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Snooze blues? How using your favourite song as an alarm can help you wake up more alert

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart McFarlane, Researcher, Auditory Perception and Cognition, RMIT University This morning after awakening when the alarm went off, you may have experienced a feeling of grogginess and lack of alertness. This is a physiological phenomenon termed “sleep inertia”. If you experience this, you are not alone. Aboard ... <a title="Snooze blues? How using your favourite song as an alarm can help you wake up more alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/snooze-blues-how-using-your-favourite-song-as-an-alarm-can-help-you-wake-up-more-alert-158233/" aria-label="Read more about Snooze blues? How using your favourite song as an alarm can help you wake up more alert">Read more</a>

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‘It’s not about you’: how to be a male ally

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Nash, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania As women take to the streets and make their claims of abuse and harassment public, this could be a watershed moment for Australian society and gender equality. But it is not just women who need to use this ... <a title="‘It’s not about you’: how to be a male ally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/its-not-about-you-how-to-be-a-male-ally-158134/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s not about you’: how to be a male ally">Read more</a>

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The media is overhyping early detection tests, and this may be harming the healthy

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary O’Keeffe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney Do you remember hearing about the simple blood test that could tell if you had any of several different cancers? What about the Apple Watch that promised to catch your hidden heart problems before it was too late? Or ... <a title="The media is overhyping early detection tests, and this may be harming the healthy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/the-media-is-overhyping-early-detection-tests-and-this-may-be-harming-the-healthy-158229/" aria-label="Read more about The media is overhyping early detection tests, and this may be harming the healthy">Read more</a>

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New COVID variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In ... <a title="New COVID variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/new-covid-variants-have-changed-the-game-and-vaccines-will-not-be-enough-we-need-global-maximum-suppression-157870/" aria-label="Read more about New COVID variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’">Read more</a>

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Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: how tragedy and luck reveals the ocean’s hidden highways

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Keating, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW The grisly discovery in February of a disembodied foot on a New South Wales beach was a tragic twist in the mystery of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick. DNA testing has shown the remains belong to Caddick, who ... <a title="Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: how tragedy and luck reveals the ocean’s hidden highways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/doritos-duckies-and-disembodied-feet-how-tragedy-and-luck-reveals-the-oceans-hidden-highways-158219/" aria-label="Read more about Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: how tragedy and luck reveals the ocean’s hidden highways">Read more</a>

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Half of global methane emissions come from aquatic ecosystems – much of this is human-made

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Rosentreter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Yale University Methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide — plays a major role in controlling the Earth’s climate. But methane concentrations in the atmosphere today are 150% higher than before the industrial revolution. In our paper published ... <a title="Half of global methane emissions come from aquatic ecosystems – much of this is human-made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/half-of-global-methane-emissions-come-from-aquatic-ecosystems-much-of-this-is-human-made-156960/" aria-label="Read more about Half of global methane emissions come from aquatic ecosystems – much of this is human-made">Read more</a>

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Why cities planning to spend billions on light rail should look again at what buses can do

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael McGreevy, Research Associate, Flinders University Many cities in Australia and around the world have recently made or proposed investments in new light rail systems. They often do so in the belief this will not only increase public transport use, but also lead urban renewal and improve ... <a title="Why cities planning to spend billions on light rail should look again at what buses can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/why-cities-planning-to-spend-billions-on-light-rail-should-look-again-at-what-buses-can-do-156844/" aria-label="Read more about Why cities planning to spend billions on light rail should look again at what buses can do">Read more</a>

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Please, no more questions about how we are going to pay off the COVID debt

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hail, Lecturer in Economics, University of Adelaide There are many uncertainties about the next federal election, but there is one thing about which you can be almost completely certain. It is the response that both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition will give ... <a title="Please, no more questions about how we are going to pay off the COVID debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/please-no-more-questions-about-how-we-are-going-to-pay-off-the-covid-debt-158056/" aria-label="Read more about Please, no more questions about how we are going to pay off the COVID debt">Read more</a>

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We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia

April 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lila Landowski, Neuroscientist, Lecturer, University of Tasmania Two new films explore the fear of forgetting, loss of control, and other complexities that accompany a dementia diagnosis. The Father and Supernova, both released this month, grapple with the challenges confronting people living with dementia and those who love ... <a title="We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/we-asked-two-experts-to-watch-the-father-and-supernova-these-new-films-show-the-fear-and-loss-that-come-with-dementia-156131/" aria-label="Read more about We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?

April 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss? Why are kisses so gross? — Gracie, age 5. Gracie, you ask a question that puzzled me too when I was about ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/curious-kids-why-do-people-like-to-kiss-do-other-animals-kiss-157322/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?">Read more</a>

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Why are Australians so accepting of hotel quarantine? A long history of confining threats to the state

April 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University It’s been a year since Australia introduced its policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for returning travellers. In the past year, some 211,000 travellers have been confined for two weeks in hotel rooms, in conditions many have ... <a title="Why are Australians so accepting of hotel quarantine? A long history of confining threats to the state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/why-are-australians-so-accepting-of-hotel-quarantine-a-long-history-of-confining-threats-to-the-state-155747/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Australians so accepting of hotel quarantine? A long history of confining threats to the state">Read more</a>

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How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options

April 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Zadro, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney There are many factors that influence whether you choose to have surgery for a health condition. But one you might not have considered is the very name your doctor uses to describe your condition can make you ... <a title="How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/how-your-doctor-describes-your-medical-condition-can-encourage-you-to-say-yes-to-surgery-when-there-are-other-options-157958/" aria-label="Read more about How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options">Read more</a>