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October 14, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This 21st century epoch is coming to be one of ‘existential crises’, meaning that various large-scale dangers are increasingly coming to be seen to threaten ‘our’ existence, where ‘our’ most commonly relates to people, but may also relate to multicellular life on Earth. An existential catastrophe might fall short of human ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Existential Concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/keith-rankin-analysis-existential-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Existential Concerns">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dianne Gleeson, Professor, Science, University of Canberra There has been much attention on how the Morrison government’s university funding reforms will increase the cost of humanities degrees. But another devastating change has passed almost unnoticed: a 29% cut to funding to environmental studies courses. This is one ... <a title="Australia – ‘Devastating’: The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/devastating-the-morrison-government-cuts-uni-funding-for-environment-courses-by-almost-30-147852/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – ‘Devastating’: The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The ... <a title="Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/do-social-media-algorithms-erode-our-ability-to-make-decisions-freely-the-jury-is-out-140729/" aria-label="Read more about Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggested that ten percent of the world’s population may have been infected with Covid19. While my estimates fall well short of this number for the world as a whole, they certainly show many countries with higher infection rates to date than ten percent. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19 Case Estimates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/08/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-case-estimates/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19 Case Estimates">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2020
Welcome to Evening Report’s A View from Afar As always, we are joined by political scientist Paul Buchanan and this week we will discuss: How United States polls indicate it’s increasingly less-probable for Donald Trump to be re-elected. But, what are the immediate dangers facing the US in this pre-vote period? Right now, it appears, ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – With Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning – Four Weeks to the US Elections: Is its National Security in Danger?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/08/live-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-four-weeks-to-the-us-elections-is-its-national-security-in-danger/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – With Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning – Four Weeks to the US Elections: Is its National Security in Danger?">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With four weeks left until the November 3 election, the FiveThirtyEight aggregate of US national polls gives Joe Biden a 9.0% lead over Donald Trump (51.4% to 42.4%). Biden’s lead has increased 1.4% since an ... <a title="Biden increases lead after debate and Trump’s coronavirus; Labor gains Queensland lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/07/biden-increases-lead-after-debate-and-trumps-coronavirus-labor-gains-queensland-lead-147457/" aria-label="Read more about Biden increases lead after debate and Trump’s coronavirus; Labor gains Queensland lead">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University New Zealand’s election is coming down to a simple contest between the Labour-Green bloc on the left and the National-ACT bloc on the right. Although the right is behind in the polls, if it were ... <a title="The rise of ACT in 2020 highlights tensions between the party’s libertarian and populist traditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/07/the-rise-of-act-in-2020-highlights-tensions-between-the-partys-libertarian-and-populist-traditions-147170/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of ACT in 2020 highlights tensions between the party’s libertarian and populist traditions">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2020
Good evening, you are watching Tech Now. Tonight, we are joined by technology commentator Sarah Putt to discuss some of the week’s big tech issues, including: What policies are getting the nod from tech-sector leaders? Also, should Apple and Google get a 30% cut on apps sales? And, Facebook’s photo platform, Instagram, turns 10. So why ... <a title="Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Election Tech Policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/06/evening-report-live-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-and-selwyn-manning-election-tech-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Election Tech Policy">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney The return of the La Niña weather pattern will see a wetter spring and summer in many parts of Australia. We know mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle. So does this mean Australia ... <a title="La Niña will give us a wet summer. That’s great weather for mozzies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/05/la-nina-will-give-us-a-wet-summer-thats-great-weather-for-mozzies-147180/" aria-label="Read more about La Niña will give us a wet summer. That’s great weather for mozzies">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University New Zealanders will soon be able to travel to New South Wales and the Northern Territory, thanks to a limited travel bubble, announced today. From October 16, people from New Zealand will be able to travel to NSW or the ... <a title="The travel bubble with New Zealand includes NSW and the NT. Why have other states missed out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/the-travel-bubble-with-new-zealand-includes-nsw-and-the-nt-why-have-other-states-missed-out-147353/" aria-label="Read more about The travel bubble with New Zealand includes NSW and the NT. Why have other states missed out?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2020
Hi I’m Selwyn Manning and you are watching… A View from Afar. Today we examine how a within a global leadership vacuum we are witnessing regionalised conflicts as middle and rising powers juxtaposition for influence. Are we witnessing the rise of a new global order, or the beginning of a decade of conventional war? What ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on the Pandemic Effect, Rising Powers, US Democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/01/live-a-view-from-afar-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-on-the-pandemic-effect-rising-powers-us-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on the Pandemic Effect, Rising Powers, US Democracy">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. As the public decide who to vote for, the matter of whether wealthy interests have been able to influence Government decisions has arisen once again. This relates to controversy from late last year about whether junior coalition partner New Zealand First is using their fundraising mechanism to illegally hide the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First Vs Serious Fraud Office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-first-vs-serious-fraud-office/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First Vs Serious Fraud Office">Read more</a>
