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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Power, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University Summer in Australia is getting hotter. Extreme heat events, with daytime temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, are becoming more common and we are getting more of these days in a row. We all need to ... <a title="How to cope with extreme heat days without racking up the aircon bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/how-to-cope-with-extreme-heat-days-without-racking-up-the-aircon-bills-128857/" aria-label="Read more about How to cope with extreme heat days without racking up the aircon bills">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nadia Zainuddin, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong In Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix series, The Goop Lab, Paltrow explores a variety of wellness management approaches, from “energy healing” to psychedelic psychotherapy. Goop has long been criticised for making unsubstantiated health claims and advancing pseudoscience, but the brand is ... <a title="Marketing, not medicine: Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/marketing-not-medicine-gwyneth-paltrows-the-goop-lab-whitewashes-traditional-health-therapies-for-profit-130287/" aria-label="Read more about Marketing, not medicine: Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, UNSW Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people ... <a title="How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/how-contagious-is-the-wuhan-coronavirus-and-can-you-spread-it-before-symptoms-start-130686/" aria-label="Read more about How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University Slang names or street names for drugs are common. From pingers (MDMA), to fishies (GHB) to going into the K-hole (ketamine), slang use marks someone as an insider with knowledge and experience of illicit drug use. The use of ... <a title="Pingers, pingas, pingaz: how drug slang affects the way we use and understand drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/pingers-pingas-pingaz-how-drug-slang-affects-the-way-we-use-and-understand-drugs-129452/" aria-label="Read more about Pingers, pingas, pingaz: how drug slang affects the way we use and understand drugs">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000 are known to be infected, including some in Australia. The number actually infected will be higher. People experiencing only mild symptoms often ... <a title="What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/what-we-know-suggests-the-economic-impact-of-wuhan-coronavirus-will-be-limited-130598/" aria-label="Read more about What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University On Friday I flew in a helicopter over the fire-ravaged Kosciuszko National Park. I was devastated by what I saw. Cherished wildlife species are at grave risk of extinction: those populations the bushfires haven’t already ... <a title="Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/fire-almost-wiped-out-rare-species-in-the-australian-alps-feral-horses-are-finishing-the-job-130584/" aria-label="Read more about Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kseniya Kolobova, Leader research scientist, Russian Academy of Sciences Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) fossils were first discovered in western Europe in the mid nineteenth century. That was just the first in a long line of surprises thrown up by our closest evolutionary cousins. We reveal another in our ... <a title="Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/stone-tools-reveal-epic-trek-of-nomadic-neanderthals-129886/" aria-label="Read more about Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Patrick Scolyer-Gray, Research Fellow, Cyber Security, Deakin University The Australian government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has spent more than A$200 million over the past five years developing a National Digital ID platform. If successful, the project could streamline commerce, resolve bureaucratic quagmires, and improve national security. ... <a title="Australia’s National Digital ID is here, but the government’s not talking about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/australias-national-digital-id-is-here-but-the-governments-not-talking-about-it-130200/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s National Digital ID is here, but the government’s not talking about it">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maïa Ponsonnet, Senior lecturer, University of Western Australia UNESCO’s International Year of Indigenous Languages recently came to an end after a year of celebration of linguistic diversity. And with a “decade of Indigenous languages” now under consideration, it’s a good time to review what these celebrations mean. ... <a title="Indigenous languages matter – but all is not lost when they change or even disappear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/indigenous-languages-matter-but-all-is-not-lost-when-they-change-or-even-disappear-127519/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous languages matter – but all is not lost when they change or even disappear">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University New cannabis cultivation and possession laws come into effect in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Friday, January 31. But they’re not what most cannabis enthusiasts would be hoping for. The ACT laws are a good first step, ... <a title="ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/act-cannabis-laws-come-into-effect-on-friday-but-they-may-not-be-what-you-hoped-for-130050/" aria-label="Read more about ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Many Australians feel compelled to help our damaged wildlife after this season’s terrible bushfires. Suggested actions have included donating money, leaving water out for thirsty animals, and learning how to help the injured. But there is an equally, if ... <a title="Pulling out weeds is the best thing you can do to help nature recover from the fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/pulling-out-weeds-is-the-best-thing-you-can-do-to-help-nature-recover-from-the-fires-130296/" aria-label="Read more about Pulling out weeds is the best thing you can do to help nature recover from the fires">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland Few people doubt the value of developing students’ thinking skills. A 2013 survey in the United States found 93% of employers believe a candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, ... <a title="Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/thinking-about-thinking-helps-kids-learn-how-can-we-teach-critical-thinking-129795/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?">Read more</a>
