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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Page, Senior Lecturer with the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW The cracks found in three Qantas-owned Boeing 737s last week led to calls that it should ground its 33 aircraft with a similar service record. Although the three planes have been grounded and will ... <a title="Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/should-you-worry-about-boeing-737s-only-if-you-run-an-airline-126268/" aria-label="Read more about Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Ranald, Research fellow, University of Sydney Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and other leaders involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) announced late yesterday that 15 of the 16 countries have finalised the text, and are prepared to sign the trade deal in early 2020. ... <a title="India’s not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia’s market access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/indias-not-joining-the-latest-free-trade-deal-which-limits-australias-market-access-126343/" aria-label="Read more about India’s not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia’s market access">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Powell, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Feeling lonely? A dog may help. Our research out today confirms what many dog owners already know: dogs are great companions that can help you to feel less lonely. Cuddles and slobbery kisses, meeting other dog owners in the park ... <a title="Dogs really can chase away loneliness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/dogs-really-can-chase-away-loneliness-125495/" aria-label="Read more about Dogs really can chase away loneliness">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Greenhouse gas emissions released over the first 15 years of the Paris Agreement would alone lock in 20cm of sea-level rise in centuries to come, according to new research ... <a title="Our shameful legacy: just 15 years’ worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/our-shameful-legacy-just-15-years-worth-of-emissions-will-raise-sea-level-in-2300-126429/" aria-label="Read more about Our shameful legacy: just 15 years’ worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Željko Pedišić, Associate Professor, Victoria University It’s free, requires no equipment and the scenery can be stunning – it’s no wonder running is among the world’s most popular sports. The number of recreational runners in Australia has doubled from 2006 to 2014. Now more than 1.35 million ... <a title="Running may help you live longer but more isn’t necessarily better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/running-may-help-you-live-longer-but-more-isnt-necessarily-better-120578/" aria-label="Read more about Running may help you live longer but more isn’t necessarily better">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor, Bond University In recent weeks, India’s High Court of Delhi put another nail in the coffin of the internet as we currently know it. The court granted an order requiring Facebook, Twitter and Google to remove certain content globally, based on that ... <a title="India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/indias-social-media-content-removal-order-is-a-nail-in-the-coffin-of-the-internet-as-we-know-it-126273/" aria-label="Read more about India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Orr, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed to craft new laws targeting social and political protest. Speaking to the Queensland Resources Council, he labelled some activist groups as environmental “anarchists”, and lamented how businesses like banks might be ... <a title="Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn’t need protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/scott-morrison-wants-to-outlaw-boycott-campaigns-but-the-mining-industry-doesnt-need-protection-126326/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn’t need protection">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chloe Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Western Sydney University The International Olympic Committee last week decided to shift next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to Sapporo to protect athletes from the heat. Tokyo’s average temperatures during the month of August exceed 30℃, with some ... <a title="Why is Japan’s Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/why-is-japans-olympic-marathon-shifting-cities-to-avoid-the-heat-a-sports-physiologist-explains-126189/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Japan’s Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Wakefield-Rann, Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Last week Woolworths announced a new food delivery system, in collaboration with US company TerraCycle, that delivers grocery essentials in reusable packaging. The system, called Loop, lets shoppers buy products from common supermarket brands in ... <a title="Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/recycling-plastic-bottles-is-good-but-reusing-them-is-better-126339/" aria-label="Read more about Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Mildenhall, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Edith Cowan University In a May 2019 speech, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, noted participation in science and maths was slipping in Australian schools. Specifically speaking about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), he said: STEM education addresses real world ... <a title="‘Let’s design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child’: how to teach science and maths so students actually care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/lets-design-a-waterproof-shoe-for-a-refugee-child-how-to-teach-science-and-maths-so-students-actually-care-125234/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Let’s design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child’: how to teach science and maths so students actually care">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Berry, Emeritus Professor, RMIT University This article is part of a series on rebalancing the human–nature interactions that are central to the study and practice of ecological economics, which is the focus of the 2019 ANZSEE Conference in Melbourne later this month. Australia was already one ... <a title="No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can’t go on like this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/no-australian-city-has-a-long-term-vision-for-living-sustainably-we-cant-go-on-like-this-123916/" aria-label="Read more about No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can’t go on like this">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anitra Nelson, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University This article is part of a series on rebalancing the human–nature interactions that are central to the study and practice of ecological economics, which is the focus of the 2019 ANZSEE Conference in Melbourne later this month. ... <a title="What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/what-is-ecological-economics-and-why-do-we-need-to-talk-about-it-123915/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?">Read more</a>
