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Why Godzilla is the perfect monster for our age of environmental destruction

May 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian CH Lee, Associate Professor, Global Studies, RMIT University The monsters that stalk us in popular culture embody fears about our contemporary human condition. As a new Godzilla film opens in cinemas this week, we might gain insight into what currently haunts us most. The endless waves ... <a title="Why Godzilla is the perfect monster for our age of environmental destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/29/why-godzilla-is-the-perfect-monster-for-our-age-of-environmental-destruction-116996/" aria-label="Read more about Why Godzilla is the perfect monster for our age of environmental destruction">Read more</a>

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Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?

May 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Guihot, Senior Lecturer in Law, Queensland University of Technology Australia is among 42 countries that last week signed up to a new set of policy guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Yet Australia has its own draft guidelines for ethics in AI out ... <a title="Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/29/will-we-ever-agree-to-just-one-set-of-rules-on-the-ethical-development-of-artificial-intelligence-117744/" aria-label="Read more about Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?">Read more</a>

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Crisis? What crisis? A new prime minister in PNG might not signal meaningful change for its citizens

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Ritchie, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University In recent days, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced his resignation, failed to formally resign, and is now taking legal action to prevent a parliamentary vote to remove him from office. For most of PNG’s more than ... <a title="Crisis? What crisis? A new prime minister in PNG might not signal meaningful change for its citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/crisis-what-crisis-a-new-prime-minister-in-png-might-not-signal-meaningful-change-for-its-citizens-117841/" aria-label="Read more about Crisis? What crisis? A new prime minister in PNG might not signal meaningful change for its citizens">Read more</a>

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More lighting alone does not create safer cities. Look at what research with young women tells us

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kalms, Director of XYX Lab + Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University, Monash University [I] walk this route to the train station. I often get cat-called whilst walking to the train. It’s also very poorly lit at night. (Female, ... <a title="More lighting alone does not create safer cities. Look at what research with young women tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/more-lighting-alone-does-not-create-safer-cities-look-at-what-research-with-young-women-tells-us-113359/" aria-label="Read more about More lighting alone does not create safer cities. Look at what research with young women tells us">Read more</a>

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In Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie, theatre finds a voice of reckoning on sexual assault and the law

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryoni Trezise, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW Review: Prima Facie, Griffin Theatre Company Suzie Miller’s one-woman play Prima Facie is an unsparing study of the Australian legal system’s treatment of sexual assault cases. The play, which opened to standing ovation, concludes with a simple ... <a title="In Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie, theatre finds a voice of reckoning on sexual assault and the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/in-suzie-millers-prima-facie-theatre-finds-a-voice-of-reckoning-on-sexual-assault-and-the-law-117588/" aria-label="Read more about In Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie, theatre finds a voice of reckoning on sexual assault and the law">Read more</a>

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Rising seas threaten Australia’s major airports – and it may be happening faster than we think

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Mortlock, Senior Risk Scientist, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Most major airports in Australia are located on reclaimed swamps, sitting only a few metres above the present day sea level. And the risk of sea level rise from climate change poses a greater threat to ... <a title="Rising seas threaten Australia’s major airports – and it may be happening faster than we think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/rising-seas-threaten-australias-major-airports-and-it-may-be-happening-faster-than-we-think-115374/" aria-label="Read more about Rising seas threaten Australia’s major airports – and it may be happening faster than we think">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how do sea creatures drink sea water and not get sick?

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenn Hyndes, Professor in Coastal Ecology, Edith Cowan University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do sea creatures drink sea water and not get sick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/curious-kids-how-do-sea-creatures-drink-sea-water-and-not-get-sick-110979/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do sea creatures drink sea water and not get sick?">Read more</a>

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Flash glucose monitoring: the little patches that can make managing diabetes a whole lot easier

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Craig, Professor University of Sydney and University of NSW Paediatric Endocrinologist, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, UNSW Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia. At least 1.2 million Australians live with diabetes, and about 10% of them have type 1 diabetes. Diabetes sees the body ... <a title="Flash glucose monitoring: the little patches that can make managing diabetes a whole lot easier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/flash-glucose-monitoring-the-little-patches-that-can-make-managing-diabetes-a-whole-lot-easier-117249/" aria-label="Read more about Flash glucose monitoring: the little patches that can make managing diabetes a whole lot easier">Read more</a>

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High cost means more than half of NZ’s young adults don’t access dental care

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Broadbent, Associate Professor in Dental Public Health, University of Otago In New Zealand, wealth determines dental health. Inequalities in untreated tooth decay are wider in New Zealand than in Australia, Canada or the United States. The latest New Zealand Health Survey, run annually by the Ministry ... <a title="High cost means more than half of NZ’s young adults don’t access dental care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/high-cost-means-more-than-half-of-nzs-young-adults-dont-access-dental-care-117494/" aria-label="Read more about High cost means more than half of NZ’s young adults don’t access dental care">Read more</a>

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Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathal D. O’Connell, Researcher and Centre Manager, BioFab3D (St Vincent’s Hospital), University of Melbourne I work in the field of bioprinting, where the aim is to build biological tissues by printing living cells into 3D structures. Last month I found my Facebook news feed plastered with an ... <a title="Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/misreporting-the-science-of-lab-made-organs-is-unethical-even-dangerous-116987/" aria-label="Read more about Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous">Read more</a>

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After his ‘miracle’ election, will Scott Morrison feel pressure from Christian leaders on religious freedom?

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Maddox, Professor, Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University Four years before his 2019 election miracle, Scott Morrison explained divine intervention to Annabel Crabb and viewers of her Kitchen Cabinet program over his famous “ScoMosas”. After 14 years of failed IVF, he and ... <a title="After his ‘miracle’ election, will Scott Morrison feel pressure from Christian leaders on religious freedom?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/after-his-miracle-election-will-scott-morrison-feel-pressure-from-christian-leaders-on-religious-freedom-117798/" aria-label="Read more about After his ‘miracle’ election, will Scott Morrison feel pressure from Christian leaders on religious freedom?">Read more</a>

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China succeeds in greening its economy not because, but in spite of, its authoritarian government

May 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sung-Young Kim, Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics & International Relations, Macquarie University From an appalling environmental scorecard 20 years ago, China has pioneered a “global green shift” towards renewable energy and recycling. The country’s drive to dominate renewables manufacturing benefits both China and the ... <a title="China succeeds in greening its economy not because, but in spite of, its authoritarian government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/china-succeeds-in-greening-its-economy-not-because-but-in-spite-of-its-authoritarian-government-115568/" aria-label="Read more about China succeeds in greening its economy not because, but in spite of, its authoritarian government">Read more</a>