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August 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Suddendorf, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Today, bags are everywhere — from cheap canvas ones at the supermarket to designer handbags costing up to US$2,000,000. But archaeological evidence shows we have been using mobile containers — bags and other carrying devices — for ... <a title="Got your bag? The critical place of mobile containers in human evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/13/got-your-bag-the-critical-place-of-mobile-containers-in-human-evolution-142712/" aria-label="Read more about Got your bag? The critical place of mobile containers in human evolution">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Royal Commission into Aged Care put the Secretary of the Federal Health Department, Brendan Murphy, firmly in his place when he tried to make an opening statement to attack claims by the senior counsel assisting the commission, Peter Rozen, ... <a title="Royal Commission into Aged Care reminds Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy it sets the rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/13/royal-commission-into-aged-care-reminds-health-department-secretary-brendan-murphy-it-sets-the-rules-144385/" aria-label="Read more about Royal Commission into Aged Care reminds Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy it sets the rules">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin announced Russia was the first country to register a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow, it’s been ... <a title="Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested. Doling it out risks side effects and false protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/russias-coronavirus-vaccine-hasnt-been-fully-tested-doling-it-out-risks-side-effects-and-false-protection-144347/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested. Doling it out risks side effects and false protection">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW With mask wearing in public compulsory in Victoria and recommended in New South Wales, many Australians are buying, wearing or making face masks for the first time. Reports of counterfeit ... <a title="How do I know if my mask actually works? What about the ‘candle test’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/how-do-i-know-if-my-mask-actually-works-what-about-the-candle-test-144124/" aria-label="Read more about How do I know if my mask actually works? What about the ‘candle test’?">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Webber, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Scientists have been interested in the flora of New Guinea since the 17th century, but formal knowledge of the tropical island’s diversity has remained limited. To solve this mystery, our global team of 99 scientists from 56 institutions built the first ... <a title="‘Majestic, stunning, intriguing and bizarre’: New Guinea has 13,634 species of plants, and these are some of our favourites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/majestic-stunning-intriguing-and-bizarre-new-guinea-has-13-634-species-of-plants-and-these-are-some-of-our-favourites-144279/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Majestic, stunning, intriguing and bizarre’: New Guinea has 13,634 species of plants, and these are some of our favourites">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Taylor, Teaching Fellow, Bond University The Melbourne International Film Festival is currently running online, but one movie announced at their program launch won’t be streaming. At the end of July, Sandra Wollner’s The Trouble With Being Born was withdrawn after the festival received “expert advice and ... <a title="Boundary-pushing films are more than their clickbait headlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/boundary-pushing-films-are-more-than-their-clickbait-headlines-144062/" aria-label="Read more about Boundary-pushing films are more than their clickbait headlines">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Geddis, Professor of Law, University of Otago The return of COVID-19 community transmission, with Auckland back in a level 3 lockdown and the rest of New Zealand at level 2, raises real questions about New Zealand’s upcoming general election. Polling day is scheduled for September 19 ... <a title="By delaying the dissolution of parliament Jacinda Ardern buys time on the election date – but only a little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/by-delaying-the-dissolution-of-parliament-jacinda-ardern-buys-time-on-the-election-date-but-only-a-little-144351/" aria-label="Read more about By delaying the dissolution of parliament Jacinda Ardern buys time on the election date – but only a little">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Norberg, Associate Professor in Psychology, Macquarie University As COVID-19 quarantines and lockdowns drive up psychological distress, many people have increased their screen time, including online shopping, to cope. Like alcohol use — or overeating, watching TV or surfing the internet — online shopping doesn’t pose a ... <a title="How to know if your online shopping habit is a problem — and what to do if it is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/how-to-know-if-your-online-shopping-habit-is-a-problem-and-what-to-do-if-it-is-143969/" aria-label="Read more about How to know if your online shopping habit is a problem — and what to do if it is">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English, Flinders University Finding Freedom was published on August 11. HarperCollins Publishers A new book about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is generating sensational headlines about their private life, defiance of Queen Elizabeth and how Prince William “behaved like a snob” ... <a title="‘Finding Freedom’: the new Harry and Meghan book is the latest, risky move in a royal PR war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/finding-freedom-the-new-harry-and-meghan-book-is-the-latest-risky-move-in-a-royal-pr-war-144090/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Finding Freedom’: the new Harry and Meghan book is the latest, risky move in a royal PR war">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
By The Bougainvillean Bougainville is heading to the polls today amid its first case of the covid-19 in thefourth general election of Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region since 2001. While this election is critically important in the region’s push for independence from mainland PNG, it comes at a time when there is much distress brought ... <a title="Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/bougainvilleans-go-to-polls-today-in-spite-of-first-covid-19-case/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Cranston, Academic Teacher, Swinburne University of Technology Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket. On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the ... <a title="Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/who-is-kamala-harris-joe-bidens-pick-for-vice-president-144122/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury Auckland, and possibly other parts of New Zealand, almost certainly have more cases of COVID-19 in the community than the four new cases confirmed yesterday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern activated a resurgence plan late yesterday, placing all of Auckland ... <a title="New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/new-zealand-is-on-alert-as-covid-19-returns-this-is-what-we-need-to-stamp-it-out-again-144304/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again">Read more</a>
