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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jerry Zhou, Lecturer, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Does chewing gum stay inside you for years? – Olivia, aged 12, Australia. Great question, Olivia! The short answer is that most gum ... <a title="Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/curious-kids-does-chewing-gum-stay-inside-you-for-years-121432/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Adjunct Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia In March last year, Frances McDormand won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In her acceptance speech, she drew attention to the female nominees in the room and left them with two final words: “inclusion rider”. ... <a title="The case for ‘inclusion riders’ in creative industries: what Australian discrimination law says about quotas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/the-case-for-inclusion-riders-in-creative-industries-what-australian-discrimination-law-says-about-quotas-122264/" aria-label="Read more about The case for ‘inclusion riders’ in creative industries: what Australian discrimination law says about quotas">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peggy Kern, Associate professor, University of Melbourne The Portal follows six individuals who undergo a personal transformation from trauma and struggle to calmness, self-acceptance, and compassion towards others. These personal changes are intertwined with contemplations about the broader struggles facing humanity and the role of technology. The ... <a title="The Portal review: can meditation change the world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/the-portal-review-can-meditation-change-the-world-123513/" aria-label="Read more about The Portal review: can meditation change the world?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne The polls were wrong in the last US and Australian federal elections. Hillary Clinton was favoured to win at a margin of 85% to Donald Trump’s 15%. And Bill Shorten was expected ... <a title="Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/why-white-married-women-are-more-likely-to-vote-for-conservative-parties-124783/" aria-label="Read more about Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Hielscher, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland People living with mental illness often require support from carers, such as family and friends, on a long-term and somewhat unpredictable basis. But these support networks are not always in place. Geographical or emotional distance from family members, conflict ... <a title="For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/for-people-with-a-mental-illness-loved-ones-who-care-are-as-important-as-formal-supports-120344/" aria-label="Read more about For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Byron, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wollongong I am in year 11 and I like to listen to music when I am studying, but my dad says that my brain is spending only half of its time studying and the other half is distracted by listening. ... <a title="Curious Kids: is it OK to listen to music while studying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/curious-kids-is-it-ok-to-listen-to-music-while-studying-125222/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: is it OK to listen to music while studying?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa England, Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University Good planning needs integrity, and public participation should play a role in that. But a row over a high-rise development proposed for suburban Brisbane shows what happens when the public feels left out of the planning process. This ... <a title="In your backyard: why people need a say on planning that affects their local community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/in-your-backyard-why-people-need-a-say-on-planning-that-affects-their-local-community-124175/" aria-label="Read more about In your backyard: why people need a say on planning that affects their local community">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Mathmann, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Queensland University of Technology When you wander down most supermarket aisles are you befuddled by too much choice? Do you feel overwhelmed when comparing new phone deals, insurance offers, energy provider plans? There’s a lot of research in consumer behaviour that disputes ... <a title="Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/does-choice-overload-you-it-depends-on-your-personality-take-the-test-122196/" aria-label="Read more about Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland In a speech in Albury last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told his audience that he was praying for rain in drought-affected areas. “I pray for that rain everywhere else around the ... <a title="Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/thoughts-and-prayers-miracles-christianity-and-praying-for-rain-125066/" aria-label="Read more about Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University It has been more than two years since “clearance operations” by Myanmar’s security forces, the Tatmadaw, forced more than 700,000 Rohingya across the border to neighbouring Bangladesh. During this time, the UN Security Council has remained silent on the plight ... <a title="Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/myanmar-might-finally-be-held-accountable-for-genocide-but-the-court-case-must-recognise-sexual-violence-124693/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University There is a long history of damaging stereotypes of Arab and Muslim men on screen. Because of this, audiences from culturally diverse migrant backgrounds understandably crave more positive representations of their ethnic and cultural communities. Ramy isn’t exactly that. In ... <a title="By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/by-rejecting-stereotypes-slam-and-ramy-show-us-authentic-arab-muslim-men-on-screen-124774/" aria-label="Read more about By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Md Arif Hasan, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/climate-explained-the-environmental-footprint-of-electric-versus-fossil-cars-124762/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars">Read more</a>
