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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Maximumm/Shutterstock Our insatiable demand for digital content and services has been driving a rise in energy-hungry data centres. The International Energy Agency reports global data centre electricity consumption could double in a few short years, reaching 1,000 ... <a title="Data centres are guzzling up too much electricity. Can we make them more efficient?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/data-centres-are-guzzling-up-too-much-electricity-can-we-make-them-more-efficient-235591/" aria-label="Read more about Data centres are guzzling up too much electricity. Can we make them more efficient?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 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 election will be held on November 5. It’s been a week since President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential contest and endorsed his vice ... <a title="Trump marginally ahead of Harris in US national polls, but Harris improves from Biden’s polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/trump-marginally-ahead-of-harris-in-us-national-polls-but-harris-improves-from-bidens-polls-235632/" aria-label="Read more about Trump marginally ahead of Harris in US national polls, but Harris improves from Biden’s polls">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University In the past week, old comments by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance about people without children have resurfaced, offending huge swathes of the American public. In a 2021 interview, Vance ... <a title="George Washington didn’t have biological children. So, why is the criticism of Kamala Harris touching such a nerve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/george-washington-didnt-have-biological-children-so-why-is-the-criticism-of-kamala-harris-touching-such-a-nerve-235590/" aria-label="Read more about George Washington didn’t have biological children. So, why is the criticism of Kamala Harris touching such a nerve?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Olga Olechka/Shutterstock Transport emissions have grown in line with the population and economy. Without intervention, the Australian government expects transport to be the largest emissions source by 2030. So, cutting transport emissions is ... <a title="We compared land transport options for getting to net zero. Hands down, electric rail is the best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/we-compared-land-transport-options-for-getting-to-net-zero-hands-down-electric-rail-is-the-best-234092/" aria-label="Read more about We compared land transport options for getting to net zero. Hands down, electric rail is the best">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua McLeod, Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University The Olympics has been the world’s premier sporting event for more than a century. Throughout this time, the Olympic Movement has faced many challenges, but what is often overlooked is how it has continually needed to evolve since the ... <a title="Can the Olympics attract Gen Z eyeballs while preserving its traditions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/can-the-olympics-attract-gen-z-eyeballs-while-preserving-its-traditions-228008/" aria-label="Read more about Can the Olympics attract Gen Z eyeballs while preserving its traditions?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Kirby, PhD Candidate in History, University of the Sunshine Coast Rocio Monzon Photography/Shutterstock Sport plays an important role in the conception of Australian national identity. With the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games currently in swing and Queensland preparing to host the games in 2032, international ... <a title="School sports houses help shape our understanding of belonging and identity. Does who they’re named after matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/school-sports-houses-help-shape-our-understanding-of-belonging-and-identity-does-who-theyre-named-after-matter-234164/" aria-label="Read more about School sports houses help shape our understanding of belonging and identity. Does who they’re named after matter?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsty Volz, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Adelaide Botanic High School/South Australia Department of Education , CC BY When we think of what Australian schools look like, we probably think of large grounds with single or double storey buildings. They’re usually in suburban areas on relatively ... <a title="Would you send your child to school in a skyscraper? Vertical schools could revitalise our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/would-you-send-your-child-to-school-in-a-skyscraper-vertical-schools-could-revitalise-our-cities-234472/" aria-label="Read more about Would you send your child to school in a skyscraper? Vertical schools could revitalise our cities">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Maribel Nolasco and Rubén Sierra Honolulu, Hawai‘i History was made on June 2, 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to be elected President of México and the first democratically-elected woman to lead a country in North America. President-elect Sheinbaum will take the reins from her predecessor ... <a title="México Elects First Woman President in Historic Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/mexico-elects-first-woman-president-in-historic-election/" aria-label="Read more about México Elects First Woman President in Historic Election">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) has signed onto the following letter urging respect for the electoral process underway in Venezuela and opposing outside interference. July 27, 2024 On July 28, millions of Venezuelans will go to the polls to choose between ten presidential candidates, including incumbent Nicolás ... <a title="Beware of Attempts to Discredit Venezuela’s Election and Launch Regime Change: A Letter from Organizations in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/beware-of-attempts-to-discredit-venezuelas-election-and-launch-regime-change-a-letter-from-organizations-in-the-us/" aria-label="Read more about Beware of Attempts to Discredit Venezuela’s Election and Launch Regime Change: A Letter from Organizations in the US">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Shand, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Brian Bielmann/Getty Images As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone’s attention is focused on host city Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, half a world ... <a title="Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo’o unique – and so challenging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/anatomy-of-a-wave-what-makes-the-olympic-surf-break-at-teahupoo-unique-and-so-challenging-235301/" aria-label="Read more about Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo’o unique – and so challenging">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Brocreative/Shutterstock Over recent months, a number of politicians have supported calls to ban social media for children under 16 in Australia. Currently, kids under 13 are not allowed to use social media. There’s some research that ... <a title="Social media can hamper teenagers figuring out who they want to be. Banning it until 16 is a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/social-media-can-hamper-teenagers-figuring-out-who-they-want-to-be-banning-it-until-16-is-a-good-idea-233866/" aria-label="Read more about Social media can hamper teenagers figuring out who they want to be. Banning it until 16 is a good idea">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Rose, Professor of Sustainable Future Transport, University of Sydney So you’re thinking of buying an electric car. Perhaps you want to save money on fuel, or reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, or both. After all, for Australia to reach net zero it needs to electrify vehicles ... <a title="Want to buy an electric car but unsure you can justify it? Here’s how the arguments against EVs stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/want-to-buy-an-electric-car-but-unsure-you-can-justify-it-heres-how-the-arguments-against-evs-stack-up-229608/" aria-label="Read more about Want to buy an electric car but unsure you can justify it? Here’s how the arguments against EVs stack up">Read more</a>
