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December 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gaston, Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The announcement by Science Minister Judith Collins this week that half of New Zealand’s sole fund for fundamental science will now go to research with economic benefits ... <a title="Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that’s not how science really works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/06/funding-research-for-economic-return-sounds-good-but-thats-not-how-science-really-works-245269/" aria-label="Read more about Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that’s not how science really works">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Price, Research Fellow | Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast Sander van der Werf/Shutterstock The scale of online child sexual abuse is immense: estimates suggest there are more than 300 million child victims of online sexual abuse globally. But what is ... <a title="How pop-up warnings and chatbots can be used to disrupt online child sex abusers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/06/how-pop-up-warnings-and-chatbots-can-be-used-to-disrupt-online-child-sex-abusers-244507/" aria-label="Read more about How pop-up warnings and chatbots can be used to disrupt online child sex abusers">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Eisemberg, Senior Lecturer in STEM Pathways, Charles Darwin University Taras Vyshny/Shutterstock “Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?” The question comes from a young local school girl standing in front of our stall at Barunga Festival, 80 kilometres southeast of Katherine in the Northern Territory. ... <a title="An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/06/an-annual-roadshow-is-helping-kids-from-remote-australia-realise-their-dreams-of-becoming-a-scientist-244659/" aria-label="Read more about An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Kampus Productions/Pexels Last week, Parliament passed sweeping reforms to Australia’s aged care system. These “once-in-a-generation” changes, set to begin next year on July 1, aim to improve how care is provided to older ... <a title="Planning for old age? Here’s what the aged care changes mean for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/06/planning-for-old-age-heres-what-the-aged-care-changes-mean-for-you-244816/" aria-label="Read more about Planning for old age? Here’s what the aged care changes mean for you">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As she reads the economic commentators, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might, in moments of doubt, wonder whether she’s making a similar mistake to her predecessor Philip Lowe. Lowe ended up discredited because of some poor calls. He had signalled ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: frustrated government can only bite its tongue as it waits on Michele Bullock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/grattan-on-friday-frustrated-government-can-only-bite-its-tongue-as-it-waits-on-michele-bullock-245284/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: frustrated government can only bite its tongue as it waits on Michele Bullock">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Zunica, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock A major international test has revealed a concerning gender gap in maths among Australian school students. In the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Australia’s boys did much better than girls. Year 4 ... <a title="Why are boys outperforming girls in maths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/why-are-boys-outperforming-girls-in-maths-245357/" aria-label="Read more about Why are boys outperforming girls in maths?">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University Yuri A/Shutterstock This week, the government announced details of planned reforms to allow more Australians to access free or low-cost financial advice through their super funds or advice firms. The reforms will create a new class of financial adviser, who will ... <a title="The government wants to create a new class of financial adviser for super fund members. Here’s why – and how it might work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/the-government-wants-to-create-a-new-class-of-financial-adviser-for-super-fund-members-heres-why-and-how-it-might-work-245289/" aria-label="Read more about The government wants to create a new class of financial adviser for super fund members. Here’s why – and how it might work">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vassili Kitsios, Senior Research Scientist, Climate Forecasting, CSIRO NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jacques Descloitres A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according to a paper by Google DeepMind researchers published today in Nature. ... <a title="AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/ai-weather-models-can-now-beat-the-best-traditional-forecasts-245168/" aria-label="Read more about AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah McLean, Lecturer in Environmental Health, Swinburne University of Technology Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock It’s a common myth that only food of animal origin, such as meat, seafood, eggs and dairy, can give you food poisoning. But many plant-based foods, such as burgers, salads or desserts, can also contain disease-causing ... <a title="3 surprising vegan foods that can make you sick this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/3-surprising-vegan-foods-that-can-make-you-sick-this-summer-242582/" aria-label="Read more about 3 surprising vegan foods that can make you sick this summer">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yi Yang, Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne KieferPix/Shutterstock When Finlay Browne died at just 16 years old, “Down syndrome” was listed on his death certificate as a cause of death. But Finlay did not die of Down syndrome. A ... <a title="Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early – often not due to their disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/australians-with-disability-are-4-times-more-likely-to-die-early-often-not-due-to-their-disability-245262/" aria-label="Read more about Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early – often not due to their disability">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney The International Court of Justice International Court of Justice , CC BY-NC-ND Australia has long tried to be two things at once – a trusted friend to Pacific nations in a bid to reduce China’s influence, ... <a title="Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/trusted-partner-to-the-pacific-or-giant-fossil-fuel-exporter-this-week-australia-chose-the-latter-245268/" aria-label="Read more about Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney The International Court of Justice International Court of Justice , CC BY-NC-ND Australia has long tried to be two things at once – a trusted friend to Pacific nations in a bid to reduce China’s influence, ... <a title="Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia picked a side" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/trusted-partner-to-the-pacific-or-giant-fossil-fuel-exporter-this-week-australia-picked-a-side-245268/" aria-label="Read more about Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia picked a side">Read more</a>
