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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hallam Stevens, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University Alex Wong/Unsplash In 1993, Marc Andreessen was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he also worked at the US-government funded National Center for Supercomputing Applications. With a colleague, the young software engineer authored the Mosaic ... <a title="A new Silicon Valley manifesto reveals the bleak, dangerous philosophy driving the tech industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/a-new-silicon-valley-manifesto-reveals-the-bleak-dangerous-philosophy-driving-the-tech-industry-216894/" aria-label="Read more about A new Silicon Valley manifesto reveals the bleak, dangerous philosophy driving the tech industry">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Rotman, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University Shutterstock We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, with just an estimated ... <a title="Our minds handle risk strangely – and that’s partly why we delayed climate action so long" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/our-minds-handle-risk-strangely-and-thats-partly-why-we-delayed-climate-action-so-long-213761/" aria-label="Read more about Our minds handle risk strangely – and that’s partly why we delayed climate action so long">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Here go again. The final results of this year’s election have delivered two more seats to te Pati Māori, thereby increasing the size of New Zealand’s 54th Parliament to 123 seats (once the Port Waikato by-election has taken place). The ... <a title="Winston Peters back in the driver’s seat for coalition negotiations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/winston-peters-back-in-the-drivers-seat-for-coalition-negotiations-217045/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters back in the driver’s seat for coalition negotiations">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Associate professor of regulation and governance, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Businesses are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate media content, including news, to engage their customers. Now, we’re even seeing AI used for the “gamification” of news – that is, to create interactivity associated with ... <a title="Do you trust AI to write the news? It already is – and not without issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/do-you-trust-ai-to-write-the-news-it-already-is-and-not-without-issues-216909/" aria-label="Read more about Do you trust AI to write the news? It already is – and not without issues">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide After years of neglect, there’s a reason why Pacific leaders now describe the Pacific Islands’ geopolitical landscape as “crowded and complex”. Many democratic powers have recently refocused their attention on the region, including Australia, the United States, New ... <a title="How are global powers engaging with the Pacific? And who is most effective? These 5 maps provide a glimpse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/how-are-global-powers-engaging-with-the-pacific-and-who-is-most-effective-these-5-maps-provide-a-glimpse-213768/" aria-label="Read more about How are global powers engaging with the Pacific? And who is most effective? These 5 maps provide a glimpse">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Hasking, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Shutterstock For many people, self-harm can be a difficult behaviour to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma. This can make talking about it difficult as people who self-harm often anticipate negative responses and judgement. But if someone ... <a title="Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/someone-has-told-you-theyre-self-harming-now-what-213983/" aria-label="Read more about Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Pixabay/Pexels , CC BY-SA The Australian Universities Accord is a major review of Australian universities. Its proposals promise to have a huge impact on how Australia’s higher education system will function in years to come. Education Minister Jason Clare has ... <a title="Gonski for universities: what if we funded higher education like schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/gonski-for-universities-what-if-we-funded-higher-education-like-schools-216898/" aria-label="Read more about Gonski for universities: what if we funded higher education like schools?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University Homeownership has long been thought of as the great Australian dream. For individuals, it’s seen as the path to adulthood and prosperity. For the nation, it’s seen as a cornerstone of economic and social policy. ... <a title="Homeowners often feel better about life than renters, but not always – whether you are mortgaged matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/homeowners-often-feel-better-about-life-than-renters-but-not-always-whether-you-are-mortgaged-matters-215147/" aria-label="Read more about Homeowners often feel better about life than renters, but not always – whether you are mortgaged matters">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow, La Trobe University October has somehow slid into November and pretty soon, the silly season will be upon us. Before the madness hits, however, there’s still time to get some serious streaming study under your belt, so you’ll be completely up to date ... <a title="Roald Dahl, time-bending crime, and queer pirate comedy: the best of streaming this November" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/roald-dahl-time-bending-crime-and-queer-pirate-comedy-the-best-of-streaming-this-november-215525/" aria-label="Read more about Roald Dahl, time-bending crime, and queer pirate comedy: the best of streaming this November">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Keane, Research Fellow (Dive Fisheries), University of Tasmania John Keane on an extensive urchin barren John Keane, CC BY-ND Longspined sea urchins are native to temperate waters around New South Wales. But as oceans heat up, their range has expanded more than 650km, through eastern Victoria ... <a title="Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/can-we-eat-our-way-through-an-exploding-sea-urchin-problem-214389/" aria-label="Read more about Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The final results of the October 14 New Zealand election have been released. The National Party has won a total of 48 seats (down two from the ... <a title="National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/national-drops-2-seats-on-nz-final-results-and-will-need-nz-first-to-form-government-215995/" aria-label="Read more about National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra It is not just crypto tokens that have spectacular downfalls. So can crypto personalities. Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX, one of the world’s largest exchanges for so-called cryptocurrencies, which collapsed last year owing billions ... <a title="Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-for-massive-ftx-fraud-in-stark-reminder-of-risks-of-crypto-trading-216991/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading">Read more</a>
