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November 17, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. If … gets up your nose, picket.* This month, Radio New Zealand listeners were treated to not one but two science stories about nose-picking! They make good fodder for a discussion about the practice of science. Self-Vaccination? The first item – Science: Fun-seeking bees, nose-picking primates, death-telling smartphones – was on ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Science, and the Benefits and Costs of Nose-Picking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/keith-rankin-essay-science-and-the-benefits-and-costs-of-nose-picking/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Science, and the Benefits and Costs of Nose-Picking">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Victorians go to the polls on November 26, with the Andrews government seeking a third term. Labor is the clear favourite, but it is under pressure in a number of seats. The premier is a polarising figure, especially (although not ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch, Kos Samaras and Sumeyya Ilanbey on the Victorian Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tim-colebatch-kos-samaras-and-sumeyya-ilanbey-on-the-victorian-election-194811/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch, Kos Samaras and Sumeyya Ilanbey on the Victorian Election">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
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 Joel Carrett/AAP The Victorian election will be held in nine days, on November 26. A Redbridge poll for The Herald Sun, conducted October 31 to November 6 ... <a title="Nine days from Victorian election, a new poll gives Labor a modest lead; US Republicans win House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/nine-days-from-victorian-election-a-new-poll-gives-labor-a-modest-lead-us-republicans-win-house-194514/" aria-label="Read more about Nine days from Victorian election, a new poll gives Labor a modest lead; US Republicans win House">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Poisonous poppy seeds have sent a number of people around Australia to hospital with severe symptoms – from muscle cramping and spasms to seizures and cardiac arrests – prompting ... <a title="Toxic poppy seeds are sending people to hospital. 3 experts explain what’s behind the latest food scare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/toxic-poppy-seeds-are-sending-people-to-hospital-3-experts-explain-whats-behind-the-latest-food-scare-194716/" aria-label="Read more about Toxic poppy seeds are sending people to hospital. 3 experts explain what’s behind the latest food scare">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Short of a miracle, it seems unlikely the COP27 climate change negotiations in Egypt will deliver any concrete action on loss and damage. “Loss and damage” refers to the harms of climate change on human society and ... <a title="Once again, wealthy nations are letting down poor nations at the Egypt climate talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/once-again-wealthy-nations-are-letting-down-poor-nations-at-the-egypt-climate-talks-194719/" aria-label="Read more about Once again, wealthy nations are letting down poor nations at the Egypt climate talks">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Shaw, PhD Candidate – Astrometallurgy, Swinburne University of Technology John Raoux NASA has just launched its first rocket in the Artemis program, which will, among other things, take scientific experiments to produce metal on the Moon. In recent years, a number of businesses and organisations have ... <a title="Artemis 1 is off – and we’re a step closer to using Moon dirt for construction in space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/artemis-1-is-off-and-were-a-step-closer-to-using-moon-dirt-for-construction-in-space-191852/" aria-label="Read more about Artemis 1 is off – and we’re a step closer to using Moon dirt for construction in space">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning deep dive into the consequences of the United States midterm elections and why Trumpism and Trump are doomed political forces.
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Webster, Senior lecturer, University of Auckland GettyImages Three years after a scathing report into bullying and harassment in parliament, a new review of workplace culture in the Beehive is due to land before the end of this year. Speaker Adrian Rurawhe has asked consultant Debbie Francis ... <a title="Parliament is not a normal workplace – anti-bullying policy must start with ethical leadership and accountability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/parliament-is-not-a-normal-workplace-anti-bullying-policy-must-start-with-ethical-leadership-and-accountability-193196/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament is not a normal workplace – anti-bullying policy must start with ethical leadership and accountability">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Hess, Professor (Communication), Deakin University Shutterstock As residents in the small Victorian city of Portland voiced concerns about the loss of vital healthcare services in their area, the local newspaper – The Portland Observer – was there to cover the story. It produced a series of ... <a title="Local newspapers are vital for disadvantaged communities, but they’re struggling too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/local-newspapers-are-vital-for-disadvantaged-communities-but-theyre-struggling-too-194540/" aria-label="Read more about Local newspapers are vital for disadvantaged communities, but they’re struggling too">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design, Queensland University of Technology What’s the message between the lines of Tuvalu’s proposal to move to the metaverse? Scott Van Hoy/Unsplash, FAL The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a ... <a title="An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/an-entire-pacific-country-will-upload-itself-to-the-metaverse-its-a-desperate-plan-with-a-hidden-message-194728/" aria-label="Read more about An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University Sarah McMullan / UKFN / Global Fireball Observatory At about 10 o’clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The blazing extraterrestrial visitor was seen by more than 1,000 people, and its ... <a title="A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/a-pristine-chunk-of-space-rock-found-within-hours-of-hitting-earth-can-tell-us-about-the-birth-of-the-solar-system-194725/" aria-label="Read more about A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Martiniuk, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Sydney Shutterstock The latest COVID wave is with us, with its viral subvariants BQ.1 and XBB. Once again, our health system will be stretched. That’s not just hospitals. A stretched health system affects the interaction between you and your GP, ... <a title="Our health system is like a ‘worn pair of shorts’. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/our-health-system-is-like-a-worn-pair-of-shorts-this-latest-covid-wave-will-stretch-it-even-thinner-194253/" aria-label="Read more about Our health system is like a ‘worn pair of shorts’. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner">Read more</a>
