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Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Valeria Boltneva/Pexels Coffee is well recognised as having a positive impact on long-term health. Drinking the equivalent of three to four cups of instant coffee a day reduces the risk of many health conditions including ... <a title="Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/can-coffee-help-you-avoid-weight-gain-heres-what-the-science-says-214954/" aria-label="Read more about Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>

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We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide Andrey Popov, Shutterstock Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill. This is costly and contributes to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, because food waste rotting in landfill ... <a title="We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/we-found-3-types-of-food-wasters-which-one-are-you-214482/" aria-label="Read more about We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?">Read more</a>

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50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time.

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Cross, Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School Global oil prices jumped after Israel declared war on Hamas in response to its unexpected attack on Israel on Saturday, the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Back then, between late 1973 ... <a title="50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/50-years-ago-when-the-middle-east-was-at-war-oil-prices-skyrocketed-but-it-probably-wont-happen-this-time-215523/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time.">Read more</a>

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Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?

October 13, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cairnduff, PhD candidate in cultural leadership, Deakin University Shutterstock When the date of the referendum was announced, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) quietly cancelled its Last Night of the Proms concert scheduled for the night before. The reason, given by the orchestra to the media some ... <a title="Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/arts-organisations-say-they-want-to-be-cultural-leaders-but-are-they-living-up-to-their-goals-215445/" aria-label="Read more about Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?">Read more</a>

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Venus and Adonis: this ‘play within a plague’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Kate Williams/Seymour Centre and Sport For Jove Shakespeare wrote his famous narrative poem Venus and Adonis in a lockdown era when, in 1593, the bubonic plague closed the theatres in London for 18 months. In Shakespeare’s poem ... <a title="Venus and Adonis: this ‘play within a plague’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/venus-and-adonis-this-play-within-a-plague-about-shakespeare-is-wildly-romantic-erotic-and-colourful-212705/" aria-label="Read more about Venus and Adonis: this ‘play within a plague’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful">Read more</a>

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How – and why – did homosexual behaviour evolve in humans and other animals?

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock Since gay couples have fewer children, the high frequency of same-sex relationships in humans is puzzling from an evolutionary point of view. Perhaps there are social advantages such relationships confer on a group, ... <a title="How – and why – did homosexual behaviour evolve in humans and other animals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/how-and-why-did-homosexual-behaviour-evolve-in-humans-and-other-animals-215331/" aria-label="Read more about How – and why – did homosexual behaviour evolve in humans and other animals?">Read more</a>

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Treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine: what’s the best option for cardio at home?

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Ingram, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia Chiociolla/Shutterstock Cardio, short for cardiovascular exercise, refers to any form of rhythmic physical activity that increases your heart rate and breathing so the heart and lungs can deliver oxygen to the working muscles. Essentially, it’s the type of ... <a title="Treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine: what’s the best option for cardio at home?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/treadmill-exercise-bike-rowing-machine-whats-the-best-option-for-cardio-at-home-213352/" aria-label="Read more about Treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine: what’s the best option for cardio at home?">Read more</a>

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Venus and Adonis: this ‘plague within a play’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Kate Williams/Seymour Centre and Sport For Jove Shakespeare wrote his famous narrative poem Venus and Adonis in a lockdown era when, in 1593, the bubonic plague closed the theatres in London for 18 months. In Shakespeare’s poem ... <a title="Venus and Adonis: this ‘plague within a play’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/venus-and-adonis-this-plague-within-a-play-about-shakespeare-is-wildly-romantic-erotic-and-colourful-212705/" aria-label="Read more about Venus and Adonis: this ‘plague within a play’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful">Read more</a>

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For generations, killer whales and First Nations hunted whales together. Now we suspect the orca group has gone extinct

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabella Reeves, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Whalers and Old Tom on the hunt Charles Eden Wellings/WIkimedia Commons, CC BY-SA For generations, the Thaua people worked with killer whales to hunt large whales in the water of Twofold Bay, on the southern coast of New South Wales. Killer ... <a title="For generations, killer whales and First Nations hunted whales together. Now we suspect the orca group has gone extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/for-generations-killer-whales-and-first-nations-hunted-whales-together-now-we-suspect-the-orca-group-has-gone-extinct-213556/" aria-label="Read more about For generations, killer whales and First Nations hunted whales together. Now we suspect the orca group has gone extinct">Read more</a>

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3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn’t learn about

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mati Keynes, McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne shutterstock I never learned about this in school! This is an all-too familiar response from those learning Indigenous histories in Australia. The recent take-up of false claims – such as that a Voice to Parliament would result ... <a title="3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn’t learn about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/3-key-moments-in-indigenous-political-history-victorian-school-students-didnt-learn-about-213756/" aria-label="Read more about 3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn’t learn about">Read more</a>

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When it comes to Indigenous affairs, Australian voters’ opinions are complicated

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Robinson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University The academic study of public opinion is a well-developed area. One foundational finding is that while the views of voters often seem contradictory and incoherent, these apparent inconsistencies have a pattern. The views that voters ... <a title="When it comes to Indigenous affairs, Australian voters’ opinions are complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/when-it-comes-to-indigenous-affairs-australian-voters-opinions-are-complicated-215426/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to Indigenous affairs, Australian voters’ opinions are complicated">Read more</a>

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Some states already have Indigenous advisory bodies. What are they, and how would the Voice be different?

October 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bartholomew Stanford, Lecturer (Indigenous Knowledges) , Charles Darwin University This weekend, Australia will vote on the enshrinement in the Constitution of the Voice to Parliament. The “no” campaign has expressed many concerns about how the Voice to Parliament will operate as a First Nations advisory body. But ... <a title="Some states already have Indigenous advisory bodies. What are they, and how would the Voice be different?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/some-states-already-have-indigenous-advisory-bodies-what-are-they-and-how-would-the-voice-be-different-214726/" aria-label="Read more about Some states already have Indigenous advisory bodies. What are they, and how would the Voice be different?">Read more</a>