CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ausma Bernot, PhD Candidate, Griffith University China has used big data to trace and control the outbreak of COVID-19. This has involved a significant endeavour to build new technologies and expand its already extensive surveillance infrastructure across the country. In our recent study, we show how the ... <a title="China’s ‘surveillance creep’: how big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/chinas-surveillance-creep-how-big-data-covid-monitoring-could-be-used-to-control-people-post-pandemic-164788/" aria-label="Read more about China’s ‘surveillance creep’: how big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemic">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorenzo Spina, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, and formerly Research Fellow, Monash University NASA / Tim Pyle How rare is our Solar System? In the 30 years or so since planets were first discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun, we have found that ... <a title="A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/a-quarter-of-sun-like-stars-eat-their-own-planets-according-to-new-research-166904/" aria-label="Read more about A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University Akhter Gulfam/EPA/AAP The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly unfolding as a humanitarian crisis. We are seeing images and stories of violence and despair on a daily, sometimes even an hourly basis. If you are looking at practical ... <a title="The situation in Afghanistan is beyond horrifying: this is what you can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/the-situation-in-afghanistan-is-beyond-horrifying-this-is-what-you-can-do-to-help-166816/" aria-label="Read more about The situation in Afghanistan is beyond horrifying: this is what you can do to help">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Kavanagh, Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne We’ve all grown tired of lockdowns, border closures and other restrictions. So the promise of a freer life, when 70% and then 80% of Australians aged 16 and older ... <a title="Opening up when 80% of eligible adults are vaccinated won’t be ‘safe’ for all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/opening-up-when-80-of-eligible-adults-are-vaccinated-wont-be-safe-for-all-australians-166818/" aria-label="Read more about Opening up when 80% of eligible adults are vaccinated won’t be ‘safe’ for all Australians">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Curtis, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock The worst kind of university cheating is also the hardest kind to catch, and more students do it than previously thought. Until recently, it was thought about 2-4% of Australian university students submitted assignments ... <a title="1 in 10 uni students submit assignments written by someone else — and most are getting away with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/1-in-10-uni-students-submit-assignments-written-by-someone-else-and-most-are-getting-away-with-it-166410/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 10 uni students submit assignments written by someone else — and most are getting away with it">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, The University of Melbourne What began as an informal arrangement between neighbouring farmers, where one farm’s surplus water could be transferred to another, has over the past two decades morphed into a complex set of commodity markets ... <a title="Robber barons and high-speed traders dominate Australia’s water market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/robber-barons-and-high-speed-traders-dominate-australias-water-market-166422/" aria-label="Read more about Robber barons and high-speed traders dominate Australia’s water market">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University IMDB Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. In the throes of lockdown, the desire for certainty is unequivocal. The pandemic has shattered the predictability of our everyday ... <a title="I turned to The Secret Life of Us for warm nostalgia. Instead, I found jarring memories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/i-turned-to-the-secret-life-of-us-for-warm-nostalgia-instead-i-found-jarring-memories-165970/" aria-label="Read more about I turned to The Secret Life of Us for warm nostalgia. Instead, I found jarring memories">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Associate Provost, Research Partnerships, Victoria University An important factor in achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is is how long the vaccines protect you. If a vaccine continues to work well over a long period, it becomes ... <a title="How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination? Do we need booster shots? 2 immunology experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/how-long-does-immunity-last-after-covid-vaccination-do-we-need-booster-shots-2-immunology-experts-explain-164073/" aria-label="Read more about How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination? Do we need booster shots? 2 immunology experts explain">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Mick Tsikas This week’s Newspoll, conducted August 25-28 from a sample of 1,528, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since three weeks ago. Primary votes were 40% Labor (up one), ... <a title="Coalition slumps but Morrison gains in Newspoll; electoral changes to curb micro parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/coalition-slumps-but-morrison-gains-in-newspoll-electoral-changes-to-curb-micro-parties-166886/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition slumps but Morrison gains in Newspoll; electoral changes to curb micro parties">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Professor, University of Canberra Shutterstock Twitter has come under increasing public scrutiny for facilitating hostile communication online. While the micro-blogging site promotes itself as providing a “free” and “safe” space to talk, critics have highlighted the company’s inept response to repeated instances of ... <a title="Twitter’s design stokes hostility and controversy. Here’s why, and how it might change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/twitters-design-stokes-hostility-and-controversy-heres-why-and-how-it-might-change-166555/" aria-label="Read more about Twitter’s design stokes hostility and controversy. Here’s why, and how it might change">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Birgita Hansen, Senior Research Fellow, Federation University and Better Data for Better Decisions Constellation Leader, Food Agility CRC, Federation University Australia David Bassett, Author provided Imagine having to fly non-stop for five days over thousands of kilometres of ocean for your survival. That’s what the Latham’s Snipe ... <a title="This bird’s stamina is remarkable: it flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia, but now its habitat is under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/this-birds-stamina-is-remarkable-it-flies-non-stop-for-5-days-from-japan-to-australia-but-now-its-habitat-is-under-threat-165964/" aria-label="Read more about This bird’s stamina is remarkable: it flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia, but now its habitat is under threat">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Read, Professor of History, Australian National University This article contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using outdated and potentially offensive terminology when referring to First Nations people. Earlier this month, the Commonwealth government announced a reparations scheme for Stolen Generations survivors in the Northern ... <a title="The government’s Stolen Generations redress scheme is piecemeal and unrealistic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/the-governments-stolen-generations-redress-scheme-is-piecemeal-and-unrealistic-165878/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s Stolen Generations redress scheme is piecemeal and unrealistic">Read more</a>
