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February 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University As public health authorities in China and the world fight the novel coronavirus, they face two major communication obstacles: the eroding trust in the media, and misinformation on social media. As cities, towns, villages and residential ... <a title="The coronavirus and Chinese social media: finger-pointing in the post-truth era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/10/the-coronavirus-and-chinese-social-media-finger-pointing-in-the-post-truth-era-130698/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus and Chinese social media: finger-pointing in the post-truth era">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Cross, PhD candidate, Curtin University In 2017 and 2018 I walked the equivalent of 28 marathons in the scorching Western Australian outback. Why, you ask? To assess how some of Australia’s largest lizard species interact with restored mines. As part of my PhD research, I hiked ... <a title="I walked 1,200km in the outback to track huge lizards. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/i-walked-1-200km-in-the-outback-to-track-huge-lizards-heres-why-130194/" aria-label="Read more about I walked 1,200km in the outback to track huge lizards. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Auckland University of Technology The economic repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak worldwide and for New Zealand are beginning to emerge – and it is already clear that the coronavirus will have a worse impact than the severe acute respiratory syndrome ... <a title="Why New Zealand is more exposed than others to the economic chills of China’s coronavirus outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/why-new-zealand-is-more-exposed-than-others-to-the-economic-chills-of-chinas-coronavirus-outbreak-131204/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand is more exposed than others to the economic chills of China’s coronavirus outbreak">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney Advertisements for gambling and online betting tell us to “gamble responsibly”. But what does this mean in reality? And how can you gamble responsibly online when another bet is just a click or swipe away? Read more: Gambling in ... <a title="We’re told to ‘gamble responsibly’. But what does that actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/were-told-to-gamble-responsibly-but-what-does-that-actually-mean-130949/" aria-label="Read more about We’re told to ‘gamble responsibly’. But what does that actually mean?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Why do different countries have different languages? – Maeôra, aged 6 Humans have long been puzzled by the existence of different languages. A long time ago, people took guesses or made up stories to explain this. You might know the ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do people in different countries speak different languages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/curious-kids-why-do-people-in-different-countries-speak-different-languages-127112/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do people in different countries speak different languages?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Gomes, Associate Professor, RMIT University The 2020 academic year is off to a rocky start. Instead of the usual excitement that comes with a new semester, university students, particularly those still in China (more than 100,000 or 56% of all international students) and those who have ... <a title="3 ways the coronavirus outbreak will affect international students and how unis can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/3-ways-the-coronavirus-outbreak-will-affect-international-students-and-how-unis-can-help-131195/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways the coronavirus outbreak will affect international students and how unis can help">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rupert Sutherland, Professor of tectonics and geophysics, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Three years ago, the identification of Zealandia as a continent made global headlines. Now, newly published results from our scientific drilling expedition reveal the largely submerged Zealandia continent, which stretches across five million square ... <a title="Expedition reveals the violent birth of Earth’s hidden continent Zealandia, forged in a ring of fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/expedition-reveals-the-violent-birth-of-earths-hidden-continent-zealandia-forged-in-a-ring-of-fire-130860/" aria-label="Read more about Expedition reveals the violent birth of Earth’s hidden continent Zealandia, forged in a ring of fire">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Why do different countries have different languages? – Maeôra, aged 6 Humans have long been puzzled by the existence of different languages. A long time ago, people took guesses or made up stories to explain this. You might know the ... <a title="Why do people in different countries speak different languages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/why-do-people-in-different-countries-speak-different-languages-127112/" aria-label="Read more about Why do people in different countries speak different languages?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Johnston Flies, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (U.Tasmania), University of Tasmania Over the past few decades, allergies and asthma have become common childhood diseases, especially in developed countries. Almost 20% of Australians experience some kind of allergy, whether it’s to food, pollen, dust, housemites, mould or animals. When ... <a title="Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/early-exposure-to-infections-doesnt-protect-against-allergies-but-getting-into-nature-might-126603/" aria-label="Read more about Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Richardson, Tutor and Researcher, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University This summer’s bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted the immense vulnerability of the systems which make our contemporary lives possible. The fires cut road access, which meant towns ran out ... <a title="No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/no-food-no-fuel-no-phones-bushfires-showed-were-only-ever-one-step-from-system-collapse-130600/" aria-label="Read more about No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia – a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those were 19 children under four ... <a title="Why should my child take swimming lessons? And what do they need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/why-should-my-child-take-swimming-lessons-and-what-do-they-need-to-know-131136/" aria-label="Read more about Why should my child take swimming lessons? And what do they need to know?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sajeda Tuli, Fulbright Scholar, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The concentration of growth in major cities, driven by the knowledge economy and the changing nature of work, may also increase their social inequality. Our research looked at cities in the US and Australia. ... <a title="As big cities get even bigger, some residents are being left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/as-big-cities-get-even-bigger-some-residents-are-being-left-behind-130540/" aria-label="Read more about As big cities get even bigger, some residents are being left behind">Read more</a>
