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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jade Sheen, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University Hi, I have mental health issues and I would like to know what makes a good or bad psychiatrist, psychologist or neuropsychologist. Key points Understanding the different roles of psychologists and psychiatrists, and how they align with your ... <a title="What makes a good psychologist or psychiatrist and how do you find one you like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/what-makes-a-good-psychologist-or-psychiatrist-and-how-do-you-find-one-you-like-120981/" aria-label="Read more about What makes a good psychologist or psychiatrist and how do you find one you like?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne A remarkable combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology has produced the world’s first “living robots”. This week, a research team of roboticists and scientists published their recipe for making ... <a title="Not bot, not beast: scientists create first ever living, programmable organism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/not-bot-not-beast-scientists-create-first-ever-living-programmable-organism-129980/" aria-label="Read more about Not bot, not beast: scientists create first ever living, programmable organism">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Kovalchik, Senior Data Scientist, Victoria University As the Australian Open gets underway, one question on every tennis fan’s mind is whether 2020 will be yet another year dominated by the “Big 3”, the nickname given to the three most accomplished players of the Open era – ... <a title="Who can break up the ‘Big 3’ monopoly on men’s tennis? Here’s what the numbers say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/who-can-break-up-the-big-3-monopoly-on-mens-tennis-heres-what-the-numbers-say-127991/" aria-label="Read more about Who can break up the ‘Big 3’ monopoly on men’s tennis? Here’s what the numbers say">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Bateson, Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney About one-third of people using contraception use the pill. But how effective is it? There are two types of contraceptive pill – the combined pill, containing oestrogen and progestogen, and the progestogen-only-pill (often ... <a title="How effective is the pill?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/how-effective-is-the-pill-122189/" aria-label="Read more about How effective is the pill?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Keenan, Professor, University of Melbourne Calls from industry and unions for increased thinning in forests to reduce bushfire risks have been met with concern from conservation scientists. They suggest forest thinning makes forests more fire prone. So who’s right? Well, it’s complicated. The short answer is ... <a title="Forest thinning is controversial, but it shouldn’t be ruled out for managing bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/forest-thinning-is-controversial-but-it-shouldnt-be-ruled-out-for-managing-bushfires-130124/" aria-label="Read more about Forest thinning is controversial, but it shouldn’t be ruled out for managing bushfires">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Walters, Associate Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland From Australian superstars such as Cate Blanchet, Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth and Nicole Kidman to Hollywood heavyweights including Ellen DeGeneres and Bette Midler, a lengthening list of celebrities are helping to shine a spotlight on Australia’s ... <a title="Celebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good. To help they need to put boots on the ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/celebrity-concern-about-bushfires-could-do-more-harm-than-good-to-help-they-need-to-put-boots-on-the-ground-129627/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good. To help they need to put boots on the ground">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland More than one billion mammals, birds, and reptiles across eastern Australia are estimated to have been affected by the current fire catastrophe. Many animals and plants have been incinerated or suffocated by smoke and ash. Others may have escaped ... <a title="Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/19/six-million-hectares-of-threatened-species-habitat-up-in-smoke-129438/" aria-label="Read more about Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, PhD Candidate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle A primary school in East Gippsland was burnt down in the current bushfire crisis. While Premier Daniel Andrews immediately committed to rebuilding the school as it was, media reported the local CFA captain didn’t ... <a title="Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/before-we-rush-to-rebuild-after-fires-we-need-to-think-about-where-and-how-130049/" aria-label="Read more about Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarrod Hodgson, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Australian sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century. Low-lying rock islands and outcrops make important breeding sites for Australian sea lions but many ... <a title="Australian sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/australian-sea-lions-are-declining-using-drones-to-check-their-health-can-help-us-understand-why-127523/" aria-label="Read more about Australian sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Read, Climate Criminologist & Senior Instructor/Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University It’s hard to estimate the eventual economic cost of Australia’s 2019-20 megafires, partly because they are still underway, and partly because it is hard to know the cost to attribute to deaths and the decimation ... <a title="With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia’s costliest natural disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/with-costs-approaching-100-billion-the-fires-are-australias-costliest-natural-disaster-129433/" aria-label="Read more about With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia’s costliest natural disaster">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Lord, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University Each year more than 24,000 Australians experience a sudden cardiac arrest. This means their heart unexpectedly stops beating. A cardiac arrest leads to loss of consciousness and will result in death if not recognised and treated immediately. While survival rates ... <a title="In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/in-cases-of-cardiac-arrest-time-is-everything-community-responders-can-save-lives-126491/" aria-label="Read more about In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University When Australians pay their income tax, they assume the money is going to areas of the community that need it, rather than being used by the government to shore ... <a title="So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/so-the-government-gave-sports-grants-to-marginal-seats-what-happens-now-130057/" aria-label="Read more about So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?">Read more</a>
