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Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they’re harder

November 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. (attributed to Danish physicist Niels Bohr) The difficulty of making predictions has long been known, but the rise of the internet means that it is getting harder ... <a title="Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they’re harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/please-no-more-projections-what-we-need-are-predictions-and-theyre-harder-126734/" aria-label="Read more about Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they’re harder">Read more</a>

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What the termite mound ‘snowmen’ of the NT can tell us about human nature

November 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University The Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory is dotted with around 300 termite mounds, dressed as people. They are reminiscent of giant, ochre coloured “snowmen” in their distinctly human forms of decoration. These ... <a title="What the termite mound ‘snowmen’ of the NT can tell us about human nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/what-the-termite-mound-snowmen-of-the-nt-can-tell-us-about-human-nature-122038/" aria-label="Read more about What the termite mound ‘snowmen’ of the NT can tell us about human nature">Read more</a>

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Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Clarke, Associate Professor, National Security College, Australian National University This past weekend, The New York Times’ China correspondents, Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy, published an expose of over 400 internal Chinese government documents relating to Beijing’s mass detentions of Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in ... <a title="Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/leaked-documents-on-uighur-detention-camps-in-china-an-expert-explains-the-key-revelations-127221/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations">Read more</a>

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Leaked documents on China detention camps – a Uighur expert explains the key revelations

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Clarke, Associate Professor, National Security College, Australian National University This past weekend, The New York Times’ China correspondents, Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy, published an expose of over 400 internal Chinese government documents relating to Beijing’s mass detentions of Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in ... <a title="Leaked documents on China detention camps – a Uighur expert explains the key revelations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/leaked-documents-on-china-detention-camps-a-uighur-expert-explains-the-key-revelations-127221/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked documents on China detention camps – a Uighur expert explains the key revelations">Read more</a>

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Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Stanley, Associate professor/Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this behaviour regularly occurs in Australia and other countries. We would go a long way to preventing bushfires if we better understood ... <a title="Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/humans-light-85-of-bushfires-and-we-do-virtually-nothing-to-stop-it-126941/" aria-label="Read more about Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it">Read more</a>

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Paul Keating attacks media for ‘pious belchings’ over China

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a scathing attack on the Australian media for its coverage of China, denouncing “the nominally pious belchings of ‘do-gooder’ journalists” who live on leaks from security agencies. Keating told Australian newspaper’s strategic forum ... <a title="Paul Keating attacks media for ‘pious belchings’ over China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/paul-keating-attacks-media-for-pious-belchings-over-china-127222/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Keating attacks media for ‘pious belchings’ over China">Read more</a>

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What are parasites and how do they make us sick?

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species. Three main classes of parasites can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. Protozoa and helminths largely affect the gut, ... <a title="What are parasites and how do they make us sick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/what-are-parasites-and-how-do-they-make-us-sick-121489/" aria-label="Read more about What are parasites and how do they make us sick?">Read more</a>

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Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you’re trying to park your car

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lilburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne You’re driving down an unfamiliar street on a clear spring evening. You’ve been invited to a friend of a friend’s party, at a house you’ve never been to before. Tracking the street numbers, you see you’re getting close, so ... <a title="Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you’re trying to park your car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/turn-down-for-what-why-you-turn-down-the-radio-when-youre-trying-to-park-your-car-126263/" aria-label="Read more about Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you’re trying to park your car">Read more</a>

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Chat bots, James Dean … can the digital dead rest in peace?

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Stokes, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University “To be dead,” wrote the 20th century French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, “is to be a prey for the living.” Even Sartre, though, would have struggled to imagine casting James Dean in a movie 64 years after the actor’s death. ... <a title="Chat bots, James Dean … can the digital dead rest in peace?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/chat-bots-james-dean-can-the-digital-dead-rest-in-peace-127211/" aria-label="Read more about Chat bots, James Dean … can the digital dead rest in peace?">Read more</a>

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The main problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as humdrum as real life

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tomas Trescak, Senior Lecturer in Intelligent Systems, Western Sydney University Just a few years ago, virtual reality (VR) was being showered with very real money. The industry raised an estimated US$900 million in venture capital in 2016, but by 2018 that figure had plummeted to US$280 million. ... <a title="The main problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as humdrum as real life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/the-main-problem-with-virtual-reality-its-almost-as-humdrum-as-real-life-126761/" aria-label="Read more about The main problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as humdrum as real life">Read more</a>

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Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowena Maguire, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology Over the past two weeks, bushfires have raged across New South Wales and Queensland. While the narrative appears focused on potential causes and political point-scoring, what’s lost in this discussion is the ... <a title="Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/domestic-violence-will-spike-in-the-bushfire-aftermath-and-governments-can-no-longer-ignore-it-127018/" aria-label="Read more about Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it">Read more</a>

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Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks

November 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University At menopause, a woman’s ovaries lose their reproductive function. Eggs are no longer released and the production of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone falls. It’s the lowered levels of oestrogen after menopause that gives rise to troublesome postmenopausal symptoms. ... <a title="Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/18/making-sense-of-menopausal-hormone-therapy-means-understanding-the-benefits-as-well-as-the-risks-124084/" aria-label="Read more about Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks">Read more</a>