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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Since the inception of the Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition in 2017, women’s football participation has increased rapidly, from about 380,000 in 2016 to around 600,000 in 2022. Women now represent approximately one-third of all players ... <a title="Concussion risks for women footballers are greater than men: why, and what can be done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/concussion-risks-for-women-footballers-are-greater-than-men-why-and-what-can-be-done-235090/" aria-label="Read more about Concussion risks for women footballers are greater than men: why, and what can be done?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia eldar nurkovic/Shutterstock Whether you enjoy chocolate milk regularly, as a weekend treat, or as an occasional dose of childhood nostalgia, it probably wouldn’t be the first option you think of for ... <a title="Is chocolate milk a good recovery drink after a workout? A dietitian reviews the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/is-chocolate-milk-a-good-recovery-drink-after-a-workout-a-dietitian-reviews-the-evidence-236685/" aria-label="Read more about Is chocolate milk a good recovery drink after a workout? A dietitian reviews the evidence">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xavier J Mills, PhD Candidate at School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education, Swinburne University of Technology The 2026 Census presented a crucial opportunity to count the LGBTQI+ population in Australia for the first time. Instead, the Albanese government has opted to disregard important questions on ... <a title="LGBTQI+ Australians are tired of being ignored. Here’s why counting them in the census is so important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/lgbtqi-australians-are-tired-of-being-ignored-heres-why-counting-them-in-the-census-is-so-important-237637/" aria-label="Read more about LGBTQI+ Australians are tired of being ignored. Here’s why counting them in the census is so important">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne Bricolage/Shutterstock The age a child can be arrested, charged and jailed in Australia is back in the spotlight. Last year, the Northern Territory became ... <a title="Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here’s what brain science tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/can-a-10-year-old-be-responsible-for-a-crime-heres-what-brain-science-tells-us-237552/" aria-label="Read more about Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here’s what brain science tells us">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology The current cost-of-living crisis, high interest rates and the ensuing economic contraction have disproportionately hit low-income households. And for many low-income workers, the future remains uncertain. On top of that, the rise of artificial ... <a title="Labour or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster wellbeing but not productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/labour-or-leisure-why-a-universal-basic-income-might-foster-wellbeing-but-not-productivity-235523/" aria-label="Read more about Labour or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster wellbeing but not productivity">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Oldfield, Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW Sydney Buildings are one of our biggest contributors to global heating. They produce 37% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and production processes. Building emissions are made up of two parts: operational ... <a title="How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/how-low-can-we-go-to-cut-the-carbon-that-goes-into-buildings-to-net-zero-we-need-radical-change-236326/" aria-label="Read more about How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Edwards, Lecturer in Wildlife Science, University of Southern Queensland Transport and Main Roads Queensland , CC BY If you live in Australia or New Zealand, the coming of spring is a mixed blessing. The days get warmer. Flowers bloom. Birds nest. It’s this last change which ... <a title="They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/they-come-from-above-heres-why-magpies-magpie-larks-and-lapwings-swoop-in-spring-237213/" aria-label="Read more about They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Rolton Vignier, Scientist in Shellfish and Algal Biology, Cawthron Institute The global ocean continues to warm at a concerning rate. Satellite measurements of average sea surface temperatures show February this year was the highest for any month in the 45-year dataset, and the warming trend continued ... <a title="Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/ocean-heat-is-changing-marine-food-webs-with-far-reaching-consequences-for-nz-fisheries-and-sea-life-236427/" aria-label="Read more about Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong Thanumporn Thongkongkaew/ Shutterstock, CC BY Year 12 students are less than two months away from sitting their final exams. We know this can be a stressful time for students. How can ... <a title="How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/how-can-you-support-your-year-12-student-during-their-final-exams-237467/" aria-label="Read more about How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Pinder, Associate Professor, Finance, The University of Melbourne In their scramble to secure a foothold on an increasingly unaffordable housing ladder, some young investors might be looking for new ways to boost their returns on savings. One such approach – albeit highly risky – is “leveraged ... <a title="Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/yes-you-can-borrow-money-to-invest-in-shares-but-it-comes-with-big-risks-237206/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Farknot Architect/Shutterstock The language of mental ill health is inescapable. Diagnostic terms, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pervade popular culture and saturate the online world. They are the currency of countless news stories and awareness ... <a title="Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/diagnostic-labels-may-increase-our-empathy-for-people-in-distress-but-there-are-downsides-too-237553/" aria-label="Read more about Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney The recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a showcase of impressive speeches. Presidential nominee Kamala Harris justified the newfound enthusiasm of Democrats with a strong acceptance speech, but even she ... <a title="Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/why-americans-do-political-speeches-so-well-and-debates-so-badly-237314/" aria-label="Read more about Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?">Read more</a>
