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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Carter, Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University Shutterstock Inside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that uses energy to create, distribute and deploy the substances on which our lives depend. And it’s not just in our bodies: ... <a title="Ever wonder how your body turns food into fuel? We tracked atoms to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/ever-wonder-how-your-body-turns-food-into-fuel-we-tracked-atoms-to-find-out-211047/" aria-label="Read more about Ever wonder how your body turns food into fuel? We tracked atoms to find out">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Embattled Qantas boss Alan Joyce will quit immediately, bringing forward his retirement by two months. A Qantas statement early Tuesday said the CEO had advised the board he was doing this “to help the company accelerate its renewal”. Joyce has ... <a title="Qantas chief Alan Joyce quits early, amid customer fury at the airline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/qantas-chief-alan-joyce-quits-early-amid-customer-fury-at-the-airline-212845/" aria-label="Read more about Qantas chief Alan Joyce quits early, amid customer fury at the airline">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah McLean, Lecturer in environmental health, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Our relationship with pets has changed drastically in recent decades. Pet ownership is at an all-time high, with a recent survey finding 69% of Australian households have at least one pet. We spend an estimated A$33 ... <a title="Is it okay to kiss your pet? The risk of animal-borne diseases is small, but real" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/is-it-okay-to-kiss-your-pet-the-risk-of-animal-borne-diseases-is-small-but-real-210898/" aria-label="Read more about Is it okay to kiss your pet? The risk of animal-borne diseases is small, but real">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Ritter, Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW Sydney Julio Cortez/AP The haze of cannabis is everywhere right now. Germany has recently become the latest country to move towards legalising recreational cannabis, following in the footsteps of Uruguay, Malta, Canada and parts of the United States. ... <a title="As many states weigh legalising cannabis, here’s what they can learn from the struggles of growers in Canberra" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/as-many-states-weigh-legalising-cannabis-heres-what-they-can-learn-from-the-struggles-of-growers-in-canberra-212009/" aria-label="Read more about As many states weigh legalising cannabis, here’s what they can learn from the struggles of growers in Canberra">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gillian Sandra Gould, Professor in Health Equity, Southern Cross University Pexels/Mushtaq Hussain The Australian government is cracking down on vaping. Recreational vapes of any type – whether they contain nicotine or not – will be banned from retail sale across Australia after legislation is introduced (though the ... <a title="My teen is addicted to vaping. How can I help them quit and manage their withdrawal symptoms?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/my-teen-is-addicted-to-vaping-how-can-i-help-them-quit-and-manage-their-withdrawal-symptoms-208586/" aria-label="Read more about My teen is addicted to vaping. How can I help them quit and manage their withdrawal symptoms?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amandine Schaeffer, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Most of us know what a heatwave feels like on land – sweltering heat for days. But oceans get heatwaves too. When water temperature goes over a seasonal threshold for five days or more, that’s a marine heatwave. They do their ... <a title="Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/marine-heatwaves-dont-just-hit-coral-reefs-they-can-cause-chaos-on-the-seafloor-211902/" aria-label="Read more about Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Sheppard, Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO Avigator Fortuner. Shutterstock Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world. Responding to the challenge, the United Nations is today releasing the first global assessment of invasive alien species and ... <a title="The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/the-true-damage-of-invasive-alien-species-was-just-revealed-in-a-landmark-report-heres-how-we-must-act-211893/" aria-label="Read more about The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Goldstein, Associate Professor, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems. Speaking to CNN journalist Jake Tapper, Hinton said: If it gets to ... <a title="AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/ai-systems-have-learned-how-to-deceive-humans-what-does-that-mean-for-our-future-212197/" aria-label="Read more about AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne John Farnham in the new ad for the Yes campaign. Uluru Dialogue The serendipity of the pairing between John Farnham’s 1986 hit single You’re the Voice and the Voice to Parliament referendum is obvious, but ... <a title="It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the ‘yes’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/it-was-written-for-nuclear-disarmament-but-today-youre-the-voice-is-the-perfect-song-for-the-yes-campaign-212769/" aria-label="Read more about It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the ‘yes’ campaign">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14. When the proposal for a Voice to Parliament was first put forward in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, it was mostly welcomed ... <a title="How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/how-hate-speech-during-the-voice-campaign-can-harm-personal-wellbeing-as-well-as-democracy-211730/" aria-label="Read more about How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Even before COVID-19, social isolation and loneliness were all too common across the community. Living among millions of other people is no comfort for people in cities, where the pace of life is often hectic, and ... <a title="Feeling lonely? Too many of us do. Here’s what our supermarkets can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/feeling-lonely-too-many-of-us-do-heres-what-our-supermarkets-can-do-to-help-211126/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling lonely? Too many of us do. Here’s what our supermarkets can do to help">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology and Professor of Practice in Environmental Wellbeing, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) and Honorary Professor (School of Geosciences), University of Sydney We are seeing deadly heat and fires circle the ... <a title="Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/health-evidence-against-gas-and-oil-is-piling-up-as-governments-turn-a-blind-eye-212459/" aria-label="Read more about Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye">Read more</a>
