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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Conor, ARC Future Fellow, La Trobe University Child coal miners, Pennsylvania, 1911 Lewis Wickes Hines/Wikimedia Commons In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased ... <a title="Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/muscle-wood-coal-oil-what-earlier-energy-transitions-tell-us-about-renewables-213550/" aria-label="Read more about Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Fulcher, Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Complexity is all around us, from the daily fluctuations of financial markets to the intricate web of neurons in our brains. Understanding how the different components of these systems interact with each other is a fundamental ... <a title="From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/from-stock-markets-to-brain-scans-new-research-harmonises-hundreds-of-scientific-methods-to-understand-complex-systems-214261/" aria-label="Read more about From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Jackson, Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University Shutterstock You’re lying in bed, trying to fall asleep but the racing thoughts won’t stop. Instead, your brain is busy making detailed plans for the next day, replaying embarrassing ... <a title="What do people think about when they go to sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/what-do-people-think-about-when-they-go-to-sleep-207406/" aria-label="Read more about What do people think about when they go to sleep?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Mitchell, Lecturer in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast IMDB From Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny Crane in Boston Legal, our popular culture is often where we first see and witness legal ... <a title="No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/no-gavels-no-hearsay-and-lots-of-drinking-a-law-expert-ranks-legal-dramas-by-their-accuracy-212880/" aria-label="Read more about No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University NASA After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert. Inside is likely to be the largest ever sample of dust ... <a title="7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/7-years-billions-of-kilometres-a-handful-of-dust-nasa-just-brought-back-the-largest-ever-asteroid-sample-214151/" aria-label="Read more about 7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock In 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity without having ... <a title="A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/a-national-digital-id-scheme-is-being-proposed-an-expert-weighs-the-pros-and-many-more-cons-214144/" aria-label="Read more about A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University With early voting set to open next week for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, this is a critical time for campaigners to win over voters. If the 2022 federal election is ... <a title="The ‘yes’ Voice campaign is far outspending ‘no’ in online advertising, but is the message getting through?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-yes-voice-campaign-is-far-outspending-no-in-online-advertising-but-is-the-message-getting-through-213749/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘yes’ Voice campaign is far outspending ‘no’ in online advertising, but is the message getting through?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greig de Zubicaray, Professor of Neuropsychology, Queensland University of Technology mimi thian/unsplash We’ve all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just can’t find the word we want to use, even though we’re certain we know it. Why does this universal problem among speakers happen? And when can ... <a title="Is it normal to forget words while speaking? And when can it spell a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/is-it-normal-to-forget-words-while-speaking-and-when-can-it-spell-a-problem-212852/" aria-label="Read more about Is it normal to forget words while speaking? And when can it spell a problem?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kay Critchell, Lecturer in Oceanography, Deakin University Shutterstock Our beaches are in trouble. Limited recycling programs and a society that throws away so much have resulted in more than 3 million tonnes of plastic polluting the oceans. An estimated 1.5–1.9% of this rubbish ends up on beaches. ... <a title="Container deposit schemes reduce rubbish on our beaches. Here’s how we proved it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/container-deposit-schemes-reduce-rubbish-on-our-beaches-heres-how-we-proved-it-213562/" aria-label="Read more about Container deposit schemes reduce rubbish on our beaches. Here’s how we proved it">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Inga Smith, Associate Professor in Physics, University of Otago Jan Lieser, CC BY-SA After two seasons of record-breaking lows, Antarctica’s sea ice remains in dramatic decline, tracking well below any winter maximum levels observed since satellite monitoring began during the late 1970s. A layer of frozen seawater ... <a title="As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/as-antarctic-sea-ice-continues-its-dramatic-decline-we-need-more-measurements-and-much-better-models-to-predict-its-future-213747/" aria-label="Read more about As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Zouwer, Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra As a visual artist and educator, I know how important it is to encourage your child to think and behave like an artist. But this is not necessarily about drawing or painting in a particular ... <a title="Take risks, embrace failure and be comfortable with uncertainty: 3 activities to help your child think like an artist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/take-risks-embrace-failure-and-be-comfortable-with-uncertainty-3-activities-to-help-your-child-think-like-an-artist-214142/" aria-label="Read more about Take risks, embrace failure and be comfortable with uncertainty: 3 activities to help your child think like an artist">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shea X. Fan, Senior Lecturer in International Business, School of Management, RMIT University Shutterstock Loneliness is a much discussed social issue, but it is rarely considered to be a workplace problem that needs to be managed like other health issues at work. The Social Connection in Australia ... <a title="Workplace loneliness is the modern pandemic damaging lives and hurting businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/workplace-loneliness-is-the-modern-pandemic-damaging-lives-and-hurting-businesses-213873/" aria-label="Read more about Workplace loneliness is the modern pandemic damaging lives and hurting businesses">Read more</a>
