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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rietie Venter, Associate professor, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Everyone seems to have a different opinion when it comes to how often towels and bed sheets should be washed. While many people might wonder whether days or weeks is best, ... <a title="How often should you wash your sheets and towels?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/how-often-should-you-wash-your-sheets-and-towels-216083/" aria-label="Read more about How often should you wash your sheets and towels?">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad E Tucker, Astrophysicist/Cosmologist, Australian National University The remains of a Type Ia supernova – a kind of exploding star used to measure distances in the universe. NASA / CXC / U.Texas, CC BY What is the universe made of? This question has driven astronomers for hundreds ... <a title="Why is the universe ripping itself apart? A new study of exploding stars shows dark energy may be more complicated than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/why-is-the-universe-ripping-itself-apart-a-new-study-of-exploding-stars-shows-dark-energy-may-be-more-complicated-than-we-thought-220423/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the universe ripping itself apart? A new study of exploding stars shows dark energy may be more complicated than we thought">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Mann, Associate Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Two former coordinators of one of Indonesia’s most prominent human rights organisations have escaped conviction in a defamation case brought by a powerful government minister. While their astonishing acquittal is welcome, ... <a title="Indonesia is one of the world’s largest democracies, but it’s weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/indonesia-is-one-of-the-worlds-largest-democracies-but-its-weaponising-defamation-laws-to-smother-dissent-220651/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia is one of the world’s largest democracies, but it’s weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Lykins, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of New England Amy Lykins It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include increasing temperatures, more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods, rising sea levels, and ... <a title="‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/we-dont-know-what-tomorrow-will-bring-how-climate-change-is-affecting-fijians-mental-health-219506/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Bruce, Associate Professor in the Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets and the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A ... <a title="As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/as-australias-net-zero-transition-threatens-to-stall-rooftop-solar-could-help-provide-the-power-we-need-220050/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Ambrosy, Lecturer in Education, Federation University Australia Shutterstock Each year in Victoria, thousands of students disengage from school between the start of Year 9 and the end of Year 12. Many are expelled or suspended. Others simply switch off in class, skip lessons, or quit school ... <a title="Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’. Here’s what schools are trying to keep kids engaged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/year-9-is-often-seen-as-the-lost-year-heres-what-schools-are-trying-to-keep-kids-engaged-215993/" aria-label="Read more about Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’. Here’s what schools are trying to keep kids engaged">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney GoogleMaps Australia is 11,000 kilometres from the Red Sea but it is not immune from the drone and missile attacks on container ships attempting to move through one of the world’s busiest thoroughfares. Since November, Iran-backed ... <a title="Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia’s trade – we need a Plan B" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/attacks-on-cargo-ships-in-the-red-sea-threaten-australias-trade-we-need-a-plan-b-220541/" aria-label="Read more about Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia’s trade – we need a Plan B">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine (Kate) Power, Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland Verne Ho/Unsplash, CC BY Burnout is an occupational hazard in many people-focused jobs. People in these roles routinely go “above and beyond” for the benefit of others – often in the face of funding ... <a title="‘Caring as much as you do was killing you’. We need to talk about burnout in the arts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/caring-as-much-as-you-do-was-killing-you-we-need-to-talk-about-burnout-in-the-arts-215883/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Caring as much as you do was killing you’. We need to talk about burnout in the arts">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Andrew Robergs, Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock As many of us hit the gym or go for a run to recover from the silly season, you might notice a bit of extra muscle soreness. This is especially true if it has ... <a title="Why are my muscles sore after exercise? Hint: it’s nothing to do with lactic acid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/why-are-my-muscles-sore-after-exercise-hint-its-nothing-to-do-with-lactic-acid-214638/" aria-label="Read more about Why are my muscles sore after exercise? Hint: it’s nothing to do with lactic acid">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Cowling, Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock ChatGPT has repeatedly made headlines since its release late last year, with various scholars and professionals exploring its potential applications in both work and education settings. However, one area receiving less attention is the ... <a title="1 in 3 people are lonely. Will AI help, or make things worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/1-in-3-people-are-lonely-will-ai-help-or-make-things-worse-217924/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 people are lonely. Will AI help, or make things worse?">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology YesPhotographers/Shutterstock Our lives are becoming increasingly data driven. Our phones monitor our time and internet usage and online surveys discern our opinions and likes. These data harvests are used for telling us how well we’ve slept or what ... <a title="Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/heres-why-you-should-almost-never-use-a-pie-chart-for-your-data-214576/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Flanagan, Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury If you’ve ever watched a natural history programme on TV, you’ve probably seen animals performing a wide variety of behaviours to get the attention of the opposite sex. BBC Earth even released an interview with David Attenborough about some of ... <a title="Male pregnancy and weird courtship wiggles: how NZ’s wide-bodied pipefish confounds expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/male-pregnancy-and-weird-courtship-wiggles-how-nzs-wide-bodied-pipefish-confounds-expectations-216618/" aria-label="Read more about Male pregnancy and weird courtship wiggles: how NZ’s wide-bodied pipefish confounds expectations">Read more</a>
