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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan N Williams, Associate Director/National Technical Leader-Aboriginal Heritage, EMM Consulting Pty Ltd, UNSW The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that without a substantial decrease in our use of fossil fuels, we are on track for a global average increase of 2℃ ... <a title="The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/the-last-ice-age-tells-us-why-we-need-to-care-about-a-2-change-in-temperature-126923/" aria-label="Read more about The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Onno van der Groen, Research Fellow in the school of medical and health sciences, Edith Cowan University You may have heard of binaural beats, an auditory illusion that has been touted as having stress-busing properties, and is the subject of countless hours of videos on YouTube and ... <a title="Sounds like hype: there’s scant evidence the ‘binaural beats’ illusion relaxes your brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/sounds-like-hype-theres-scant-evidence-the-binaural-beats-illusion-relaxes-your-brain-132197/" aria-label="Read more about Sounds like hype: there’s scant evidence the ‘binaural beats’ illusion relaxes your brain">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Parr, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is sometimes dismissed as a malevolent figure, obsessed with the problem of nihilism and the “death of God”. Understandably, these ideas are unsettling: few of us have the courage to confront the possibility our idols may ... <a title="Explainer: Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/explainer-nietzsche-nihilism-and-reasons-to-be-cheerful-130378/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Buiten, Senior Lecturer in Social Justice and Sociology, University of Notre Dame Australia As the country mourns the horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey at the hands of their father, many people are trying to make sense of what ... <a title="Why do men kill their families? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/why-do-men-kill-their-families-heres-what-the-research-says-132314/" aria-label="Read more about Why do men kill their families? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Varney, Senior Research Dietitian in the Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University The FODMAP diet is used to help manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but it’s becoming more popular. Now bloggers and so-called health gurus have jumped on board, claiming it can treat everything from acne to ... <a title="The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but researchers warn it’s not for weight loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/the-fodmap-diet-is-everywhere-but-researchers-warn-its-not-for-weight-loss-131550/" aria-label="Read more about The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but researchers warn it’s not for weight loss">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Notley, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, Western Sydney University Like adults, children use the news to learn about what’s happening in the world. But the circulation of misinformation, such as the recent spread of fake news about COVID-19 (the disease caused by coronavirus), blurs our understanding ... <a title="3 ways to help children think critically about the news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/3-ways-to-help-children-think-critically-about-the-news-131454/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways to help children think critically about the news">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Kirk, Postdoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University People living in cities far from the unprecedented bushfires this summer may feel they can do little more to help beyond donating to organisations that support affected wildlife. But this is not necessarily the ... <a title="Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/want-to-help-save-wildlife-after-the-fires-you-can-do-it-in-your-own-backyard-131896/" aria-label="Read more about Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katarina Miljkovic, ARC DECRA fellow, Curtin University We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes? NASA’s InSight mission has, for the first time, recorded seismic activity coming from Mars’ interior. The observations, recorded in 2019 and published today, will help understand the red planet’s internal structure, ... <a title="First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/first-recorded-marsquakes-reveal-the-red-planets-rumbling-guts-132091/" aria-label="Read more about First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne Recent helpful rains dampened fire grounds and gave many farmers a reason to cheer. But much of southeast Australia remains in severe drought. Australia is no stranger to drought, but the current one stands out when looking at rainfall ... <a title="Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/why-drought-busting-rain-depends-on-the-tropical-oceans-132188/" aria-label="Read more about Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A foreign intelligence service sent a “sleeper” agent to Australia, who provided logistical support for visiting spies, the head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, has revealed, in a speech pledging to intensify the fight against the threat posed by espionage and ... <a title="ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia ‘than at the height of the cold war’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/asio-chief-mike-burgess-says-there-are-more-spies-in-australia-than-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-132384/" aria-label="Read more about ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia ‘than at the height of the cold war’">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Apart from committing a crime, what do you have to do or say to be stripped of your order of Australia award? Where “a line” should be drawn is the question the Council for the Order of Australia must decide, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt’s award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/view-from-the-hill-conundrum-for-order-of-australian-council-over-bettina-arndts-award-132361/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt’s award">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Stewart, Doctoral Candidate at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University In the wake of last week’s horrific murder of a woman and her three children in Brisbane at the hands of her estranged partner, Social Services Minister Anne Ruston announced A$2.4 million in federal ... <a title="More funding promised to men’s behaviour change programs, but we’re still not sure they work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/more-funding-promised-to-mens-behaviour-change-programs-but-were-still-not-sure-they-work-132254/" aria-label="Read more about More funding promised to men’s behaviour change programs, but we’re still not sure they work">Read more</a>
