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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Brumm, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University Our team has discovered a cave painting in Indonesia that is at least 44,000 years old and which may cast new light on the beginnings of modern religious culture. This ancient painting from the island of Sulawesi consists of a ... <a title="Indonesian cave paintings show the dawn of imaginative art and human spiritual belief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/indonesian-cave-paintings-show-the-dawn-of-imaginative-art-and-human-spiritual-belief-128457/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian cave paintings show the dawn of imaginative art and human spiritual belief">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya MacMillan, Senior Lecturer in Interprofessional Health Science, Western Sydney University The number of people with diabetes is expected to increase from 463 million in 2019 to 700 million by 2045 globally. So more women with diabetes will be having babies in the future. If you have ... <a title="Diabetes and pregnancy can be a tricky (but achievable) mix: 6 things to think about if you want a baby and 1 if you don’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/diabetes-and-pregnancy-can-be-a-tricky-but-achievable-mix-6-things-to-think-about-if-you-want-a-baby-and-1-if-you-dont-126687/" aria-label="Read more about Diabetes and pregnancy can be a tricky (but achievable) mix: 6 things to think about if you want a baby and 1 if you don’t">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Sweller, Emeritus Professor, UNSW This is the first of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Explicit guidance and feedback from teachers is more effective in teaching students new content and skills than letting them discover ... <a title="I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/i-had-an-idea-in-the-1980s-and-to-my-surprise-it-changed-education-around-the-world-126519/" aria-label="Read more about I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Hartley, Research Fellow (Housing and Homelessness) at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW A private member’s bill, moved by Labor MP Josh Burns, recently called on the Australian government “to help build more affordable homes” in response to the growing homelessness crisis. A premise of the ... <a title="As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/as-simple-as-finding-a-job-getting-people-out-of-social-housing-is-much-more-complex-than-that-128006/" aria-label="Read more about As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salvatore Ferraro, PhD candidate, RMIT University The board of Australia’s second-biggest bank is in for some stick at its annual general meeting today, as Westpac shareholders vent their displeasure at the scandal involving breaches of anti-money-laundering rules. But though it will be uncomfortable, with enough shareholders likely ... <a title="What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/what-limits-shareholder-activism-as-a-force-for-good-the-free-rider-problem-127232/" aria-label="Read more about What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Scott, Senior Lecturer – Finance, Auckland University of Technology In the 12 years since New Zealand introduced the retirement fund KiwiSaver, nearly three million New Zealanders have enrolled and 30 KiwiSaver providers are now collectively managing NZ$57 billion in investments. But questions are being asked about ... <a title="How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/how-new-zealanders-miss-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-retirement-savings-127708/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Dalziell, Associate Professor, English and Literary Studies, University of Western Australia Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love tells the story of the fabled relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, which unfolded after they met on the Greek island of Hydra in ... <a title="Marianne & Leonard: a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician’s muse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/marianne-and-leonard-a-new-film-tells-us-little-about-the-woman-fixed-in-the-role-of-musicians-muse-128112/" aria-label="Read more about Marianne & Leonard: a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician’s muse">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Burgin, Research associate, Monash University The NSW Law Reform Commission will hand down its final recommendations for a reformed definition of sexual consent in the new year, following draft proposals in October. The commission’s inquiry is largely the result of the advocacy of Saxon Mullins, who ... <a title="Australian law doesn’t go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/australian-law-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-legislate-affirmative-consent-nsw-now-has-a-chance-to-get-it-right-125719/" aria-label="Read more about Australian law doesn’t go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Brymer, Reader, Psychology with Outdoor and Adventure studies, Leeds Beckett University Review: Finke: There & Back, directed by Dylan River The Finke Desert Race takes place in the harsh desert environment near Alice Springs. Scores of motorbikes and cars are raced over two days along an ... <a title="Finke film review: riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/finke-film-review-riders-daring-to-fly-in-a-crazy-desert-race-126597/" aria-label="Read more about Finke film review: riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blanche Verlie, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and off since then. I joke this is my “Sydney hazing” but it’s only now – having worked on climate ... <a title="Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/now-australian-cities-are-choking-on-smoke-will-we-finally-talk-about-climate-change-128543/" aria-label="Read more about Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Blokland, Palaeontology PhD Candidate and Casual Academic, Flinders University A new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch – the 10-million-year period following dinosaur extinction. The world’s oldest known penguins ... <a title="Happy 6ft: ancient penguins were as tall as people. We’ve discovered the species that started the downsizing trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/happy-6ft-ancient-penguins-were-as-tall-as-people-weve-discovered-the-species-that-started-the-downsizing-trend-128546/" aria-label="Read more about Happy 6ft: ancient penguins were as tall as people. We’ve discovered the species that started the downsizing trend">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Mosquito-borne disease is a concern for health authorities around Australia. Each year, thousands fall ill to Ross River virus disease caused by mosquito bites. Tracking mosquito populations can help us respond to these threats, and new ... <a title="As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/as-heat-strikes-heres-one-way-to-help-fight-disease-carrying-and-nuisance-mosquitoes-128466/" aria-label="Read more about As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes">Read more</a>
