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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University MART PRODUCTION/Pexels In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online ... <a title="Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/australia-will-impose-a-digital-duty-of-care-on-tech-companies-to-reduce-online-harm-its-a-good-idea-if-it-can-be-enforced-243682/" aria-label="Read more about Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Park Thaichon, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland fizkes/Shutterstock Your landlord has just raised your rent by 10% and your mind starts running the numbers – should you cop it sweet or look to move? It’s a familiar scenario in today’s unpredictable housing market. Understanding ... <a title="To move or not to move: is it cheaper to find a new place or stay when your rent increases by 10%?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/to-move-or-not-to-move-is-it-cheaper-to-find-a-new-place-or-stay-when-your-rent-increases-by-10-243155/" aria-label="Read more about To move or not to move: is it cheaper to find a new place or stay when your rent increases by 10%?">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Arthur Poulin/Unsplash Are you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting? Female mosquitoes need blood to develop their eggs. Even though they take ... <a title="What causes the itch in mozzie bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/what-causes-the-itch-in-mozzie-bites-and-why-do-some-people-get-such-a-bad-reaction-243044/" aria-label="Read more about What causes the itch in mozzie bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Baran Yildiz, Senior lecturer in Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney nikkytok/Shutterstock Your hot shower or bath uses 15-30% of your household’s total energy, second only to the heating and cooling of air. More than half of all Australian households rely on electric water heaters with a storage ... <a title="If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/if-our-hot-water-heaters-ran-off-daytime-solar-we-would-slash-emissions-and-soak-up-cheap-energy-242705/" aria-label="Read more about If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sihong Wu, Lecturer, School of Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The resurgence of nationalism across the globe is not just a political issue. It’s emerging as a powerful force that multinational companies cannot afford to ignore. Recent events such as Brexit, Russia’s war in Ukraine ... <a title="Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/nationalism-is-surging-changing-the-way-companies-do-business-overseas-241905/" aria-label="Read more about Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridgette Glover, PhD Candidate in Media and Communications, University of New England From hot flashes to hysteria, film and TV have long represented menopause as scary, emotional and messy. Recently, celebrities have been sharing their personal menopause experiences on social media, helping to re-frame the conversation in ... <a title="Menopause is having a moment. How a new generation of women are shaping cultural attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/menopause-is-having-a-moment-how-a-new-generation-of-women-are-shaping-cultural-attitudes-241784/" aria-label="Read more about Menopause is having a moment. How a new generation of women are shaping cultural attitudes">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Voight, Professor of Mathematics , University of Sydney Imagine a number made up of a vast string of ones: 1111111…111. Specifically, 136,279,841 ones in a row. If we stacked up that many sheets of paper, the resulting tower would stretch into the stratosphere. If we write ... <a title="A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/a-41-million-digit-prime-number-is-the-biggest-ever-found-but-mathematicians-search-for-perfection-will-continue-242291/" aria-label="Read more about A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Professor of Data Science; Director, Adelaide Data Science Centre, University of Adelaide kovop/Shutterstock During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage. The platform – and Musk in particular – played a ... <a title="Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/elon-musk-has-turned-x-into-a-globally-influential-media-platform-and-theres-more-to-come-243377/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images The first report from a Royal Commission of Inquiry to review New Zealand’s response to the COVID pandemic was due to be released this month. But the coalition government plans to withhold ... <a title="The NZ government’s plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/the-nz-governments-plan-to-withhold-covid-inquiry-findings-until-2026-leaves-the-country-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic-242914/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ government’s plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney JPC-PROD/Shutterstock One of the more significant challenges we face as parents is making sure our kids are growing at a healthy rate. To manage this, we take them for regular check-ups with our GP ... <a title="6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/6-things-to-do-if-your-childs-weight-is-beyond-the-ideal-range-and-1-thing-to-avoid-235321/" aria-label="Read more about 6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University The megafires that tore through Australia’s forests in 2019–20 burnt more than ten million hectares. The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected. So what did it uncover? Research published today in ... <a title="‘Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/catastrophic-declines-massive-data-haul-reveals-why-so-many-plants-and-animals-suffer-after-fire-241691/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Hutton, Professor of Nursing, Western Sydney University Year 12 exams are finishing around Australia and celebrations are beginning. Thousands of students will mark the end of high school in coming weeks with “schoolies”. This is an important rite of passage for many young Australians. About 20,000 ... <a title="First off, have a plan – 5 ways young people can stay safe at schoolies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/first-off-have-a-plan-5-ways-young-people-can-stay-safe-at-schoolies-243456/" aria-label="Read more about First off, have a plan – 5 ways young people can stay safe at schoolies">Read more</a>
