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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University Most of us know somebody who tends to get over involved in certain behaviours, and the saying often goes that they must have an “addictive personality”. But is there such a thing? The idea of an addictive personality ... <a title="Is there such thing as an addictive personality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/is-there-such-thing-as-an-addictive-personality-120988/" aria-label="Read more about Is there such thing as an addictive personality?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia With the launch of Hannah Brontë’s music-driven The Sweet Suits last Tuesday, online cinematheque Prototype’s first season came to a close. Every Tuesday, a new film was delivered to subscriber emails curated by Lauren Carroll Harris. The ... <a title="Prototype review: experimental Australian films as poetic diary entries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/prototype-review-experimental-australian-films-as-poetic-diary-entries-123921/" aria-label="Read more about Prototype review: experimental Australian films as poetic diary entries">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelie Meyer, Research fellow, University of Tasmania Arctic sea ice is already disappearing rapidly but our research shows winter storms are now further accelerating sea ice loss. Read more: Arctic breakdown: what climate change in the far north means for the rest of us The research is ... <a title="Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/winter-storms-are-speeding-up-the-loss-of-arctic-sea-ice-121105/" aria-label="Read more about Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. How do scientists know that evolution is real? – Emily, age 11. In science, we look at the evidence and try to find ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do scientists know evolution is real?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/curious-kids-how-do-scientists-know-evolution-is-real-122039/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do scientists know evolution is real?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle H Lim, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology More than one in three young adults aged 18 to 25 reported problematic levels of loneliness, according to a new report from Swinburne University and VicHealth. We surveyed 1,520 Victorians aged 12 to 25, and ... <a title="1 in 3 young adults is lonely – and it affects their mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/1-in-3-young-adults-is-lonely-and-it-affects-their-mental-health-124267/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 young adults is lonely – and it affects their mental health">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe Scutt Phillips, Senior Fisheries Scientists (Tuna Behavioural Ecology), Secretariat of the Pacific Community Tropical tuna are one of the few wild animals we still hunt in large numbers, but finding them in the vast Pacific ocean can be tremendously difficult. However, fishers have long known that ... <a title="Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/tens-of-thousands-of-tuna-attracting-devices-are-drifting-around-the-pacific-124414/" aria-label="Read more about Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Tattersall, Postdoc in Urban Geography and Research Lead at Sydney Policy Lab. Host of ChangeMakers Podcast., University of Sydney Today is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and protesters in Hong Kong intend to upstage Beijing’s celebrations. They will build ... <a title="With no end in sight and the world losing interest, the Hong Kong protesters need a new script" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/with-no-end-in-sight-and-the-world-losing-interest-the-hong-kong-protesters-need-a-new-script-124007/" aria-label="Read more about With no end in sight and the world losing interest, the Hong Kong protesters need a new script">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle H Lim, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology More than one in three young adults aged 18 to 25 reported problematic levels of loneliness, according to a new report from Swinburne University and VicHealth. We surveyed 1,520 Victorians aged 12 to 25, and ... <a title="1 in 3 young adults are lonely – and it affects their mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/1-in-3-young-adults-are-lonely-and-it-affects-their-mental-health-124267/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 young adults are lonely – and it affects their mental health">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of South Australia The education debate in Australia becomes tangled when the same key concepts are used by various groups and individuals to mean very different things. Take the concept of “personalised learning”. It can describe a flexible approach to ... <a title="Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/gonskis-vision-of-personalised-learning-will-stifle-creativity-and-lead-to-a-generation-of-automatons-124000/" aria-label="Read more about Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Neustein, Associate, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney There’s a lack of new cemetery space in parts of Australia but we could solve that problem by burying the dead among newly planted vegetation belts near our towns and cities. Burial Belt is a proposal we’ve ... <a title="Buried beneath the trees: a plan to solve our shortage of cemetery space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/buried-beneath-the-trees-a-plan-to-solve-our-shortage-of-cemetery-space-124259/" aria-label="Read more about Buried beneath the trees: a plan to solve our shortage of cemetery space">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast Far away from Fiji’s golden beaches and turquoise seas lies what might appear to many people – visitors and Fijian alike – another reality. One that is hidden, almost forgotten, yet one ... <a title="Forgotten citadels: Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/forgotten-citadels-fijis-ancient-hill-forts-and-what-we-can-learn-from-them-121103/" aria-label="Read more about Forgotten citadels: Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from them">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the battle between the government and media organisations over press freedom continues, Attorney-General Christian Porter has ordered that any prosecution of a journalist for an offence relating to national security must have his approval. He has issued a direction ... <a title="Any prosecution of journalists for national security offences to require attorney-general’s approval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/01/any-prosecution-of-journalists-for-national-security-offences-to-require-attorney-generals-approval-124446/" aria-label="Read more about Any prosecution of journalists for national security offences to require attorney-general’s approval">Read more</a>
