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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Wiltshire, Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Canterbury Fosalba & Gaztañaga 2021, MNRAS, CC BY-SA Our ideas about the Universe are based on a century-old simplification known as the cosmological principle. It suggests that when averaged on large scales, the Cosmos is homogeneous and matter is ... <a title="Cosmological models are built on a simple, century-old idea — but new observations demand a radical rethink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/cosmological-models-are-built-on-a-simple-century-old-idea-but-new-observations-demand-a-radical-rethink-204190/" aria-label="Read more about Cosmological models are built on a simple, century-old idea — but new observations demand a radical rethink">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madi Day, Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University GettyImages With NAIDOC week coming up, there is already a surge in expectations for extra labour from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in workplaces. Events like NAIDOC Week see employers across the country leaning on Aboriginal and ... <a title="During NAIDOC Week, many Indigenous women are assigned unpaid work. New research shows how prevalent this is in the workplace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/during-naidoc-week-many-indigenous-women-are-assigned-unpaid-work-new-research-shows-how-prevalent-this-is-in-the-workplace-208454/" aria-label="Read more about During NAIDOC Week, many Indigenous women are assigned unpaid work. New research shows how prevalent this is in the workplace">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Judge, Associate Professor (Prosthodontics) Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock It seems our perception of dental health and beauty has changed over the last 20 years or so. Social media posts, TV shows and films depict a perfect smile as being dominated by a ... <a title="Smile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/smile-what-are-veneers-and-what-do-they-do-to-your-natural-teeth-207112/" aria-label="Read more about Smile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth?">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Cripps, Director of Technology UTS Human Technology Institute, Professor of Mathematcis and Statistics, University of Technology Sydney University of Alberta Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred some leading voices in the field to call for a research pause, raise the possibility of AI-driven human ... <a title="How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/how-should-a-robot-explore-the-moon-a-simple-question-shows-the-limits-of-current-ai-systems-199180/" aria-label="Read more about How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In all the debate about Australia’s housing crisis, the impact of transport has been largely overlooked. When we talk about transport, it’s usually about time spent commuting and not the out-of-pocket costs. While housing is ... <a title="Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport – it needs to be part of the affordability debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/outer-suburbs-housing-cost-advantage-vanishes-when-you-add-in-transport-it-needs-to-be-part-of-the-affordability-debate-204807/" aria-label="Read more about Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport – it needs to be part of the affordability debate">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By My Nguyen, Senior Lecturer in Finance, RMIT University Shutterstock In a move that has taken the business world by surprise, PwC Australia this week offloaded its government consultancy business to Allegro Funds for just $1. It’s what’s known as a peppercorn transaction. Peppercorn transactions, which involve a ... <a title="You can’t buy much for $1, except maybe a global company. Why PwC could be sold for less than the price of a stamp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/you-cant-buy-much-for-1-except-maybe-a-global-company-why-pwc-could-be-sold-for-less-than-the-price-of-a-stamp-208577/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t buy much for $1, except maybe a global company. Why PwC could be sold for less than the price of a stamp">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gaston, Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland The University of Otago: funding boost still won’t avert some cuts. Getty Images Yesterday’s announcement of NZ$128 million in new funding for universities has naturally been welcomed as a badly-needed reprieve. But ... <a title="Bailout, Band-Aid or back to basics? 3 questions NZ’s university funding review must ask" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/bailout-band-aid-or-back-to-basics-3-questions-nzs-university-funding-review-must-ask-208564/" aria-label="Read more about Bailout, Band-Aid or back to basics? 3 questions NZ’s university funding review must ask">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Hammoud, PhD candidate, Western Sydney University Ashraf Amra/ AAP Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest crowd ever for the pilgrimage. The Hajj pilgrimage is, at its core, ... <a title="An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/an-unbroken-covenant-with-god-what-the-hajj-means-for-muslims-208571/" aria-label="Read more about An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Menzel, Associate Dean Education, Gnibi College, Southern Cross University During this year’s Reconciliation Week I asked the group of non-Indigenous students I was teaching “who is responsible for doing Reconciliation work?”. They all quickly put their hands up and said “us”. I then asked them “what ... <a title="The Voice alone won’t solve the issues facing Indigenous people. Everyone has to do that work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/the-voice-alone-wont-solve-the-issues-facing-indigenous-people-everyone-has-to-do-that-work-206676/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice alone won’t solve the issues facing Indigenous people. Everyone has to do that work">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jianni Tien, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to ... <a title="‘The dirty disease’ – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/the-dirty-disease-both-smokers-and-non-smokers-get-lung-cancer-they-face-stigma-on-top-of-illness-206595/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The dirty disease’ – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University MartinLueke, Shutterstock Fossil fuel companies in Australia could ship their carbon dioxide (CO₂) waste overseas for disposal, under changes to the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 introduced to parliament late last week. During her second reading speech, Environment ... <a title="Australia has introduced a new bill that will allow us to ship carbon emissions overseas. Here’s why that’s not a great idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/australia-has-introduced-a-new-bill-that-will-allow-us-to-ship-carbon-emissions-overseas-heres-why-thats-not-a-great-idea-208456/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has introduced a new bill that will allow us to ship carbon emissions overseas. Here’s why that’s not a great idea">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shani Sniedze, Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research Suleman Mukhtar/Pexels As the school year hits the half-way mark, many Year 6 students and their families will be starting to think more about the move to high school next year. Moving to secondary school is a big ... <a title="‘It makes me nervous’: how to help your child prepare for high school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/it-makes-me-nervous-how-to-help-your-child-prepare-for-high-school-207616/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It makes me nervous’: how to help your child prepare for high school">Read more</a>
