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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Carey, Group Leader: Metabolic and Vascular Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK recently published a study in the journal Scientific Reports suggesting caffeine increases brown fat. This caught people’s attention because brown fat activity burns energy, which ... <a title="Research Check: can drinking coffee help you lose weight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/research-check-can-drinking-coffee-help-you-lose-weight-119740/" aria-label="Read more about Research Check: can drinking coffee help you lose weight?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Dombroski, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Canterbury This year, the small Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu announced a plan to ban disposable nappies, as well as other throwaway items such as plastic bags. While some commentators praised the move, others worried about what the ... <a title="What other countries can teach us about ditching disposable nappies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/what-other-countries-can-teach-us-about-ditching-disposable-nappies-114604/" aria-label="Read more about What other countries can teach us about ditching disposable nappies">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liang Ma, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University In Australia, more than 9 million people commute to work every weekday. The distance they travel and how they get there – car, public transport, cycling or walking – can influence their well-being and performance at work. Our study, ... <a title="Why walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier and more productive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/why-walking-and-cycling-to-work-makes-commuters-happier-and-more-productive-117819/" aria-label="Read more about Why walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier and more productive">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week US president Donald Trump announced two more nominees — Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller — for the two vacant positions on the US Federal Reserve’s board of governors. He will be hoping for better luck than he has had ... <a title="Vital Signs: Trump’s nominations for the US Federal Reserve are an odd lot, and an even bet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/vital-signs-trumps-nominations-for-the-us-federal-reserve-are-an-odd-lot-and-an-even-bet-119868/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Trump’s nominations for the US Federal Reserve are an odd lot, and an even bet">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitch Goodwin, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne Last weekend I sat down for a chat with Lisa Sullivan, senior curator at the Geelong Gallery, to get a handle on the gallery’s new exhibition, The Moon. Two and a half years in the making, the exhibit is ... <a title="Friday essay: romancing the moon – space dreaming after Apollo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/friday-essay-romancing-the-moon-space-dreaming-after-apollo-119816/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: romancing the moon – space dreaming after Apollo">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This first week of the new parliament has been bitter sweet for Senate leader Mathias Cormann. With journalist Niki Savva’s book Plots and Prayers out on Monday, Cormann that morning faced yet another barrage of questioning over his role in ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: A kinder, gentler Senate – at least for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/grattan-on-friday-a-kinder-gentler-senate-at-least-for-now-119902/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: A kinder, gentler Senate – at least for now">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University Around 16,700 Australians stay in residential rehabilitation centres each year, most commonly for problems with alcohol, amphetamines and opiates. Rehab is a structured, drug- and alcohol-free environment. Residents participate in the same daily and weekly routines and activities, including ... <a title="How rehab helps heavy drug and alcohol users think differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/how-rehab-helps-heavy-drug-and-alcohol-users-think-differently-118822/" aria-label="Read more about How rehab helps heavy drug and alcohol users think differently">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Gettler, PhD student, RMIT University As newspapers around the world struggle with revenue, News Corp Australia’s Melbourne tabloid the Herald Sun is trialling a bold idea to lure more readers over its paywall. The plan is to give its reporters bonuses of $10 to $50 based ... <a title="Bonuses for clicks: the Herald Sun model can’t be the future of journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/bonuses-for-clicks-the-herald-sun-model-cant-be-the-future-of-journalism-119638/" aria-label="Read more about Bonuses for clicks: the Herald Sun model can’t be the future of journalism">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Have you ever seen a fairy? They exist, and may very well be in your garden. But you would need a high-powered microscope to spot the dainty creatures. Fairy wasps (family Mymaridae) are tiny, feathery-winged parasitoid wasps. They’re often ... <a title="The real Tinkerbell: don’t mess with these tiny fairy wasps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/the-real-tinkerbell-dont-mess-with-these-tiny-fairy-wasps-109796/" aria-label="Read more about The real Tinkerbell: don’t mess with these tiny fairy wasps">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elinor Hortle, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Last week I read an article about CRISPR, the latest tool scientists are using to edit DNA. It was a great piece – well researched, beautifully written, factually accurate. It covered some of the amazing projects scientist are working on ... <a title="Why the ‘molecular scissors’ metaphor for understanding CRISPR is misleading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/why-the-molecular-scissors-metaphor-for-understanding-crispr-is-misleading-119812/" aria-label="Read more about Why the ‘molecular scissors’ metaphor for understanding CRISPR is misleading">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill John Swannie, Lecturer in College of Law and Justice, Victoria University Under Australian law, a person can be jailed or fined for criticising a court or a judge, an action that is known as “scandalising the court.” This type of contempt has been described as “dangerous” ... <a title="In Australia, criticising a judge can land you in jail. This is a danger for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/in-australia-criticising-a-judge-can-land-you-in-jail-this-is-a-danger-for-democracy-119296/" aria-label="Read more about In Australia, criticising a judge can land you in jail. This is a danger for democracy">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University When he founded the blog CapitalWeather.com 15 years ago in Washington DC, Jason Samenow was working for the US government as a climate change analyst. A full-time media career was ... <a title="Media Files: Washington Post weather editor Jason Samenow on how weather coverage is evolving – and building audience growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/media-files-washington-post-weather-editor-jason-samenow-on-how-weather-coverage-is-evolving-and-building-audience-growth-119811/" aria-label="Read more about Media Files: Washington Post weather editor Jason Samenow on how weather coverage is evolving – and building audience growth">Read more</a>
