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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Bode, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Melbourne Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of ... <a title="Will I or won’t I? Scientists still haven’t figured out free will, but they’re having fun trying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/will-i-or-wont-i-scientists-still-havent-figured-out-free-will-but-theyre-having-fun-trying-132085/" aria-label="Read more about Will I or won’t I? Scientists still haven’t figured out free will, but they’re having fun trying">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Doust, Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have felt anxious about going to the GP and other health facilities, believing these places have had a greater risk of transmission. A lot of us have also had to juggle work, ... <a title="Cervical, breast, heart, bowel: here’s what women should be getting screened regularly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/cervical-breast-heart-bowel-heres-what-women-should-be-getting-screened-regularly-148575/" aria-label="Read more about Cervical, breast, heart, bowel: here’s what women should be getting screened regularly">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miranda Stewart, Professor, University of Melbourne Working mothers get something in the budget, but not much, and not for long. Before the budget the second earner in a couple with young children (usually the mother) lost almost all of the income she made working for the second, ... <a title="Blink and you’ll miss it: what the budget did for working mums" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/blink-and-youll-miss-it-what-the-budget-did-for-working-mums-148264/" aria-label="Read more about Blink and you’ll miss it: what the budget did for working mums">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia People often roll their eyes when they hear about a major Hollywood studio re-releasing a film from its back catalogue to cinemas. Director’s cuts, “reduxes” and remastered prints can seem like cynical corporate moves, re-commodifying ... <a title="Total Recall at 30: why this brutal action film remains a classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/total-recall-at-30-why-this-brutal-action-film-remains-a-classic-146755/" aria-label="Read more about Total Recall at 30: why this brutal action film remains a classic">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Judah Seomeng, Postgraduate student, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The election of Labour candidate Ibrahim Omer on October 17 makes him New Zealand’s first African MP and one of only two former refugees to sit in the New Zealand parliament. Omer originally fled ... <a title="New MP Ibrahim Omer’s election highlights the challenges refugees from Africa face in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/new-mp-ibrahim-omers-election-highlights-the-challenges-refugees-from-africa-face-in-new-zealand-148621/" aria-label="Read more about New MP Ibrahim Omer’s election highlights the challenges refugees from Africa face in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Brand, Adjunct A/Prof of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Monash University As the US presidential election polling day draws close, it’s worth recapping what we know about how Facebook has been used to influence election results. The platform is optimised for boosting politically conservative voices calling ... <a title="Facebook is tilting the political playing field more than ever, and it’s no accident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/facebook-is-tilting-the-political-playing-field-more-than-ever-and-its-no-accident-148314/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook is tilting the political playing field more than ever, and it’s no accident">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lionel Page, Professor in Economics, University of Technology Sydney Polls highly favour Joe Biden to win the US presidential election. These polls are not just abstract information. By telling prospective voters who is the most likely to win, can they influence the result of the election by ... <a title="Momentum vs underdog status: this time the advantage is with Joe Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/momentum-vs-underdog-status-this-time-the-advantage-is-with-joe-biden-148631/" aria-label="Read more about Momentum vs underdog status: this time the advantage is with Joe Biden">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Muslims are a small minority in the United States, but they may have a significant influence on the US elections. ... <a title="Who will Muslim Americans vote for in the US elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/who-will-muslim-americans-vote-for-in-the-us-elections-146854/" aria-label="Read more about Who will Muslim Americans vote for in the US elections?">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Last week we heard Queensland-based biotech company Microbio had developed a test that could, according to media reports, tell whether someone is a COVID-19 superspreader. While this may sound like an exciting prospect, there are a ... <a title="Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 ‘superspreader’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/could-a-test-really-detect-if-someone-is-a-covid-19-superspreader-148627/" aria-label="Read more about Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 ‘superspreader’?">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Carter, Senior lecturer, RMIT University CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz ... <a title="Climate explained: did atomic bomb tests damage our upper atmosphere?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/climate-explained-did-atomic-bomb-tests-damage-our-upper-atmosphere-146760/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: did atomic bomb tests damage our upper atmosphere?">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Book review: Witness, by Louise Milligan (Hachette). Louise Milligan’s new book, Witness, is an excoriating critique of the failures of the criminal justice system in sexual assault trials. Informed by Milligan’s two decades of experience as an ... <a title="Review: Louise Milligan’s Witness is a devastating critique of the criminal trial process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/review-louise-milligans-witness-is-a-devastating-critique-of-the-criminal-trial-process-148334/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Louise Milligan’s Witness is a devastating critique of the criminal trial process">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University Australia doesn’t yet export renewable energy. But the writing is on the wall: demand for Australia’s fossil fuel exports is likely to dwindle soon, and we must replace it at massive scale. The proposed Asian Australian Renewable Energy ... <a title="Super-charged: Australia’s biggest renewables project will change the energy game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/super-charged-australias-biggest-renewables-project-will-change-the-energy-game-148348/" aria-label="Read more about Super-charged: Australia’s biggest renewables project will change the energy game">Read more</a>
