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January 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patti Shih, Senior Lecturer, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong Elena.Katkova/Shutterstock Many of us have done countless rapid antigen tests (RATs) over the course of the pandemic. Testing ourselves at home has become second nature. But there’s also a growing worldwide market ... <a title="You can now order all kinds of medical tests online. Our research shows this is (mostly) a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/you-can-now-order-all-kinds-of-medical-tests-online-our-research-shows-this-is-mostly-a-bad-idea-219805/" aria-label="Read more about You can now order all kinds of medical tests online. Our research shows this is (mostly) a bad idea">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Flannery, Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne The global effort to keep climate change to safe levels – ideally within 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures – is moving far too slowly. And even if we stopped emitting CO² today, the long-term impacts of the gas already in ... <a title="It is time to draw down carbon dioxide but shut down moves to play God with the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/it-is-time-to-draw-down-carbon-dioxide-but-shut-down-moves-to-play-god-with-the-climate-220422/" aria-label="Read more about It is time to draw down carbon dioxide but shut down moves to play God with the climate">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Percy Allan, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney In January a year ago, two-thirds of the leading economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum forecast a global recession for 2023. We didn’t get one. This year at the forum they are talking ... <a title="There are 4 economic scenarios for the rest of the decade: I’ve reluctantly picked one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/there-are-4-economic-scenarios-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-ive-reluctantly-picked-one-217519/" aria-label="Read more about There are 4 economic scenarios for the rest of the decade: I’ve reluctantly picked one">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L Hopkins, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology LightField Studios/Shutterstock Working from home introduced in response to the harsh pandemic lockdowns in 2020 was expected to be a short term arrangement with staff returning to the office as soon as restrictions were lifted. Yet, almost four ... <a title="Is linking time in the office to career success the best way to get us back to work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/is-linking-time-in-the-office-to-career-success-the-best-way-to-get-us-back-to-work-220845/" aria-label="Read more about Is linking time in the office to career success the best way to get us back to work?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney Encountering my brother and his wax double. Cherine Fahd Spitting image, dead ringer, chip off the old block. Doubles, twins and doppelgangers have a funny way of tricking us. When I encountered Anne Zahalka’s photo portrait of ... <a title="I felt nothing at Madame Tussauds – until I found my brother’s statue, and felt love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/i-felt-nothing-at-madame-tussauds-until-i-found-my-brothers-statue-and-felt-love-218523/" aria-label="Read more about I felt nothing at Madame Tussauds – until I found my brother’s statue, and felt love">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Ramsay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, and Research Affiliate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University 2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all aspects of our lives and livelihoods. Climate change is pushing ... <a title="1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/20/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313/" aria-label="Read more about 1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University Illustration of the Japanese moon lander separating in orbit. JAXA Early on Saturday, January 20 2024, Japan hopes to become the fifth country to successfully land a probe on the Moon. To date, the United States, the Soviet Union, ... <a title="Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/japan-is-about-to-land-its-first-lunar-probe-as-more-nations-race-to-the-moon-how-will-we-keep-the-peace-221223/" aria-label="Read more about Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an additional threat to the personal wellbeing and safety of politicians resides outside Parliament, and the threat is ubiquitous: online violence ... <a title="Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/golriz-ghahramans-exit-from-politics-shows-the-toll-of-online-bullying-on-female-mps-221400/" aria-label="Read more about Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of ... <a title="Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/israel-now-ranks-among-the-worlds-leading-jailers-of-journalists-we-dont-know-why-theyre-behind-bars-221411/" aria-label="Read more about Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University insta_photos/Shutterstock The Australian government recently launched a new campaign, Beforeplay, to promote better sexual health among young people. Beforeplay is focused on encouraging people aged 20 to 34 to seek frequent STI tests, ... <a title="Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/check-your-fun-parts-what-a-new-sexual-health-campaign-for-young-aussies-gets-right-and-wrong-221219/" aria-label="Read more about Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Trash Truck/Glen Keane Productions As a new parent, I’ve had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His favourite show is Trash Truck, on Netflix, featuring a tight-knit ensemble of five ... <a title="Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/trash-tv-streaming-giants-are-failing-to-educate-the-young-about-waste-recycling-heres-why-it-matters-219900/" aria-label="Read more about Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aviroop Gupta, PhD Candidate, Curtin University Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, famously opposed government interference in the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, a popular religious site for the Hindus in Gujarat, because he saw the project as a form of “Hindu revivalism”. In line with his ... <a title="Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/why-a-controversial-hindu-temple-in-india-could-prove-pivotal-to-narendra-modis-party-in-upcoming-elections-219811/" aria-label="Read more about Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections">Read more</a>
