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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-can-signal-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
NASA representatives, including Dr Linus Digim’Rina, talking to journalists at the University of Papua New Guinea. Image: Alan Robson/PMC By RNZ Pacific A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week’s staff boycott at the country’s main national university. Dr Linus Digim’Rina, head ... <a title="UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/upng-may-get-new-council-says-staff-boycott-academic/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Groups denounce cyberattacks against several independent media websites in the Philippines. Image: Kodao Productions/Global Voices By Mong Palatino in Manila Several media groups in the Philippines marked the World Day Against Cyber Censorship this week by holding a protest to denounce the ongoing cyberattacks against their websites which they claim are backed by the government. ... <a title="Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/filipino-groups-denounce-cyberattacks-against-independent-media/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Young Australians are more connected, educated and informed than previous generations. They are also more likely to have higher debt and less economic independence into their 30s. Many feel excluded from traditional politics and policy ... <a title="Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/young-voters-may-hold-the-key-to-the-nsw-state-election-heres-why-113190/" aria-label="Read more about Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Remember the global outrage four months ago at world-first claims a researcher had used the gene editing tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls? The molecular scissors known as CRISPR (CRISPR/cas9 in full) allow scientists to modify ... <a title="Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/experts-call-for-halt-to-crispr-editing-that-allows-gene-changes-to-pass-on-to-children-113463/" aria-label="Read more about Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-often-signals-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Humans love optimism. It’s a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This attraction has deep neurological roots that affect both our brain functions and how we process new information. For this reason, optimism is ... <a title="How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-and-why-to-stay-optimistic-when-it-feels-like-the-environment-is-falling-apart-113461/" aria-label="Read more about How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Sydney is awash with construction activity – new motorways, light rail and the Metro project are all part of an infrastructure deluge. And as New South Wales voters head to the polls, the two major parties keep raining ... <a title="How the NSW election promises on transport add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-the-nsw-election-promises-on-transport-add-up-112531/" aria-label="Read more about How the NSW election promises on transport add up">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University The great British economist John Maynard Keynes said he longed for the day when economics could be thought of as a “matter for specialists – like dentistry”. It’s easier to become an economist than a ... <a title="Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/dentists-need-a-licence-to-practice-why-not-economists-113380/" aria-label="Read more about Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kacey Sinclair, PhD Candidate in History, La Trobe University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. On 22 January 1856, an extraordinary event in Australia’s history occurred. It is not part of our collective national identity, nor has it been mythologised over the ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/hidden-women-of-history-australias-first-known-female-voter-the-famous-mrs-fanny-finch-112962/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Political Roundup: The Seriousness of electoral fraud in NZ by Dr Bryce Edwards The Police passing over the National Party’s electoral donation case to the Serious Fraud Office is more than a “bad look”, even though that’s the phrase being used by commentators to describe this latest headache for the National Party and Simon Bridges. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of electoral fraud in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-seriousness-of-electoral-fraud-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of electoral fraud in NZ">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 13 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content SFO investigation into National Party Audrey Young (Herald): Just when Simon Bridges had turned a corner, along comes Serious ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 13 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-13-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 13 2019">Read more</a>
