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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist This is a long read. Enjoy! Today I want to set out my case for the enduring relevance of the disciplines. I want to advocate for a content-rich curriculum. And I want to focus in particular on ... <a title="Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/finkel-students-focus-on-your-discipline-then-youll-see-your-options-expand-107440/" aria-label="Read more about Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tan Yigitcanlar, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Development, Queensland University of Technology Many places around the world claim to be a “smart city”, but what that means is often unclear. A smart city is widely seen as an urban area that uses technology to enhance performance ... <a title="Just how ‘city smart’ are local governments in Queensland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/just-how-city-smart-are-local-governments-in-queensland-106601/" aria-label="Read more about Just how ‘city smart’ are local governments in Queensland?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Veen, Lecturer (Academic Fellow) in Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Had Foodora’s Australian operations not already gone into voluntary administration, the November 16 decision of the Fair Work Commission might well have finished the food-delivery company off. The commission upheld former courier Josh Klooger’s ... <a title="Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/redefining-workers-in-the-platform-economy-lessons-from-the-foodora-bunfight-107369/" aria-label="Read more about Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Pont, Senior lecturer, Deakin University Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After Shakespeare and the Chinese poet Laozi, Gibran’s work from 1923, The Prophet, has made him the third most-sold poet of all time. This ... <a title="Guide To The Classics: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/guide-to-the-classics-the-prophet-by-kahlil-gibran-107274/" aria-label="Read more about Guide To The Classics: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney A range of shirts, pants, socks and accessories sold in specialist camping and fishing retailers claim to protect against mosquito bites for various periods. In regions experiencing a high risk of mosquito-borne disease, insecticide treated school ... <a title="Mozzie repellent clothing might stop some bites but you’ll still need a cream or spray" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/mozzie-repellent-clothing-might-stop-some-bites-but-youll-still-need-a-cream-or-spray-107266/" aria-label="Read more about Mozzie repellent clothing might stop some bites but you’ll still need a cream or spray">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Chart analysis by Keith Rankin. This month’s chart uses a correctly proportioned (logarithmic) scale to compare the growth of the average hourly price of labour in Education/Training and miscellaneous Professional Services with wage growth across ‘all industries’ (bearing in mind that most workers are employed in service ‘industries’). We should relate this to my June ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/keith-rankins-chart-for-this-month-slowly-increasing-teachers-earnings/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Terrorism and crime played a huge part in the Victorian state election campaign leading up to polling day on November 24. The Liberal-National opposition has been campaigning on it all year, helped along ... <a title="In crime reporting, we should ask better questions about the relevance of religion and ethnicity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/in-crime-reporting-we-should-ask-better-questions-about-the-relevance-of-religion-and-ethnicity-107421/" aria-label="Read more about In crime reporting, we should ask better questions about the relevance of religion and ethnicity">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Gene editing technology is revolutionising biology – and now twin human baby girls may be a living part of this story. Today several media outlets report that a team of scientists in China has used CRISPR to modify the ... <a title="Researcher claims CRISPR-edited twins are born. How will science respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/researcher-claims-crispr-edited-twins-are-born-how-will-science-respond-107693/" aria-label="Read more about Researcher claims CRISPR-edited twins are born. How will science respond?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Gene editing technology is revolutionising biology – and now twin human baby girls may be a living part of this story. Today several media outlets report that a team of scientists in China has used CRISPR to modify the ... <a title="Researcher claims CRIPSR-edited twins are born. How will science respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/researcher-claims-cripsr-edited-twins-are-born-how-will-science-respond-107693/" aria-label="Read more about Researcher claims CRIPSR-edited twins are born. How will science respond?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulo de Souza, Science Leader – Cybernetics, CSIRO It’s touchdown again on Mars, with NASA’s InSight probe due to land today. This latest mission will continue our exploration of much that is still unknown about the planet. As seen from Earth, the big red dot in the ... <a title="Our long fascination with the journey to Mars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/our-long-fascination-with-the-journey-to-mars-106541/" aria-label="Read more about Our long fascination with the journey to Mars">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kieren Mitchell, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) & Centre for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Adelaide A mysterious shaggy giant species of rhinoceros – named the Siberian unicorn due to its enormous single horn – turns out to have survived in ... <a title="How a change in climate wiped out the ‘Siberian unicorn’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/how-a-change-in-climate-wiped-out-the-siberian-unicorn-107365/" aria-label="Read more about How a change in climate wiped out the ‘Siberian unicorn’">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alfred Allan, Professor, Edith Cowan University We have conducted what we believe to be Australia’s first quantitative research on young people’s behaviour in nightclubs and the findings present a disturbing picture. The research suggests that behaviour is taking place at these clubs that would be criminal if ... <a title="Groping, grinding, grabbing: new research on nightclubs finds men do it often but know it’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/groping-grinding-grabbing-new-research-on-nightclubs-finds-men-do-it-often-but-know-its-wrong-106994/" aria-label="Read more about Groping, grinding, grabbing: new research on nightclubs finds men do it often but know it’s wrong">Read more</a>
