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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Towler, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, UNSW Yenny is 26 years old, lives in Melbourne, and has a very specific talent. One day, she was driving her car when she recognised a man who had been several years below her at high school and whom she hadn’t seen ... <a title="Super-recognisers accurately pick out a face in a crowd – but can this skill be taught?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/super-recognisers-accurately-pick-out-a-face-in-a-crowd-but-can-this-skill-be-taught-112003/" aria-label="Read more about Super-recognisers accurately pick out a face in a crowd – but can this skill be taught?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW The Hayne Royal Commission began and ended with strident criticism of the mortgage broking industry. It recommended brokers be required to act in the “best interests” of intending borrowers, and that intending borrowers, rather than the successful lender, pay the ... <a title="Honest brokers. Why mortgage broker commissions aren’t the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/honest-brokers-why-mortgage-broker-commissions-arent-the-problem-111631/" aria-label="Read more about Honest brokers. Why mortgage broker commissions aren’t the problem">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Most school kids can describe in detail the life cycle of butterflies: eggs hatch into caterpillars, caterpillars turn into cocoons and cocoons hatch. ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/hidden-women-of-history-maria-sibylla-merian-17th-century-entomologist-and-scientific-adventurer-112057/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Vatsikopoulos, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney This week, Department of Communications and Arts secretary Mike Mrdak told a Senate hearing our Pacific neighbours will soon experience “the full suite of programs available on Australian networks”. This means the region will see some of our ... <a title="As Australia’s soft power in the Pacific fades, China’s voice gets louder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/as-australias-soft-power-in-the-pacific-fades-chinas-voice-gets-louder-111841/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s soft power in the Pacific fades, China’s voice gets louder">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dunn, Associate Lecturer in Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western Sydney University Some men may shudder at the thought of “the snip”. But vasectomies are a safe and effective form of contraception for men who have completed their family, or don’t wish to have children. Medicare data ... <a title="Explainer: how does a vasectomy work and can it be reversed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/explainer-how-does-a-vasectomy-work-and-can-it-be-reversed-110780/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how does a vasectomy work and can it be reversed?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leila Mahmoudi Farahani, Research Fellow in Urban Studies, RMIT University Recent studies show Melbourne’s and Sydney’s fast-growing outer suburbs lag behind other parts of the city in access to urban design, employment and amenities and services that foster liveability. The National Growth Areas Alliance of local councils ... <a title="Living ‘liveable’: this is what residents have to say about life on the urban fringe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/living-liveable-this-is-what-residents-have-to-say-about-life-on-the-urban-fringe-111339/" aria-label="Read more about Living ‘liveable’: this is what residents have to say about life on the urban fringe">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Belgrave, Lecturer in Politics and Citizenship, Massey University Until recently, New Zealand’s relationship with China has been easy and at little cost to Wellington. But those days are probably over. New Zealand’s decision to block Huawei from its 5G cellular networks due to security concerns is ... <a title="Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand’s relationship with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/huawei-or-the-highway-the-rising-costs-of-new-zealands-relationship-with-china-111909/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand’s relationship with China">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Roy, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle On Monday, the federal parliament agreed on a motion to support a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people. This is a good thing, but we still need a timeline, terms of reference and a whole lot more ... <a title="Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/why-schools-desperately-need-a-royal-commission-into-the-abuse-of-disabled-people-112058/" aria-label="Read more about Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Beer, Dean, Research and Innovation, University of South Australia Governments change priorities all the time. Some argue governments will focus on developing regional areas at one point in time and then refocus on major cities at another. Our research shows that there are cycles in how ... <a title="Regional Australia is calling the shots now more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/regional-australia-is-calling-the-shots-now-more-than-ever-110432/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia is calling the shots now more than ever">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Last night’s episode of ABC’s Catalyst, “The Mindfulness Experiment”, offered a unique glimpse into what happens to people during Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, an eight-week structured training program in mindfulness meditation. The program followed 15 ... <a title="We don’t yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/we-dont-yet-fully-understand-what-mindfulness-is-but-this-is-what-its-not-110698/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Clark, Professor Emeritus, Asian Art History, University of Sydney Review: Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art, Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Art Gallery of New South Wales. The exhibition Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art, Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is the ... <a title="Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art is an exercise in spectacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/heaven-and-earth-in-chinese-art-is-an-exercise-in-spectacle-111988/" aria-label="Read more about Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art is an exercise in spectacle">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Abbass, Professor, School of Engineering & IT, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and ... <a title="Curious Kids: are robots smarter than humans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/curious-kids-are-robots-smarter-than-humans-110787/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: are robots smarter than humans?">Read more</a>
