed Thursday “virtual summit”: India is committed to expanding its ... <a title="Fast moves in India-Australia relations risk pushing millions more into modern slavery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/fast-moves-in-india-australia-relations-risk-pushing-millions-more-into-modern-slavery-139867/" aria-label="Read more about Fast moves in India-Australia relations risk pushing millions more into modern slavery">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Life in lockdown has been tough on many relationships. But negotiating the transition back to “normal” as restrictions continue to lift could also be a challenge for couples. So what are some of the key ... <a title="Love lockdown: the pandemic has put pressure on many relationships, but here’s how to tell if yours will survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/love-lockdown-the-pandemic-has-put-pressure-on-many-relationships-but-heres-how-to-tell-if-yours-will-survive-135824/" aria-label="Read more about Love lockdown: the pandemic has put pressure on many relationships, but here’s how to tell if yours will survive">Read more</a>
