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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the men’s 100-metre sprint with a time of 9.80 seconds. You might be surprised to learn that most of the explosive power ... <a title="Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/muscles-are-important-but-stiff-tendons-are-the-secret-ingredient-for-high-speed-performance-165458/" aria-label="Read more about Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mairin Hennebry-Leung, Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, University of Tasmania Shutterstock This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. Some students elect to study languages in their senior years because of personal interest, or because ... <a title="Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/thinking-of-taking-a-language-in-year-11-and-12-heres-what-you-need-to-know-164080/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McCallum, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington www.shutterstock.com One of the constant challenges in education is keeping the learner engaged, motivated and connected in a world increasingly filled with distractions. Social media, streaming TV and video games all compete ... <a title="Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/gamers-know-the-power-of-flow-what-if-learners-could-harness-it-too-164943/" aria-label="Read more about Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Fisher, Lecturer, University of Canterbury www.shutterstock.com Nearly two decades on from the bitter political battle over ownership of the seabed and foreshore, a recent precedent-setting High Court decision passed almost without comment in the mainstream media. Perhaps that is a sign the country as a whole ... <a title="Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/has-the-high-court-shown-the-way-for-successful-maori-claims-to-marine-title-165381/" aria-label="Read more about Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Hannan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University Alessandra Tarantino/AP Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games well underway, it’s hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent and determination of ... <a title="What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/what-olympic-athletes-can-teach-us-about-regulating-our-emotions-and-staying-dedicated-165170/" aria-label="Read more about What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Public Domain except Hawke, Keating and Howard (Commonwealth of Australia CC-BY-SA) Who have been Australia’s most accomplished prime ministers? Curiously, it’s a question that is seldom asked. We enthusiastically compile lists of the greatest films or sporting champions, but rarely ... <a title="Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/who-were-australias-best-prime-ministers-we-asked-the-experts-165302/" aria-label="Read more about Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosalie Schultz, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University This article mentions stillbirth deaths in Aboriginal communities. The Ranger uranium mine, surrounded by Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, operated for 40 years until it closed in 2021. ... <a title="Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/aboriginal-people-near-the-ranger-uranium-mine-suffered-more-stillbirths-and-cancer-we-dont-know-why-164862/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Anderson. Palawa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University Shutterstock Governments and universities are planning for the recovery of our international student market once Australia can start easing border closures that have had huge impacts on universities and the economy. The situation is becoming ... <a title="Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/australias-international-education-market-share-is-shrinking-fast-recovery-depends-on-unis-offering-students-a-better-deal-162856/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Research associate, University of Sydney Shutterstock Forest creatures include some of humanity’s closest biological relatives. Due to human threats, they are also some of the most endangered animals on our planet. Southeast Asia hosts many unique forest species, and many of our English words ... <a title="Orangutans, gibbons and Mr Sooty: what the origins of words in Southeast Asia tell us about our long relationships with animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/orangutans-gibbons-and-mr-sooty-what-the-origins-of-words-in-southeast-asia-tell-us-about-our-long-relationships-with-animals-165175/" aria-label="Read more about Orangutans, gibbons and Mr Sooty: what the origins of words in Southeast Asia tell us about our long relationships with animals">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost wage growth. The 56 leading economists polled by the Economic Society ... <a title="Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/01/top-economists-say-cutting-immigration-is-no-way-to-boost-wages-165394/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute At Friday’s National Cabinet meeting, our nation’s leaders put some meat on the bones of their 4-stage plan to reopen Australia. The plan includes target vaccination thresholds and some details on restrictions that might be lifted at each stage. So ... <a title="National Cabinet’s plan out of COVID aims too low on vaccinations and leaves crucial questions unanswered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/01/national-cabinets-plan-out-of-covid-aims-too-low-on-vaccinations-and-leaves-crucial-questions-unanswered-165447/" aria-label="Read more about National Cabinet’s plan out of COVID aims too low on vaccinations and leaves crucial questions unanswered">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Associate, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne ANU Bell School This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who ... <a title="Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/coral-bell-the-accidental-academic-who-wanted-to-stop-armageddon-156302/" aria-label="Read more about Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon">Read more</a>
