CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Evans Bailey, PhD Researcher in Virtual Reality, Auckland University of Technology Immortality has been a topic of discussion since the legend of the Holy Grail. Some people have gone as far as cryogenic freezing after death in the hope that one day science will have advanced ... <a title="The digital human: the cyber version of humanity’s quest for immortality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/the-digital-human-the-cyber-version-of-humanitys-quest-for-immortality-108081/" aria-label="Read more about The digital human: the cyber version of humanity’s quest for immortality">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elyse Methven, Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney As the state election loomed last year, the NSW government rushed through a new crime targeting drug suppliers. A person who supplies a prohibited drug for profit can now be prosecuted for homicide if another person uses the ... <a title="After 2 festival deaths, the NSW government rushed through a new drug homicide crime. But it may do more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/after-2-festival-deaths-the-nsw-government-rushed-through-a-new-drug-homicide-crime-but-it-may-do-more-harm-than-good-121876/" aria-label="Read more about After 2 festival deaths, the NSW government rushed through a new drug homicide crime. But it may do more harm than good">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel discussion run by Auckland Council, the idea was raised to pay people to vote to encourage ... <a title="Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/voter-turnout-at-new-zealand-local-elections-keeps-falling-but-paying-people-to-vote-could-backfire-122040/" aria-label="Read more about Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dunk, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Last week, one of the world’s leading medical journals declared the medical community must act now to limit the health effects of climate change. In a stark editorial, readers of the New England Journal of Medicine were reminded that hospitals, ... <a title="How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/how-doctors-convinced-the-world-the-planet-was-worth-fighting-for-122190/" aria-label="Read more about How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Australia’s young high achievers are turning their backs on teaching. They want to make a difference in their careers, and they are interested in teaching, but when it comes to the crunch they choose professions with better pay and ... <a title="Better pay and more challenge: here’s how to get our top students to become teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/better-pay-and-more-challenge-heres-how-to-get-our-top-students-to-become-teachers-122271/" aria-label="Read more about Better pay and more challenge: here’s how to get our top students to become teachers">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Grodach, Professor and Director of Urban Planning & Design, Monash University Since 2000, planning authorities in Australia have overseen a massive rezoning of inner-city industrial land to make way for mixed-use residential development. They claim central industrial space is obsolete in a post-industrial economy driven by ... <a title="Three ways to fix the problems caused by rezoning inner-city industrial land for mixed-use apartments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/three-ways-to-fix-the-problems-caused-by-rezoning-inner-city-industrial-land-for-mixed-use-apartments-121566/" aria-label="Read more about Three ways to fix the problems caused by rezoning inner-city industrial land for mixed-use apartments">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Owen, PhD Candidate, Monash University Last week, menstrual pad brand Libra launched their Blood Normal commercial in Australia, running it during prime time television shows including The Bachelor, The Project, and Gogglebox. Australia is a little late to the party: Blood Normal first ran in the ... <a title="Does anyone have a pad? TV is finally dismantling the period taboo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/does-anyone-have-a-pad-tv-is-finally-dismantling-the-period-taboo-122258/" aria-label="Read more about Does anyone have a pad? TV is finally dismantling the period taboo">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of carbon, with smoke plumes visible thousands of kilometres away. Fires in Brazil increased by 85% in ... <a title="The Amazon is on fire – here are 5 things you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/the-amazon-is-on-fire-here-are-5-things-you-need-to-know-122326/" aria-label="Read more about The Amazon is on fire – here are 5 things you need to know">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Docking, Post-doctoral researcher, La Trobe University Basketball fans around the world were recently sickened by the footage of NBA star Kevin Durant’s Achilles tendon rupturing during a game. But while many think it’s only elite athletes who suffer from Achilles tendon issues, a fifth of the ... <a title="It’s not just athletes who get Achilles tendon pain, but exercising is the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/its-not-just-athletes-who-get-achilles-tendon-pain-but-exercising-is-the-answer-119170/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just athletes who get Achilles tendon pain, but exercising is the answer">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University The possibility of blackouts affecting half of Victoria has attracted plenty of attention to a document once read only by industry insiders and policy wonks: the Electricity Statement of Opportunities. The Statement, updated every year by the Australian ... <a title="Australia’s energy woes will not be solved by reinforcing a monopoly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/australias-energy-woes-will-not-be-solved-by-reinforcing-a-monopoly-122309/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s energy woes will not be solved by reinforcing a monopoly">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, J.W. Nevile Fellow in Economics and host of The Airport Economist, UNSW Amid the tributes to former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer and the stories of his authenticity, courage and quirky interests – like trains and military history – what has struck me most are ... <a title="Tim Fischer had his blind spots, but he was an unsung champion of an Asian-facing Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/tim-fischer-had-his-blind-spots-but-he-was-an-unsung-champion-of-an-asian-facing-australia-122310/" aria-label="Read more about Tim Fischer had his blind spots, but he was an unsung champion of an Asian-facing Australia">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] Michelle Grattan talks about the sad news of the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Deep Saini. They also discuss Scott Morrison’s recent announcement about joining the US-led coalition in ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Tim Fischer’s legacy – and Scott Morrison’s first year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-tim-fischers-legacy-and-scott-morrisons-first-year-122320/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Tim Fischer’s legacy – and Scott Morrison’s first year">Read more</a>
