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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. The artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci was once famously named a ... <a title="How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/how-leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-water-explored-the-power-and-beauty-of-its-flow-112401/" aria-label="Read more about How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Chin, Director, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania The corruption trial of Najib Tun Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, has finally begun following two postponements and an attempt on the opening day of the trial for a third. Many Malaysians were starting to wonder ... <a title="What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/what-najib-razaks-corruption-trial-means-for-malaysia-and-the-region-114828/" aria-label="Read more about What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, Lecturer in Nutrition, UNSW The Fast Track to Health study is a year-long dietary trial in adolescents with obesity. Since it started in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 2018, it has been criticised for increasing the risk of eating disorders in people ... <a title="Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/getting-teens-to-follow-strict-diets-in-the-fast-track-trial-is-risky-but-so-is-obesity-itself-114435/" aria-label="Read more about Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig O’Neill, Director of the Macquarie Planetary Research Centre/Associate Professor in Geodynamics, Macquarie University A catastrophic event occurred on Earth 66 million years ago. A huge meteorite struck our planet in what is now Mexico, triggering mass extinctions of the dinosaurs and most other living creatures. A ... <a title="A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/a-seiche-wave-can-outpace-a-tsunami-and-both-can-be-triggered-by-meteorites-and-earthquakes-114753/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University This week saw the closure of Google+, an attempt by the online giant to create a social media community to rival Facebook. If the Australian usage of Google+ is anything to go by – just 45,000 users in March compared ... <a title="Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/goodbye-google-but-what-happens-when-online-communities-close-down-114729/" aria-label="Read more about Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad. That is the main conclusion from Australia’s Environment in 2018, the latest in an annual ... <a title="Australia’s 2018 environmental scorecard: a dreadful year that demands action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/australias-2018-environmental-scorecard-a-dreadful-year-that-demands-action-114760/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s 2018 environmental scorecard: a dreadful year that demands action">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Pratchett, Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University The severe and repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has not only damaged corals, it has reduced the reef’s ability to recover. Our research, published today in Nature, found far fewer baby ... <a title="Coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89% after repeated bleaching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/coral-reproduction-on-the-great-barrier-reef-falls-89-after-repeated-bleaching-114761/" aria-label="Read more about Coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89% after repeated bleaching">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Tanton, Professor, Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The Morrison government’s pre-election budget has not been the bonanza some predicted. It is a fairly modest affair. But calculations by the the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, based at the University of ... <a title="NATSEM: federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/natsem-federal-budget-will-widen-gap-between-rich-and-poor-114728/" aria-label="Read more about NATSEM: federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Research Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, UNSW Physical activity feels good and it’s great for your health. It can reduce your risk of developing chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, strengthen your bones, muscles and joints, and can even help with certain ... <a title="Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/do-you-plan-your-life-around-your-fitness-schedule-you-could-be-addicted-to-exercise-112509/" aria-label="Read more about Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University One of the more elusive goals of education research is answering the question: what makes one school perform better than another? The evidence base is growing, but so far the answer is: it depends. School success depends on ... <a title="What makes a school good? It’s about more than just test results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/what-makes-a-school-good-its-about-more-than-just-test-results-114372/" aria-label="Read more about What makes a school good? It’s about more than just test results">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Townson, Senior Designer, Chair in Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology You’re smiling as your e-scooter whispers along the riverside path. Without the helmet, the wind can blow through your hair – and it looks good! You hear a shout, “Pull over!”, and turn to see ... <a title="Helmet churn adds to challenges of e-scooter disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/helmet-churn-adds-to-challenges-of-e-scooter-disruption-113754/" aria-label="Read more about Helmet churn adds to challenges of e-scooter disruption">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Lecturer, Southern Cross University Review: Growing Up African in Australia, edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Magan Magan and Ahmed Yussuf For many African-diaspora people in Australia, belonging means masking yourself. To fit in is to curate one’s Africanness and one’s blackness. You teach yourself to ... <a title="Growing Up African in Australia: racism, resilience and the right to belong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/growing-up-african-in-australia-racism-resilience-and-the-right-to-belong-113121/" aria-label="Read more about Growing Up African in Australia: racism, resilience and the right to belong">Read more</a>
