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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney It’s pretty normal to feel full of energy for exercise some days, and as though you can’t be bothered on other days. For women, there’s a physiological explanation behind this. While men’s hormone levels do change ... <a title="From energy levels to metabolism: understanding your menstrual cycle can be key to achieving exercise goals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/from-energy-levels-to-metabolism-understanding-your-menstrual-cycle-can-be-key-to-achieving-exercise-goals-131561/" aria-label="Read more about From energy levels to metabolism: understanding your menstrual cycle can be key to achieving exercise goals">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey 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 ... <a title="Climate explained: Sunspots do affect our weather, a bit, but not as much as other things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/climate-explained-sunspots-do-affect-our-weather-a-bit-but-not-as-much-as-other-things-145101/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: Sunspots do affect our weather, a bit, but not as much as other things">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Sonter, Lecturer in Environmental Management, The University of Queensland A vast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is crucial to slowing climate change. But building solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable energy infrastructure requires mining for materials. If not done responsibly, this may damage ... <a title="Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/renewable-energy-can-save-the-natural-world-but-if-were-not-careful-it-will-also-hurt-it-145166/" aria-label="Read more about Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neville Hurst, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Most Australian homes have been built to notoriously poor standards. The energy performance of existing homes in Victoria, for instance, averages 1.8 stars – 6 stars is mandatory for newly built homes under the ... <a title="House hunters are rarely told the home energy rating – little wonder the average is as low as 1.8 stars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/house-hunters-are-rarely-told-the-home-energy-rating-little-wonder-the-average-is-as-low-as-1-8-stars-144873/" aria-label="Read more about House hunters are rarely told the home energy rating – little wonder the average is as low as 1.8 stars">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Russ, Adjunct Research Fellow , University of Western Australia In the race to build an iconic national centre celebrating Australian Aboriginal art and culture there are now three contenders. The Northern Territory and South Australian governments have had plans in place for one for some time. ... <a title="Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/perth-already-has-a-museum-of-indigenous-art-and-culture-with-proper-funding-it-could-be-our-national-centre-144280/" aria-label="Read more about Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison wants a commitment from national cabinet for Australia to return to as much normality as possible for Christmas, provided the medical advice supports it. As the Prime Minister continues his push to prise open the borders of what ... <a title="Scott Morrison is dreaming of an open Australia for Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/scott-morrison-is-dreaming-of-an-open-australia-for-christmas-145404/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison is dreaming of an open Australia for Christmas">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Campione, Research Fellow/Lecturer, University of New England The most emblematic feature of dinosaurs is their body size. Some dinosaurs reached enormous sizes during the Mesozoic Era which ended 66 million years ago, with some species maybe even approaching 100 tonnes. The largest animals ever to walk ... <a title="How do you weigh a dinosaur? There are two ways, and it turns out they’re both right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/how-do-you-weigh-a-dinosaur-there-are-two-ways-and-it-turns-out-theyre-both-right-144874/" aria-label="Read more about How do you weigh a dinosaur? There are two ways, and it turns out they’re both right">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling While COVID-19 restrictions were initially announced by the federal government and implemented across Australia in March, since then the states and territories have devised their own strategies to manage the virus. This approach acknowledges different areas will be affected in different ... <a title="Coronavirus restrictions in your state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/coronavirus-restrictions-in-your-state-145031/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus restrictions in your state">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Peterie, Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut. A proposed bill would allow the minister to deem mobile phones and other internet-capable devices “prohibited items”. ... <a title="Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/banning-mobile-phones-in-immigration-detention-would-make-an-inhumane-system-even-crueler-145299/" aria-label="Read more about Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Glasser, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University With next fire season already underway, the bushfire Royal Commission yesterday released an interim report. Its observations in the wake of our Black Summer suggest the commission’s final report, due on October 28, may recommend a major shake-up of how ... <a title="To reduce disasters, we must cut greenhouse emissions. So why isn’t the bushfire Royal Commission talking about this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/to-reduce-disasters-we-must-cut-greenhouse-emissions-so-why-isnt-the-bushfire-royal-commission-talking-about-this-145323/" aria-label="Read more about To reduce disasters, we must cut greenhouse emissions. So why isn’t the bushfire Royal Commission talking about this?">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Renton, PhD candidate (Cognitive Neuroscience/ Neuroengineering), The University of Queensland A recent demonstration video released by Elon Musk’s firm Neuralink might not look like much at first. In the video, a pig named Gertrude eats snacks from a person’s hand, while an accompanying computer screen displays ... <a title="Neuralink put a chip in Gertrude the pig’s brain. It might be useful one day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/neuralink-put-a-chip-in-gertrude-the-pigs-brain-it-might-be-useful-one-day-145383/" aria-label="Read more about Neuralink put a chip in Gertrude the pig’s brain. It might be useful one day">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University A recent decision by Australian Securities and Investments Commission to deny a newspaper access to a confidential bank document raises questions about its attitude to regulating the financial services industry. In the wake of the ... <a title="Is ASIC more concerned about relationships with boards than enforcing the law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/is-asic-more-concerned-about-relationships-with-boards-than-enforcing-the-law-144665/" aria-label="Read more about Is ASIC more concerned about relationships with boards than enforcing the law?">Read more</a>
