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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Patterson, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong Yevhen Titov/Shutterstock As you read this, draw your attention to your jaw. Are you aware of any sensations? Are there areas of tension? Does your jaw feel tight or relaxed? Now imagine releasing any tension. What would ... <a title="Somatic therapies may build awareness of the mind-body connection to treat trauma. Could they could help you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/somatic-therapies-may-build-awareness-of-the-mind-body-connection-to-treat-trauma-could-they-could-help-you-236345/" aria-label="Read more about Somatic therapies may build awareness of the mind-body connection to treat trauma. Could they could help you?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Thomas, PhD student in ecology, The University of Queensland Land clearing in Queensland Martin Taylor, Author provided In 2021, Australia was one of 141 nations pledging to end deforestation by 2030 – just over five years from now. On paper, Australia should be well placed. It ... <a title="Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/poor-compliance-and-broad-exemptions-mean-land-clearing-continues-apace-in-northern-australia-despite-our-laws-and-pledges-237030/" aria-label="Read more about Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington A new law giving Australian workers the “right to disconnect” – to refuse contact from their employers outside their working hours (unless that refusal is unreasonable) – comes into effect this month. ... <a title="The right to disconnect from work – and employer surveillance – is growing globally. Why is NZ lagging?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/the-right-to-disconnect-from-work-and-employer-surveillance-is-growing-globally-why-is-nz-lagging-236307/" aria-label="Read more about The right to disconnect from work – and employer surveillance – is growing globally. Why is NZ lagging?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Verspoor, Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, RMIT University Wes Cockx & Google DeepMind / Better Images of AI, CC BY Scientific discovery is one of the most sophisticated human activities. First, scientists must understand the existing knowledge and identify a significant gap. Next, they ... <a title="A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/a-new-ai-scientist-can-write-science-papers-without-any-human-input-heres-why-thats-a-problem-237029/" aria-label="Read more about A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Natassia Woodley, Researcher and Phd Candidate, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Pornography has been in the news a lot this year. It was at the centre of discussions for addressing violence against women back in May. Deepfake pornography has also been in the headlines. Now the New ... <a title="Calls to ban ‘harmful pornography’ are rife. Here’s what teens actually think about porn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/calls-to-ban-harmful-pornography-are-rife-heres-what-teens-actually-think-about-porn-236410/" aria-label="Read more about Calls to ban ‘harmful pornography’ are rife. Here’s what teens actually think about porn">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University Steven van Loy/Unsplash We hear a lot about women’s biological clock and how age affects the chance of pregnancy. New research shows men’s fertility is also affected by age. ... <a title="Men have a biological clock too. Here’s what’s more likely when dads are over 50" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/men-have-a-biological-clock-too-heres-whats-more-likely-when-dads-are-over-50-236892/" aria-label="Read more about Men have a biological clock too. Here’s what’s more likely when dads are over 50">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Llewelyn Hughes, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Norenko Andrey/Shutterstock Since the 1990s, the economic agenda of governments across much of the world has been dominated by the Washington Consensus. This is a series of policy recommendations centred on privatisation of ... <a title="Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/yes-its-difficult-for-governments-to-pick-green-industry-winners-but-its-essential-australia-tries-236144/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Schulz, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Adelaide Ad-Foto/Shutterstock , CC BY Since the start of this school year, we have been surveying teachers in South Australia about sexist views among students. This is part of our research into how online worlds are shaping Australian ... <a title="‘Not my boy.’ When teachers are harassed by students, some schools and parents fail to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/not-my-boy-when-teachers-are-harassed-by-students-some-schools-and-parents-fail-to-help-237122/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not my boy.’ When teachers are harassed by students, some schools and parents fail to help">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlie Huang, Co-leader, Sustainable Global Business Operations and Development Research Group, School of Management, RMIT University JuiceFlair/Shutterstock Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green. Earlier this year Australian iron ore producers Rio Tinto teamed up with Australian steelmaker BlueScope to develop “near-zero emission-intensity” ... <a title="Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/australia-wont-have-green-steel-to-itself-africa-is-poised-to-become-a-global-hub-233651/" aria-label="Read more about Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joy McEntee, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide This piece contains spoilers. In Alien: Romulus, Rain Carradine (Caylee Spaeny) and her android “brother” Andy (David Jonsson) are marginalised and exploited by their mining colony. They join a group of young ... <a title="The Alien films have always been contradictory in their feminism – but Alien: Romulus avoids the issue entirely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/the-alien-films-have-always-been-contradictory-in-their-feminism-but-alien-romulus-avoids-the-issue-entirely-229004/" aria-label="Read more about The Alien films have always been contradictory in their feminism – but Alien: Romulus avoids the issue entirely">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Poletti, Associate Professor Energy Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Wholesale prices in the New Zealand electricity market have soared over recent weeks, climbing as high as NZ$1,000 per megawatt hour. North Island pulp and paper plants have temporarily closed down because of ... <a title="NZ’s electricity market is a mess. Rolling out rooftop solar would change the game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/nzs-electricity-market-is-a-mess-rolling-out-rooftop-solar-would-change-the-game-236943/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s electricity market is a mess. Rolling out rooftop solar would change the game">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Price, Professor of Astrophysics, Monash University Price et al. (2024) Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars. This leads to a dramatic and complex process as the star plunging towards the supermassive ... <a title="Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/20/watch-a-star-get-destroyed-by-a-supermassive-black-hole-in-the-first-simulation-of-its-kind-237032/" aria-label="Read more about Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind">Read more</a>
