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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Blue jays are an important host of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States. Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash Health authorities in the United States are issuing warnings and closing public parks due to a rare but ... <a title="What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what’s behind the latest outbreaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/what-is-eastern-equine-encephalitis-two-mosquito-researchers-explain-whats-behind-the-latest-outbreaks-237572/" aria-label="Read more about What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what’s behind the latest outbreaks">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Holmes, Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University The mega-event glow continues in Paris, with the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games now well underway. Some 4,400 athletes will take to the world stage to compete across 22 different sports. The Paris Paralympic Games have attracted a ... <a title="The Paralympics can be an economic boon for host cities – and leave a unique legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/the-paralympics-can-be-an-economic-boon-for-host-cities-and-leave-a-unique-legacy-237691/" aria-label="Read more about The Paralympics can be an economic boon for host cities – and leave a unique legacy">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor, ANU National Security College, Australian National University Shutterstock American conservative author and influencer Candace Owens has amassed millions of followers on YouTube and X for her controversial views. These include suggesting the Holocaust was “ethnic cleansing that almost took place”. She also recently ... <a title="US conservative Candace Owens is set to tour Australia. Can the government stop her?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/us-conservative-candace-owens-is-set-to-tour-australia-can-the-government-stop-her-237768/" aria-label="Read more about US conservative Candace Owens is set to tour Australia. Can the government stop her?">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Australian transport emissions are still growing. As a result, transport is expected to be our biggest-emitting sector by 2030. So, cutting transport emissions is crucial to Australia’s net-zero strategy. Studies show electrifying passenger ... <a title="Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/wondering-how-to-get-from-brisbane-to-melbourne-without-wrecking-the-climate-our-transport-choices-make-a-huge-difference-237396/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by ... <a title="Harris’ win probability falls slightly after Democratic convention and Kennedy withdrawal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/harris-win-probability-falls-slightly-after-democratic-convention-and-kennedy-withdrawal-237642/" aria-label="Read more about Harris’ win probability falls slightly after Democratic convention and Kennedy withdrawal">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alina Ewald, Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences, Western Sydney University Natee Meepian/Shutterstock Despite a rise in dual-earner families in Australia and men wanting to be more engaged with their kids, there are still major hurdles preventing dads from fully embracing formalised flexible working arrangements such as part-time ... <a title="The balance battle: 5 reasons why dads are struggling with workplace flexibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/the-balance-battle-5-reasons-why-dads-are-struggling-with-workplace-flexibility-237317/" aria-label="Read more about The balance battle: 5 reasons why dads are struggling with workplace flexibility">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, researching Greco-Roman antiquity, The University of Melbourne macondo/Shutterstock When we read about the lives of people from the ancient past, we naturally want to know what they looked like. But how do we find this out? In recent years, computer-assisted reconstructions of ... <a title="Computer ‘reconstructions’ of faces from ancient times are popular. But how reliable are they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/computer-reconstructions-of-faces-from-ancient-times-are-popular-but-how-reliable-are-they-236516/" aria-label="Read more about Computer ‘reconstructions’ of faces from ancient times are popular. But how reliable are they?">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer L. Kent, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Research Economics (BITRE) has released its latest road deaths bulletin. The results are terrifying. Each month, someone at the bureau has the bleak task of contacting state police to determine ... <a title="Lower speeds on local streets cut deaths and injuries by a quarter in Wales. Over 100 experts want Australia to do the same" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/lower-speeds-on-local-streets-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-a-quarter-in-wales-over-100-experts-want-australia-to-do-the-same-237330/" aria-label="Read more about Lower speeds on local streets cut deaths and injuries by a quarter in Wales. Over 100 experts want Australia to do the same">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Barker, Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney Netflix With a flash of garish colour and the blaring of an ’80s rock track we are on Mount Olympus, home to the pantheon of ancient Greek gods and goddesses. But its not the Mount ... <a title="Angry, wise, or plain horny? Zeus comes in many forms onscreen – just as he did in the original myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/angry-wise-or-plain-horny-zeus-comes-in-many-forms-onscreen-just-as-he-did-in-the-original-myths-237477/" aria-label="Read more about Angry, wise, or plain horny? Zeus comes in many forms onscreen – just as he did in the original myths">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Maksymov, Principal Research Fellow at AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University Master1305 / Shutterstock Optical illusions, quantum mechanics and neural networks might seem to be quite unrelated topics at first glance. However, in new research I have used a phenomenon called “quantum tunnelling” to ... <a title="A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/a-quantum-neural-network-can-see-optical-illusions-like-humans-do-could-it-be-the-future-of-ai-237645/" aria-label="Read more about A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priyanka Dhopade, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Phil Walter/Getty Images Like the global space industry, which aims to reach a value of US$1.8 trillion by 2035, New Zealand’s aerospace sector is growing rapidly. But as our latest research shows, it is ... <a title="NZ’s Space Agency is both regulator and developer of the aerospace industry – that’s a point of tension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/nzs-space-agency-is-both-regulator-and-developer-of-the-aerospace-industry-thats-a-point-of-tension-236255/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Space Agency is both regulator and developer of the aerospace industry – that’s a point of tension">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Bailey, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance, University of Sydney morrowlight/Shutterstock Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing oestrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they’re called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). If adolescents take these ... <a title="What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/30/what-are-puberty-blockers-what-are-the-benefits-and-risks-for-transgender-children-226006/" aria-label="Read more about What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?">Read more</a>
