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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Breux, Démocratie municipale, élections municipales, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) In Canada, urban studies is just over 50 years old. In this respect, the field is still in the process of defining itself. (Shutterstock) Urban studies is sometimes considered a loosely defined interdisciplinary academic ... <a title="Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/urban-studies-doing-research-when-every-city-is-different-244721/" aria-label="Read more about Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Finley Watson, PhD Candidate, Politics, La Trobe University Shutterstock Podcasting is the medium of choice for millions of listeners looking for the latest commentary on almost any topic. In Australia, it’s estimated about 48% of people tune in to a podcast each month. However, the rise of ... <a title="Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/fake-podcast-clips-are-misleading-millions-of-people-on-social-media-heres-how-to-spot-them-246425/" aria-label="Read more about Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Kranz, Assistant Lecturer in Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Volha_R Five years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it can feel as if trust in the knowledge of experts and scientific evidence is in crisis. But according to our new findings ... <a title="Despite fears of falling trust in expert knowledge, a global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/despite-fears-of-falling-trust-in-expert-knowledge-a-global-survey-shows-new-zealanders-value-science-highly-247181/" aria-label="Read more about Despite fears of falling trust in expert knowledge, a global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Summer, Early Career Researcher, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock Superbugs that are resistant to existing antibiotics are a growing health problem around the world. Globally, nearly five million people die from antimicrobial resistant infections each year. The annual toll of antimicrobial ... <a title="Oyster ‘blood’ holds promise for combating drug-resistant superbugs: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/oyster-blood-holds-promise-for-combating-drug-resistant-superbugs-new-research-226823/" aria-label="Read more about Oyster ‘blood’ holds promise for combating drug-resistant superbugs: new research">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Andrejevic, Professor of Media, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University Shutterstock In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company’s social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook’s turn ... <a title="Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/dont-rely-on-social-media-users-for-fact-checking-many-dont-care-much-about-the-common-good-246977/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland myskin/Shutterstock Ozempic and Wegovy are increasingly available in Australia and worldwide to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. The dramatic effects of these drugs, known as GLP-1s, on weight loss have sparked huge public interest ... <a title="People on Ozempic may have fewer heart attacks, strokes and addictions – but more nausea, vomiting and stomach pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/people-on-ozempic-may-have-fewer-heart-attacks-strokes-and-addictions-but-more-nausea-vomiting-and-stomach-pain-247683/" aria-label="Read more about People on Ozempic may have fewer heart attacks, strokes and addictions – but more nausea, vomiting and stomach pain">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Marques, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, La Trobe University Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based policymaking to assist governments with crises such as the COVID pandemic or climate change. In a survey ... <a title="Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/most-of-us-trust-scientists-shows-a-survey-of-nearly-72-000-people-worldwide-246252/" aria-label="Read more about Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Mason, PhD candidate in Conservation Biology, Deakin University Milosz Maslanka/Shutterstock Around the world, humans routinely kill carnivores to protect livestock and game, increase human safety and conserve native wildlife. Unfortunately, killing carnivores often creates new problems including population booms of native and invasive prey species such ... <a title="1080 baits are used to kill foxes, cats and dingoes – but other animals can be more likely to eat them." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/1080-baits-are-used-to-kill-foxes-cats-and-dingoes-but-other-animals-can-be-more-likely-to-eat-them-246415/" aria-label="Read more about 1080 baits are used to kill foxes, cats and dingoes – but other animals can be more likely to eat them.">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Vaughan, PhD Researcher Sport Integrity, University of Canberra kovop/Shutterstock Warren Buffet once famously said: “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” In this context, the US government’s decision this month to withhold its annual funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency ... <a title="The US has exposed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s precarious funding model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/the-us-has-exposed-the-world-anti-doping-agencys-precarious-funding-model-247442/" aria-label="Read more about The US has exposed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s precarious funding model">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University According to the latest reports, TikTok has restored services in the United States after “going dark” on Saturday evening US time. The company turned off its services ahead of a nationwide ban that was set to ... <a title="What’s going on with TikTok in the US, and what will this mean for Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/whats-going-on-with-tiktok-in-the-us-and-what-will-this-mean-for-australia-247791/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with TikTok in the US, and what will this mean for Australia?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Bellanta, Professor of Modern History (Australian Catholic University), Visiting Professor of Australian Studies (Seoul National University), Australian Catholic University New South Wales Police Forensic Photography Archive, Justice and Police Museum, Museums of History New South Wales With almost all menswear bought off the rack or online ... <a title="‘Shoddy dropping’: how the 1920s cost-of-living crisis fuelled a black market in menswear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/shoddy-dropping-how-the-1920s-cost-of-living-crisis-fuelled-a-black-market-in-menswear-244918/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shoddy dropping’: how the 1920s cost-of-living crisis fuelled a black market in menswear">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University Watch any match at this year’s Australian Open and you’ll see balls curving in the air or bouncing higher or lower than expected. Players such as Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are particularly masterful at the art. ... <a title="Spin has transformed modern-day tennis. Here’s the physics behind it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/20/spin-has-transformed-modern-day-tennis-heres-the-physics-behind-it-247462/" aria-label="Read more about Spin has transformed modern-day tennis. Here’s the physics behind it">Read more</a>
