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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema In December 1916, as war raged in Europe, an entrepreneurial pearl diver took a chance on some bleeding-edge technology and installed an ... <a title="Australia has a remarkable history of outdoor cinema. Here’s why Netflix will never beat it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/australia-has-a-remarkable-history-of-outdoor-cinema-heres-why-netflix-will-never-beat-it-244029/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a remarkable history of outdoor cinema. Here’s why Netflix will never beat it">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Themiya Nanayakkara, Scientist at the James Webb Australian Data Centre, Swinburne University of Technology Dust in the heart of galaxy NGC628. NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt, CC BY On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space ... <a title="From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/25/from-dead-galaxies-to-mysterious-red-dots-heres-what-the-james-webb-telescope-has-found-in-just-3-years-243592/" aria-label="Read more about From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Timothy Bennett, PhD Student, School of Computing, Australian National University OLaLa Merkel / Shutterstock A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”. On December 20, OpenAI’s o3 system scored 85% on the ARC-AGI benchmark, well ... <a title="An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/an-ai-system-has-reached-human-level-on-a-test-for-general-intelligence-heres-what-that-means-246529/" aria-label="Read more about An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Rose McLaren, Professor of Teaching and Learning and Head of Program, Early Childhood Education, Victoria University Collin Quinn Lomax/ Shutterstock Some years ago, my daughter was set a maths problem: how much does it cost to drive a family of four from Melbourne to Sydney, calculating petrol ... <a title="How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/how-to-get-the-kids-through-a-long-car-trip-without-screens-or-losing-your-mind-245681/" aria-label="Read more about How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your mind">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine E. Wood, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology Asier Romero/ Shutterstock Christmas is coming, and with it many challenges for parents of young children. You likely have one festive event after another, late nights, party food, way too much stimulation, tired kids and ... <a title="Keep calm and carry on your routines: how to manage kids’ ‘Christmas crankies’ over the holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/keep-calm-and-carry-on-your-routines-how-to-manage-kids-christmas-crankies-over-the-holidays-245273/" aria-label="Read more about Keep calm and carry on your routines: how to manage kids’ ‘Christmas crankies’ over the holidays">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney Tayla Walsh/Pexels With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must be travelling at breakneck speeds to deliver them all in one night. But did ... <a title="I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/ive-calculated-santas-speed-on-christmas-eve-and-this-is-what-it-would-do-to-rudolphs-nose-245764/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Higgins, Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University Feeling unsure about your child going to a sleepover is completely normal. You might be worried about how well you know the host family, how they manage supervision or screen time, and even safety. ... <a title="How parents can safely navigate their kid’s first sleepover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/how-parents-can-safely-navigate-their-kids-first-sleepover-243918/" aria-label="Read more about How parents can safely navigate their kid’s first sleepover">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history. Wind speeds reached more than 200 ... <a title="50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/50-years-ago-cyclone-tracy-flattened-darwin-and-australias-attitude-to-disasters-changed-forever-240369/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irmine Keta Rotimi, Doctoral Candidate, Marketing and International Business department, Auckland University of Technology Videos of children opening boxes of toys and playing with them have become a feature of online marketing – making stars out of children as young as two. Twelve-year-old influencer Ryan Kaji, for ... <a title="Work or play? The rise of online ‘kidfluencers’ is raising complex legal and ethical questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/work-or-play-the-rise-of-online-kidfluencers-is-raising-complex-legal-and-ethical-questions-241904/" aria-label="Read more about Work or play? The rise of online ‘kidfluencers’ is raising complex legal and ethical questions">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Nicholas, Lecturer in Dance and Performance Science, Edith Cowan University Tatyana Vyc/Shutterstock Once the end-of-year dance concert and term wrap up for the year it is important to take a break. Both physical and mental rest are important and taking a few weeks off can help ... <a title="My dance school is closed for the summer, how can I keep up my fitness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/my-dance-school-is-closed-for-the-summer-how-can-i-keep-up-my-fitness-244504/" aria-label="Read more about My dance school is closed for the summer, how can I keep up my fitness?">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature, University of South Australia Capitol Records For those looking to introduce some musical conflict into the holidays, Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart remains a great choice in its 15th anniversary – like it or not. Before Dylan really got ... <a title="The Christmas album that heralded the end of a folk musical era: The Kingston Trio’s The Last Month of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/the-christmas-album-that-heralded-the-end-of-a-folk-musical-era-the-kingston-trios-the-last-month-of-the-year-242583/" aria-label="Read more about The Christmas album that heralded the end of a folk musical era: The Kingston Trio’s The Last Month of the Year">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University Dmitry Chulov, Shutterstock At this time of year, images of reindeer are everywhere. I’ve had a soft spot for reindeer ever since I was a little girl. Doesn’t everyone? While I work on Australian mammals, especially ... <a title="Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses – and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/23/yes-reindeer-actually-can-have-red-noses-and-other-fascinating-facts-about-this-christmas-icon-242739/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses – and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon">Read more</a>
