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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Often in the lead up to Christmas, the tree with the curious common name “snow in summer” is in full bloom. Snow in summer (Melaleuca linariifolia) is an Australian paperbark, and is endemic to parts of Queensland and New ... <a title="Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/snow-in-summer-when-this-tree-begins-to-bloom-count-down-the-days-to-christmas-150852/" aria-label="Read more about Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University This article is part of our three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. 2020 has been a particularly tough year for those approaching the latter years of high school. Young people have witnessed large-scale economic insecurity ... <a title="Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/teen-summer-reads-5-novels-to-help-cope-with-adversity-and-alienation-149546/" aria-label="Read more about Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Salmon, Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast Within the next few decades, according to some experts, we may see the arrival of the next step in the development of artificial intelligence. So-called “artificial general intelligence”, or AGI, will have intellectual capabilities far beyond ... <a title="The ghost of Christmas yet to come: how an AI ‘SantaNet’ might end up destroying the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/the-ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-how-an-ai-santanet-might-end-up-destroying-the-world-151922/" aria-label="Read more about The ghost of Christmas yet to come: how an AI ‘SantaNet’ might end up destroying the world">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Chow, Research Scientist, SKA Site & Infrastructure, CSIRO A remote outback station about 800km north of Perth in Western Australia is one of the best places in the world to operate telescopes that listen for radio signals from space. It’s the site of CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy ... <a title="Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/silence-please-why-radio-astronomers-need-things-quiet-in-the-middle-of-a-wa-desert-118922/" aria-label="Read more about Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Santich, Graduate Program in Food Studies, University of Adelaide Pasta. Rice. Tinned tomatoes. All staples that, prior to 2020, most of us never thought would be in short supply. This year has taught us a lot, including about food and what it means to us. It’s ... <a title="Food in good times and bad: what did 2020 teach us about the way we eat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/food-in-good-times-and-bad-what-did-2020-teach-us-about-the-way-we-eat-150531/" aria-label="Read more about Food in good times and bad: what did 2020 teach us about the way we eat?">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Road signs help us to get where we are and to where we’re going, that much is obvious. But, at another level, road signs show us where we are and where we’re heading as a people and a culture. ... <a title="Bilingual road signs in Aotearoa New Zealand would tell us where we are as a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/bilingual-road-signs-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-would-tell-us-where-we-are-as-a-nation-150438/" aria-label="Read more about Bilingual road signs in Aotearoa New Zealand would tell us where we are as a nation">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Breitbarth, Senior Academic, Swinburne University of Technology Few people would stop to consider if their sporting activities damage the environment. But our research shows Victorians use a huge chunk of their “personal carbon budget” driving to and from sport events each year – either to watch ... <a title="Drive to football? Take your kids to the pool? You’re probably emitting an astonishing amount of CO₂" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/drive-to-football-take-your-kids-to-the-pool-youre-probably-emitting-an-astonishing-amount-of-co-150779/" aria-label="Read more about Drive to football? Take your kids to the pool? You’re probably emitting an astonishing amount of CO₂">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, PhD Candidate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney During lockdowns, millions of homes were transformed into mini schools as parents and teachers joined forces to facilitate remote learning. The experience proved education doesn’t only happen in classrooms. The green spaces around our ... <a title="Nature detectives in the backyard: 3 science activities for curious kids this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/nature-detectives-in-the-backyard-3-science-activities-for-curious-kids-this-summer-151661/" aria-label="Read more about Nature detectives in the backyard: 3 science activities for curious kids this summer">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology The Victorian government’s handling of the state’s second coronavirus wave attracted massive Twitter attention, both in support of and against the state’s premier Daniel Andrews. Our research, published in the journal Media International Australia reveals much of this attention ... <a title="#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/istandwithdan-dictatordan-danliedpeopledied-397-000-tweets-reveal-the-culprits-behind-a-dangerously-polarised-debate-151100/" aria-label="Read more about #IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of ... <a title="The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/the-worlds-oldest-story-astronomers-say-global-myths-about-seven-sisters-stars-may-reach-back-100-000-years-151568/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Holland, Associate Professor, Macquarie University History has been brought to the forefront in 2020. We have witnessed not only a once-in-a-century pandemic, but also a global protest movement for racial justice following the death of a Black man, George Floyd. Such protests have happened before, but ... <a title="Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/black-lives-matter-has-brought-a-global-reckoning-with-history-this-is-why-the-uluru-statement-is-so-crucial-149974/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After eight months of drought rules, Auckland finally relaxed water restrictions last week, but as New Zealand heads into another La Niña summer, other cities can expect serious water shortages both now and in the future. ... <a title="Even in a ‘water-rich’ country like New Zealand, some cities could face water shortages this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/even-in-a-water-rich-country-like-new-zealand-some-cities-could-face-water-shortages-this-summer-152002/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a ‘water-rich’ country like New Zealand, some cities could face water shortages this summer">Read more</a>
