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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin St. P. Walsh, Professor of art history, archaeology, and space studies, Chapman University NASA/International Space Station Archaeological Project, CC BY New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” ... <a title="Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/archaeologists-conduct-first-space-excavation-on-international-space-station-and-discover-surprising-quirks-of-zero-gravity-life-236125/" aria-label="Read more about Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Menkes, Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for which it is ... <a title="Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/most-high-income-countries-ban-direct-advertising-of-prescription-drugs-why-does-nz-still-allow-it-231688/" aria-label="Read more about Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Hogg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University Rendy Novantino/Unsplash Nearly half of Australian young people are dissatisfied with the way their body looks. Social media have only made body image issues worse for young people, leading them to compare themselves with others and strive for ... <a title="Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/just-8-minutes-of-tiktok-thinspiration-content-is-enough-to-affect-body-image-236068/" aria-label="Read more about Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Jiang, PhD student in psychology, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University bangoland/Shutterstock If you consider yourself a climate science supporter, you probably wouldn’t think simple exposure to a sceptic’s claim could shift your views. Our new research has produced worrying findings. Climate misinformation may ... <a title="Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/repeating-aids-believing-climate-misinformation-feels-more-true-through-repetition-even-if-you-back-climate-science-236127/" aria-label="Read more about Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Henley, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ove Hoegh-Guldberg The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the ... <a title="‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Marginson, Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Most of the world has signed up to commitments to reduce emissions under the Paris Agreement. It aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue ... <a title="Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/australias-mid-range-in-the-list-of-winners-and-losers-from-global-emissions-targets-226905/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, University of South Australia StudioCanal In the past decade, Australia’s animation industry has matured well beyond its domestic context – to the point of competing on a global scale. StudioCanal Australia’s latest release, 200% Wolf, is perhaps the perfect example ... <a title="200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/200-wolf-is-a-visual-triumph-and-a-reminder-that-australian-animators-could-lead-on-the-world-stage-236244/" aria-label="Read more about 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators – tying it to centres agreeing to not increase their fees by more than 4.4% over the next year. The pay rise will be phased in over ... <a title="Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/albanese-government-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-childcare-workforce-with-a-condition-236327/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it’s reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table. ... <a title="How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/how-olds-too-old-to-be-a-doctor-why-gps-and-surgeons-over-70-may-need-a-health-check-to-practise-236305/" aria-label="Read more about How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the weekend Garma festival had a different tone from last year’s, when the Voice referendum was approaching. The Prime Minister is resetting policy, moving the focus to the economic empowerment of Indigenous communities as ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-pat-turner-on-indigenous-empowerment-closing-the-gap-and-future-indigenous-leadership-236321/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology When the Australian public voted last year on whether to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to parliament, it came after months of intense and sometimes bitter campaigning by both the “yes” and “no” ... <a title="I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/i-studied-how-rumours-and-misleading-information-spread-on-x-during-the-voice-referendum-the-results-paint-a-worrying-picture-236220/" aria-label="Read more about I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney A former teacher and football coach who a majority of Americans had never heard of before is now running for vice president of the United States alongside Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. While the two names ... <a title="From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/from-folksy-midwestern-teacher-to-cool-dad-meme-machine-who-is-tim-walz-kamala-harris-vp-running-mate-236053/" aria-label="Read more about From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?">Read more</a>
