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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hinze Hogendoorn, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne We feel that we live in the present. When we open our eyes, we perceive the outside world as it is right now. But we are actually living slightly in the past. It takes ... <a title="What you’re seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/what-youre-seeing-right-now-is-the-past-so-your-brain-is-predicting-the-present-131913/" aria-label="Read more about What you’re seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle The coronavirus presents many uncertainties, and none of us can completely eliminate our risk of getting COVID-19. But one thing we can do is eat as healthily as possible. If we do catch COVID-19, our immune system ... <a title="5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/5-ways-nutrition-could-help-your-immune-system-fight-off-the-coronavirus-133356/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Davern, Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The way our growing cities are planned and built is becoming ever more important in building healthy, liveable and sustainable communities. Much of the focus on liveability has been on ... <a title="The average regional city resident lacks good access to two-thirds of community services, and liveability suffers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/the-average-regional-city-resident-lacks-good-access-to-two-thirds-of-community-services-and-liveability-suffers-131910/" aria-label="Read more about The average regional city resident lacks good access to two-thirds of community services, and liveability suffers">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martijn Boersma, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney The COVID-19 coronavirus is officially a pandemic, the US and Australian share markets have collapsed, both governments have unveiled stimulus packages, and Australia’s trade union movement is worried about the position of casuals. But things are worse overseas, including ... <a title="The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can’t see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/the-real-economic-victims-of-coronavirus-are-those-we-cant-see-133620/" aria-label="Read more about The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can’t see">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Archaeologists have unearthed two miniature stone engravings in Indonesia. These depict an anoa (dwarf buffalo) and a sun, star or eye dating back some 26,000 years – the first of their kind in our region. While such tiny engravings have ... <a title="First pocket-sized artworks from Ice Age Indonesia show humanity’s ancient drive to decorate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/first-pocket-sized-artworks-from-ice-age-indonesia-show-humanitys-ancient-drive-to-decorate-132187/" aria-label="Read more about First pocket-sized artworks from Ice Age Indonesia show humanity’s ancient drive to decorate">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s appropriate the federal-state national cabinet is being dubbed a “war” cabinet because surely this country has not experienced such a sense of crisis since the dark days of World War 2. As the coronavirus cases escalate rapidly, there is ... <a title="View from The Hill: Government forced to “scale up” fiscal response to deal with impact of “scaled up” health response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/17/view-from-the-hill-government-forced-to-scale-up-fiscal-response-to-deal-with-impact-of-scaled-up-health-response-133816/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Government forced to “scale up” fiscal response to deal with impact of “scaled up” health response">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government is planning to deliver a second coronavirus economic support package within days, and the Reserve Bank will announce “further policy measures” to support the economy on Thursday. The bank sometimes uses the phrase ... <a title="Reserve Bank and government prepare fresh emergency measures as markets tumble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/reserve-bank-and-government-prepare-fresh-emergency-measures-as-markets-tumble-133780/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank and government prepare fresh emergency measures as markets tumble">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerard Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology The federal government’s decision to ban “non-essential” mass gatherings of more than 500 people from today has led to some confusion about what’s included and also some amusement about the weekend’s delay from announcement to ... <a title="Coronavirus: why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other ‘social distancing’ options are left?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/coronavirus-why-are-we-cancelling-large-gatherings-and-what-other-social-distancing-options-are-left-133631/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other ‘social distancing’ options are left?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Australians who have tested positive to COVID-19 have been advised to self-isolate at home. The Australian government’s Health Direct website also advises people who have developed a fever or other respiratory symptoms to self-isolate. You should also self-isolate if you’ve ... <a title="Can I go for a walk? Can I put the kids to bed? What you should and shouldn’t do if you’re in coronavirus self-isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/can-i-go-for-a-walk-can-i-put-the-kids-to-bed-what-you-should-and-shouldnt-do-if-youre-in-coronavirus-self-isolation-133776/" aria-label="Read more about Can I go for a walk? Can I put the kids to bed? What you should and shouldn’t do if you’re in coronavirus self-isolation">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yale Zhuxiao Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Public transport in our cities is highly vulnerable to disease outbreaks such as the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, public transport is the lifeblood of our cities, so it’s desirable to keep services ... <a title="To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here’s what we can learn from efforts overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/to-limit-coronavirus-risks-on-public-transport-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-efforts-overseas-133764/" aria-label="Read more about To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here’s what we can learn from efforts overseas">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Black, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide People travelling into Australia will now have to self-isolate for 14 days – one of a range of measures announced at the weekend by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus ... <a title="How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/how-to-flatten-the-curve-of-coronavirus-a-mathematician-explains-133514/" aria-label="Read more about How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Four states hold Democratic primaries on Wednesday in Australia: Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Arizona. These states will award 14.5% of all pledged delegates, taking us to 61.5% of total delegates. But given Joe Biden’s crushing ... <a title="Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison’s ratings improve in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/will-coronavirus-damage-trump-in-the-us-general-election-and-morrisons-ratings-improve-in-newspoll-133758/" aria-label="Read more about Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison’s ratings improve in Newspoll">Read more</a>
