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Friday essay: Chanel’s complex legacy

December 10, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Gabrielle Chanel, photograph by Henry Clarke, published in Vogue France, 1954. Paris Musées. © Henry Clarke, Paris Musées / Palais Galliera / ADAGP. Copyright Agency, 2021 Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, friend of artist Jean Cocteau and ... <a title="Friday essay: Chanel’s complex legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/friday-essay-chanels-complex-legacy-172761/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Chanel’s complex legacy">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese is ending the year well but has plenty of challenges ahead

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A week after Anthony Albanese announced his climate blueprint, Labor has every reason to believe the most difficult policy it will launch for the coming election has parachuted to a safe landing. The government has brought out the predictable attacks, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese is ending the year well but has plenty of challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/grattan-on-friday-albanese-is-ending-the-year-well-but-has-plenty-of-challenges-ahead-173503/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese is ending the year well but has plenty of challenges ahead">Read more</a>

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Should I get my COVID vaccine booster? Yes, it increases protection against COVID, including Omicron

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cyra Patel, Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; PhD candidate, Australian National University CDC/Unsplash If it’s been six months since you got the second COVID vaccine dose, it’s time to book in for your booster shot. This will provide additional protection against COVID, ... <a title="Should I get my COVID vaccine booster? Yes, it increases protection against COVID, including Omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/should-i-get-my-covid-vaccine-booster-yes-it-increases-protection-against-covid-including-omicron-172965/" aria-label="Read more about Should I get my COVID vaccine booster? Yes, it increases protection against COVID, including Omicron">Read more</a>

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Vaccinated or not, Novak Djokovic should be able to play at the Australian Open

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Andy Brownbill/AP Novak Djokovic told the media last week “you will know very soon” if he is going to play in the Australian Open in January, for a chance to win a tenth title. He ... <a title="Vaccinated or not, Novak Djokovic should be able to play at the Australian Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/vaccinated-or-not-novak-djokovic-should-be-able-to-play-at-the-australian-open-173060/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccinated or not, Novak Djokovic should be able to play at the Australian Open">Read more</a>

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Will self-replicating ‘xenobots’ cure diseases, yield new bioweapons, or simply turn the whole world into grey goo?

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Kriegman et al./PNAS In 2020, scientists made global headlines by creating “xenobots” – tiny “programmable” living things made of several thousand frog stem ... <a title="Will self-replicating ‘xenobots’ cure diseases, yield new bioweapons, or simply turn the whole world into grey goo?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/will-self-replicating-xenobots-cure-diseases-yield-new-bioweapons-or-simply-turn-the-whole-world-into-grey-goo-173244/" aria-label="Read more about Will self-replicating ‘xenobots’ cure diseases, yield new bioweapons, or simply turn the whole world into grey goo?">Read more</a>

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Planning a Christmas get-together? 8 tips to avoid a super-spreader event

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock Not many more sleeps until Christmas, and all those long lunches and get-togethers with family and friends. If you’re hosting a gathering and want to avoid a ... <a title="Planning a Christmas get-together? 8 tips to avoid a super-spreader event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/planning-a-christmas-get-together-8-tips-to-avoid-a-super-spreader-event-172857/" aria-label="Read more about Planning a Christmas get-together? 8 tips to avoid a super-spreader event">Read more</a>

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Content from confrontation: how the attention economy helps stoke aggression towards retail workers

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Collins, Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock A Melbourne bookshop worker shoved down an escalator. Another scalded by a cup of hot coffee thrown at them. A trolley thrown at yet another. These are three of the more shocking incidents in what Australian retailers and unions ... <a title="Content from confrontation: how the attention economy helps stoke aggression towards retail workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/content-from-confrontation-how-the-attention-economy-helps-stoke-aggression-towards-retail-workers-173062/" aria-label="Read more about Content from confrontation: how the attention economy helps stoke aggression towards retail workers">Read more</a>

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Ever wondered who would win in a fight between a dingo and a wolf? An expert explains

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between predators (all in the ... <a title="Ever wondered who would win in a fight between a dingo and a wolf? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/ever-wondered-who-would-win-in-a-fight-between-a-dingo-and-a-wolf-an-expert-explains-158312/" aria-label="Read more about Ever wondered who would win in a fight between a dingo and a wolf? An expert explains">Read more</a>

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Our research shows public support for a First Nations Voice is not only high, it’s deeply entrenched

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Levy, Associate professor, Australian National University Much has been written about why Indigenous recognition is important. Such recognition would be a legal change to address the dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their lands and rights, and the widescale damage to Indigenous lives and culture. At the ... <a title="Our research shows public support for a First Nations Voice is not only high, it’s deeply entrenched" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/our-research-shows-public-support-for-a-first-nations-voice-is-not-only-high-its-deeply-entrenched-172851/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows public support for a First Nations Voice is not only high, it’s deeply entrenched">Read more</a>

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Can Prozac treat COVID? Perhaps, but a related drug may be better

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Martin, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle Shutterstock The rise of Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, reminds us how quickly things can change during the pandemic. Only a few weeks ago, we were hearing about a range of potential ... <a title="Can Prozac treat COVID? Perhaps, but a related drug may be better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/can-prozac-treat-covid-perhaps-but-a-related-drug-may-be-better-172608/" aria-label="Read more about Can Prozac treat COVID? Perhaps, but a related drug may be better">Read more</a>

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Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Áine Kelly-Costello, University of Gothenburg Christopher Furlong/Getty Images During last month’s COP26 summit, climate change was a ubiquitous story. News hooks abounded, from unpacking the flurry of non-binding pledges to reporting on the failure of rich nations to honour demands of countries at the frontline, criticising the ... <a title="Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/why-climate-change-must-stay-on-the-news-agenda-beyond-global-summits-171845/" aria-label="Read more about Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits">Read more</a>

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Australian forests will store less carbon as climate change worsens and severe fires become more common

December 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Fairman, Future Fire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne Severely burned forest following the devastating fire season of 2019 and 2020 T Fairman Eucalypt forests are well known for bouncing back after fire, and the green shoots that emerge from eucalypts stems as they begin their ... <a title="Australian forests will store less carbon as climate change worsens and severe fires become more common" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/australian-forests-will-store-less-carbon-as-climate-change-worsens-and-severe-fires-become-more-common-173233/" aria-label="Read more about Australian forests will store less carbon as climate change worsens and severe fires become more common">Read more</a>