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December 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW A few years ago I had the pleasure of listening to the highly-influential legal scholar Cass Sunstein speak in the flesh. Cass wrote the best-selling book Nudge, along with his long-time collaborator Richard Thaler. Thaler subsequently won the Nobel Prize ... <a title="Humans learn from mistakes — so why do we hide our failures?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/28/humans-learn-from-mistakes-so-why-do-we-hide-our-failures-132252/" aria-label="Read more about Humans learn from mistakes — so why do we hide our failures?">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frieda Moran, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania In a new series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. Curry occupies a grey area in Australia: sometimes exotic and other, sometimes ordinary, often a bit of both. Advertised in Australia as ... <a title="From curried wombat to rendang and doro wat: a brief history of curry in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/28/from-curried-wombat-to-rendang-and-doro-wat-a-brief-history-of-curry-in-australia-150370/" aria-label="Read more about From curried wombat to rendang and doro wat: a brief history of curry in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Evans, ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Imagine opening the weekend paper and looking through the puzzle pages for the Sudoku. You spend your morning working through this logic puzzle, only to realise by the last few squares there’s no consistent way ... <a title="Quantum philosophy: 4 ways physics will challenge your reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/quantum-philosophy-4-ways-physics-will-challenge-your-reality-150175/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum philosophy: 4 ways physics will challenge your reality">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Tolkach, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University As the COVID pandemic took hold in March, Ohio’s Brady Sluder went to Miami for spring break, despite urgent calls for people to stay home and socially distance. Interviewed by CBS News, Sluder’s arrogant justfication for his trip went viral. ... <a title="Would you do this at home? Why we are more likely to do stupid things on holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/would-you-do-this-at-home-why-we-are-more-likely-to-do-stupid-things-on-holidays-150287/" aria-label="Read more about Would you do this at home? Why we are more likely to do stupid things on holidays">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Mosquitoes are an inevitable part of the Australian summer. And this year, with COVID a consideration, we might be spending more time outdoors than usual. Supermarkets and pharmacies are stocked with a wide range of ... <a title="Mozzies biting? Here’s how to choose a repellent (and how to use it for the best protection)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/mozzies-biting-heres-how-to-choose-a-repellent-and-how-to-use-it-for-the-best-protection-150183/" aria-label="Read more about Mozzies biting? Here’s how to choose a repellent (and how to use it for the best protection)">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University When, in the midst of the pandemic, the Economic Society of Australia invited 150 of Australia’s keenest young thinkers to come up with “brief, specific and actionable” proposals to improve the economy, amid scores of ... <a title="What’s the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/whats-the-best-way-to-boost-the-economy-invest-in-high-voltage-transmission-lines-151921/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Baguley, Professor in Arts Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland The success of Disney’s 1964 movie Mary Poppins has often obscured the fact the popular series of books describing the experiences of the enigmatic nanny were in fact written by the Australian born author ... <a title="Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/mary-shepard-the-artist-who-brought-mary-poppins-to-life-131150/" aria-label="Read more about Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Shanahan, Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, University of New England In this new series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. A traditional British meal of roast turkey and plum pudding may have once dominated Australia’s Christmas tables. But as our ... <a title="A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/a-festive-feast-of-fish-and-fruit-the-creation-of-the-australian-christmas-dinner-151201/" aria-label="Read more about A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity The biblical Christmas story, the one that announces the birth of Jesus, seems so sweet it can appear almost saccharine. It is so often told as a children’s story and a sentimental one ... <a title="Christmas is political, and always has been" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/christmas-is-political-and-always-has-been-148629/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas is political, and always has been">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Summer’s here again. After months of lockdowns, travel bans and uncertainty, that first crunch of warm sand between the toes brings a sigh of relief that, all being well, lasts at least until ... <a title="Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/sun-sand-and-survival-a-short-history-of-the-beach-in-australia-148527/" aria-label="Read more about Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University We’re now in a very good place in Australia in our fight against COVID-19. When we wrote this, we had very few active cases and no community transmission. Plus, it’s summer, and a ... <a title="Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/have-yourself-a-merry-covid-safe-christmas-5-tips-for-staying-healthy-this-festive-season-150079/" aria-label="Read more about Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gayle Fischer, Professor of Dermatology, University of Sydney If you keep up with wellness trends, you might have heard of something called “perineum sunning”. If you haven’t, it’s just what it sounds like. It involves going outside undressed — at least on the bottom half — and ... <a title="There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/theres-no-magic-way-to-boost-your-energy-but-perineum-sunning-isnt-the-answer-150835/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
