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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Farmer, Senior Research Officer, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS ... <a title="Curious Kids: what is a headache? Is it our brain hurting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/curious-kids-what-is-a-headache-is-it-our-brain-hurting-112951/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what is a headache? Is it our brain hurting?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-can-signal-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Young Australians are more connected, educated and informed than previous generations. They are also more likely to have higher debt and less economic independence into their 30s. Many feel excluded from traditional politics and policy ... <a title="Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/young-voters-may-hold-the-key-to-the-nsw-state-election-heres-why-113190/" aria-label="Read more about Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Remember the global outrage four months ago at world-first claims a researcher had used the gene editing tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls? The molecular scissors known as CRISPR (CRISPR/cas9 in full) allow scientists to modify ... <a title="Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/experts-call-for-halt-to-crispr-editing-that-allows-gene-changes-to-pass-on-to-children-113463/" aria-label="Read more about Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-often-signals-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Humans love optimism. It’s a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This attraction has deep neurological roots that affect both our brain functions and how we process new information. For this reason, optimism is ... <a title="How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-and-why-to-stay-optimistic-when-it-feels-like-the-environment-is-falling-apart-113461/" aria-label="Read more about How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Sydney is awash with construction activity – new motorways, light rail and the Metro project are all part of an infrastructure deluge. And as New South Wales voters head to the polls, the two major parties keep raining ... <a title="How the NSW election promises on transport add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-the-nsw-election-promises-on-transport-add-up-112531/" aria-label="Read more about How the NSW election promises on transport add up">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University The great British economist John Maynard Keynes said he longed for the day when economics could be thought of as a “matter for specialists – like dentistry”. It’s easier to become an economist than a ... <a title="Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/dentists-need-a-licence-to-practice-why-not-economists-113380/" aria-label="Read more about Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kacey Sinclair, PhD Candidate in History, La Trobe University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. On 22 January 1856, an extraordinary event in Australia’s history occurred. It is not part of our collective national identity, nor has it been mythologised over the ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/hidden-women-of-history-australias-first-known-female-voter-the-famous-mrs-fanny-finch-112962/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriele Suder, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne & Director, International CEO Forum, University of Melbourne Now that the British Parliament has rejected the revised Brexit deal, all parties involved realise that uncertainties are here to stay. The only certainty at this stage is that British politicians are ... <a title="Why wait for the Brexit fog to clear? Australian, British and multinational businesses are moving on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/why-wait-for-the-brexit-fog-to-clear-australian-british-and-multinational-businesses-are-moving-on-113478/" aria-label="Read more about Why wait for the Brexit fog to clear? Australian, British and multinational businesses are moving on">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Dell, Associate Professor/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia Australia’s decision to suspend all Boeing 737 Max 8 flights in and out of the country appears to be a prudent precaution. It comes after two fatal accidents overseas involving the aircraft. On Sunday, 157 people ... <a title="Flights suspended and vital questions remain after second Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash within five months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/flights-suspended-and-vital-questions-remain-after-second-boeing-737-max-8-crash-within-five-months-113272/" aria-label="Read more about Flights suspended and vital questions remain after second Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash within five months">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared last week that the company would shift away from open networks that embody “the town square” towards private, encrypted services that are more like “the digital equivalent ... <a title="Becoming more like WhatsApp won’t solve Facebook’s woes – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/becoming-more-like-whatsapp-wont-solve-facebooks-woes-heres-why-113368/" aria-label="Read more about Becoming more like WhatsApp won’t solve Facebook’s woes – here’s why">Read more</a>
