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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Tippa Patt/Shutterstock On Friday, the world suffered what many have described as the largest IT outage in history, when 8.5 million Windows computers crashed and wouldn’t restart. The cause was a ... <a title="CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/crowdstrike-crash-showed-us-how-invasive-cyber-security-software-is-is-there-a-better-way-235207/" aria-label="Read more about CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care – to be tabled in parliament tomorrow – is a monumental achievement. It is a repository of immense tragedy ... <a title="Tragedy and hope: what the abuse-in-care report will say and what has to happen now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/tragedy-and-hope-what-the-abuse-in-care-report-will-say-and-what-has-to-happen-now-235098/" aria-label="Read more about Tragedy and hope: what the abuse-in-care report will say and what has to happen now">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Durrant, Adjunct fellow, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University Shutterstock In a world of alternative therapies and new-age spiritual practices, Tantra holds a special place. This concept is largely associated with techniques for improving your sex life – but there’s a lot more to Tantra than sex. ... <a title="Is Tantra about sex or divine liberation? Why followers are split over the ancient yogic tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/is-tantra-about-sex-or-divine-liberation-why-followers-are-split-over-the-ancient-yogic-tradition-233876/" aria-label="Read more about Is Tantra about sex or divine liberation? Why followers are split over the ancient yogic tradition">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle Earlier this month, Travis Bazzana made history as the first Australian selected number one in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Bazzana will join the Cleveland Guardians after playing college baseball for Oregon State. Following ... <a title="As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/as-an-aussie-makes-baseball-history-the-sports-dark-past-is-a-clue-to-why-it-never-took-off-here-235097/" aria-label="Read more about As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Bowen, Associate Professor in Physical Oceanography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images If you ask someone where plastic ends up, they will usually say the ocean. It’s not a surprising answer because we have known since the 1970s that plastic is accumulating in the ... <a title="Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea, giving us a chance to stop ocean pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/estuaries-and-coastlines-capture-most-plastic-before-it-gets-out-to-sea-giving-us-a-chance-to-stop-ocean-pollution-232896/" aria-label="Read more about Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea, giving us a chance to stop ocean pollution">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Reports in The Australian suggesting Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shelved his budget wellbeing framework, known as Measuring What Matters, are incorrect. The framework is alive and well, and making steady (if slow) progress. ... <a title="Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/despite-what-youve-read-jim-chalmers-wellbeing-framework-hasnt-been-shelved-if-anything-its-been-strengthened-235194/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Courtney-Davies, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder Victor Yong/Shutterstock Iron ore is the key ingredient in steel production. One of the fundamental resources for the Australian economy, it contributes A$124 billion in national income each year. This is not surprising, considering Western Australia is home ... <a title="Australia’s largest iron ore deposits are 1 billion years younger than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/australias-largest-iron-ore-deposits-are-1-billion-years-younger-than-we-thought-235089/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s largest iron ore deposits are 1 billion years younger than we thought">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanaa Hobeichi, Research Associate, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Humidity forecasts over North America and the northeast Pacific Ocean. Kochov et al. / Nature A new system for forecasting weather and predicting future climate uses artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve results comparable with the best existing ... <a title="AI-powered weather and climate models are set to change the future of forecasting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/ai-powered-weather-and-climate-models-are-set-to-change-the-future-of-forecasting-235186/" aria-label="Read more about AI-powered weather and climate models are set to change the future of forecasting">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Reports in The Australian suggesting Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shelved his budget wellbeing framework, known as Measuring What Matters, are incorrect. The framework is alive and well, and making steady (if slow) progress. ... <a title="Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’s wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/despite-what-youve-read-jim-chalmerss-wellbeing-framework-hasnt-been-shelved-if-anything-its-been-strengthened-235194/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’s wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Associate Health Minister David Seymour’s recent letter of expectations to drug buying agency Pharmac could fundamentally change the way the organisation makes decisions. Some of these changes could also make Pharmac’s job harder and its ... <a title="Dear Pharmac – do things differently: what David Seymour’s expectations could mean for the drug-buying agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/dear-pharmac-do-things-differently-what-david-seymours-expectations-could-mean-for-the-drug-buying-agency-234897/" aria-label="Read more about Dear Pharmac – do things differently: what David Seymour’s expectations could mean for the drug-buying agency">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Trigg, Researcher and Lecturer in Public Health, Flinders University fizkes/Shutterstock Vaping is in your news feed for its regulation, impact on public health and effects on young people. So with growing awareness of the effects of vaping on health plus recent reforms to limit availability of ... <a title="Vaping and mental health are closely linked. That can make quitting even harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/vaping-and-mental-health-are-closely-linked-that-can-make-quitting-even-harder-233450/" aria-label="Read more about Vaping and mental health are closely linked. That can make quitting even harder">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University Michelle Spencer/Oliver Jones If not the root of all evil, chemical pollution is surely responsible for a good chunk of it. At least, that’s how it feels sometimes when reading the news and the latest research. From hormone disruptors ... <a title="Environmental pollution and human health – how worried should we be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/environmental-pollution-and-human-health-how-worried-should-we-be-233819/" aria-label="Read more about Environmental pollution and human health – how worried should we be?">Read more</a>
