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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Sharpe, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild their businesses, or take whatever ... <a title="Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/disaster-hits-small-business-in-many-ways-we-need-a-national-strategy-to-help-them-adapt-130871/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Cumpston, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne In the wake of devastating bushfires across the country, and with the prospect of losing a billion animals and some entire species, transformational change is required in the way we interact with this land. Australia’s First Peoples have honed and ... <a title="To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/to-address-the-ecological-crisis-aboriginal-peoples-must-be-restored-as-custodians-of-country-108594/" aria-label="Read more about To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Garoni, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics, Monash University Rubik’s Cube has been one of the world’s favourite puzzles for 40 years. Several different methods have been devised for solving it, as explained in countless books. Expert “speedcubers” can solve it in a matter of seconds. In ... <a title="How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/how-hard-is-it-to-scramble-rubiks-cube-129916/" aria-label="Read more about How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Four days before the US Iowa Democratic caucuses next Tuesday AEDT, the RealClearPolitics poll average has Bernie Sanders narrowly leading with 23.8%, followed by Joe Biden on 20.2%, Pete Buttigieg 15.8%, Elizabeth Warren 14.6% and ... <a title="With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/with-four-days-remaining-sanders-leads-narrowly-in-iowa-but-biden-leads-nationally-130593/" aria-label="Read more about With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The Queensland government’s proposed electoral laws risk being struck down by the High Court if they remain in their current form. This is because they hamper the ability of charities to advocate for their causes and limit the ... <a title="Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/proposed-queensland-laws-silencing-charities-risk-breaching-the-constitution-130528/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare M. Cooper, Design Lecturer, University of Sydney Editor’s note: Today, on Trust Me, I’m An Expert, we hear from Clare Cooper, design lecturer at the University of Sydney, on how futuring techniques can help us think collectively about life under a drastically hotter climate. Her accompanying ... <a title="‘Futuring’ can help us survive the climate crisis. And guess what? You’re a futurist too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/futuring-can-help-us-survive-the-climate-crisis-and-guess-what-youre-a-futurist-too-130538/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Futuring’ can help us survive the climate crisis. And guess what? You’re a futurist too">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Research Fellow, Australian National University One of the most confronting impacts of climate change is the risk of more deaths from hot weather. Heat stress can exacerbate existing health conditions including diabetes, kidney disease and heart disease. Older people are particularly vulnerable. It may then ... <a title="Heat kills. We need consistency in the way we measure these deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/heat-kills-we-need-consistency-in-the-way-we-measure-these-deaths-120500/" aria-label="Read more about Heat kills. We need consistency in the way we measure these deaths">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Bailes, ARC Laureate Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology., Swinburne University of Technology One of the predictions of Einstein’s general theory of relativity is that any spinning body drags the very fabric of space-time in its vicinity around with it. This is known as “frame-dragging”. In everyday ... <a title="Warp factor: we’ve observed a spinning star that drags the very fabric of space and time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/warp-factor-weve-observed-a-spinning-star-that-drags-the-very-fabric-of-space-and-time-130201/" aria-label="Read more about Warp factor: we’ve observed a spinning star that drags the very fabric of space and time">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Hewat, Associate Professor in Speech Pathology and Assistant Dean International, University of Newcastle How do our voices come out of our mouths? Ziggy Miles, age 4, from Springwood NSW Hi Ziggy, what a great question! We can all communicate in lots of different ways – using ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do voices come out of our mouths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/curious-kids-how-do-voices-come-out-of-our-mouths-130286/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do voices come out of our mouths?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol Australia’s recent bushfire crisis will be remembered for many things – not least, the tragic loss of life, property and landscape. But one other factor made it remarkable: the deluge of disinformation spread by climate deniers. As climate ... <a title="We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let’s use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/we-have-the-vaccine-for-climate-disinformation-lets-use-it-130008/" aria-label="Read more about We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let’s use it">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isa Hafalir, Professor, Economics, University of Technology Sydney Australian governments should consider giving parents and children greater choice of public schools through a transfer system that promotes exchange across catchment areas and prioritises disadvantaged students. Most big cities in Australia use “catchment areas” for assigning students to ... <a title="Want to send your child to a school outside your zone? This system could give you the choice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/want-to-send-your-child-to-a-school-outside-your-zone-this-system-could-give-you-the-choice-130527/" aria-label="Read more about Want to send your child to a school outside your zone? This system could give you the choice">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Teh, Sessional Lecturer and Tutor, College of Business, RMIT University Total global waste is expected to double from nearly 2 billion tonnes in 2016 to an estimated 4 billion tonnes by 2050 as consumer-oriented urban populations grow. As population growth increases consumption and waste, managing this ... <a title="As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/as-cities-grow-the-internet-of-things-can-help-us-get-on-top-of-the-waste-crisis-127917/" aria-label="Read more about As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis">Read more</a>
