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Artist Tomás Saraceno wants to improve our knowledge about atmospheres – and arachnids

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Hogan, Senior lecturer, School of Creative Arts & Media, University of Tasmania How to entangle the universe in a spider/web?, 2022, Tomás Saraceno. Courtesy the artist with thanks to Arachnophilia, neugerriemschneider, Berlin and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Mona/Jesse Hunniford Image ... <a title="Artist Tomás Saraceno wants to improve our knowledge about atmospheres – and arachnids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/artist-tomas-saraceno-wants-to-improve-our-knowledge-about-atmospheres-and-arachnids-196035/" aria-label="Read more about Artist Tomás Saraceno wants to improve our knowledge about atmospheres – and arachnids">Read more</a>

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Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Wheaton, Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato Getty Images With summer here, families and tourists will flock to New Zealand’s beaches, rivers and lakes to paddle, swim, surf, fish, boat and kayak. But despite our love of the water, New Zealanders ... <a title="Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/too-many-maori-and-asian-people-are-drowning-can-better-cultural-understanding-reverse-the-trend-196576/" aria-label="Read more about Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?">Read more</a>

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Should we move our loved one with dementia into a nursing home? 6 things to consider when making this tough decision

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee-Fay Low, Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney cdc/unsplash, CC BY-SA Almost 400,000 Australians are living with dementia. A million or more family members and friends care for and support them. About two-thirds of people with dementia live in the community. Deciding to move a ... <a title="Should we move our loved one with dementia into a nursing home? 6 things to consider when making this tough decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/should-we-move-our-loved-one-with-dementia-into-a-nursing-home-6-things-to-consider-when-making-this-tough-decision-189770/" aria-label="Read more about Should we move our loved one with dementia into a nursing home? 6 things to consider when making this tough decision">Read more</a>

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5,700 years of sea-level change in Micronesia hint at humans arriving much earlier than we thought

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliet Sefton, Assistant Lecturer, Monash University Mangrove forests on Pohnpei are archives of sea-level change. Juliet Sefton, Author provided Sea levels in Micronesia rose much faster over the past 5,000 years than previously thought, according to our new study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy ... <a title="5,700 years of sea-level change in Micronesia hint at humans arriving much earlier than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/5-700-years-of-sea-level-change-in-micronesia-hint-at-humans-arriving-much-earlier-than-we-thought-196655/" aria-label="Read more about 5,700 years of sea-level change in Micronesia hint at humans arriving much earlier than we thought">Read more</a>

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Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University Shutterstock Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been accused of animal cruelty and is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations. The company has ... <a title="Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/can-we-ethically-justify-harming-animals-for-research-there-are-several-schools-of-thought-196387/" aria-label="Read more about Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought">Read more</a>

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50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University National Archives of Australia In the annals of Australian foreign policy, it is arguable that no moment in history has been as significant as December 21 1972. With the possible exception of the ANZUS Treaty of 1951, no other document ... <a title="50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/50-years-after-gough-whitlam-established-diplomatic-relations-with-china-what-has-changed-195705/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?">Read more</a>

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Bring a plate! What to take to Christmas lunch that looks impressive (but won’t break the bank)

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Brooke Lark/Unsplash Christmas lunch is at your friend’s house this year, and they’ve asked you to bring a plate. Money is tight. So, you find yourself wondering, “What’s cheap, healthy but also looks impressive?” While ... <a title="Bring a plate! What to take to Christmas lunch that looks impressive (but won’t break the bank)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/bring-a-plate-what-to-take-to-christmas-lunch-that-looks-impressive-but-wont-break-the-bank-196565/" aria-label="Read more about Bring a plate! What to take to Christmas lunch that looks impressive (but won’t break the bank)">Read more</a>

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How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bean, Research Fellow, Centre for Energy Data Innovation, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Almost one in three Australian households have solar panels on their roofs. Most are motivated by rising electricity prices and environmental concerns. Households are paid a so-called feed-in tariff for surplus energy they ... <a title="How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/how-closely-monitoring-households-energy-data-can-unleash-their-solar-outputs-and-possibly-make-them-more-money-196134/" aria-label="Read more about How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money">Read more</a>

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A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree

December 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James A. T. Lancaster, Lecturer in Studies in Western Religious Traditions, The University of Queensland © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA The Christmas tree is a modern invention. It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. There are many trees ... <a title="A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/a-story-of-legends-families-and-capitalism-a-candid-history-of-the-christmas-tree-196278/" aria-label="Read more about A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree">Read more</a>

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Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored

December 19, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Steele, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian National University Drew Beamer / Unsplash In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name “longtermism” to describe the idea “that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time”. The label took off among ... <a title="Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/longtermism-why-the-million-year-philosophy-cant-be-ignored-193538/" aria-label="Read more about Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored">Read more</a>

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Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations

December 19, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018. The ... <a title="Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/wong-to-visit-beijing-as-strategic-dialogue-restarts-in-new-breakthrough-in-australia-china-relations-196799/" aria-label="Read more about Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations">Read more</a>

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Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink

December 19, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Pexels, CC BY Australians are fortunate to have access to safe and healthy drinking water in our towns and cities, which is acknowledged as a basic human need globally. Sadly, the World Health Organization estimates about ... <a title="Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/travelling-around-australia-this-summer-heres-how-to-know-if-the-water-is-safe-to-drink-196294/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink">Read more</a>