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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Blockbuster Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong sold more than 10 million copies within days of its release last month, and its success has been hailed as a soft-power win for the Asian superpower. However, as a ... <a title="‘Be your own hero’: why video games are a battleground in the US–China tech war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/be-your-own-hero-why-video-games-are-a-battleground-in-the-us-china-tech-war-237966/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be your own hero’: why video games are a battleground in the US–China tech war">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast The Paris Olympics have been and gone but memories of the athletes’ achievements will live on, from Mondo Duplantis breaking his own pole vault world record for the ninth time, to Sifan Hassan ... <a title="After being wowed by Olympic athletes in Paris, it’s time to take notice of exceptional Paralympic exploits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/after-being-wowed-by-olympic-athletes-in-paris-its-time-to-take-notice-of-exceptional-paralympic-exploits-237968/" aria-label="Read more about After being wowed by Olympic athletes in Paris, it’s time to take notice of exceptional Paralympic exploits">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Voisey, Research Fellow in the School of Earth, Atmosphere, & Environment, Monash University Bjorn Wylezich / Shutterstock Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold mining is described in ancient Greek and Roman sources, and gold rushes – especially in the 19th century – ... <a title="How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/how-do-you-make-a-giant-gold-nugget-take-a-vein-of-quartz-add-a-few-thousand-earthquakes-236694/" aria-label="Read more about How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Cunneen, Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased. ... <a title="Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/locking-up-young-people-might-make-you-feel-safer-but-it-doesnt-work-now-or-in-the-long-term-237742/" aria-label="Read more about Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A current strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has become a global problem. The virus has affected many millions of birds, some other animal species, and a small number of ... <a title="Flu shots play an important role in protecting against bird flu. But not for the reason you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/flu-shots-play-an-important-role-in-protecting-against-bird-flu-but-not-for-the-reason-you-might-think-237859/" aria-label="Read more about Flu shots play an important role in protecting against bird flu. But not for the reason you might think">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gina Masterton, Indigenous Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology totajla/Shutterstock Last year, more than 1,200 people died in road crashes across Australia. But not all Australians face the same level of risk on our roads. Government data across five states and territories ... <a title="First Nations people are 3 times more likely to die on the road. Here’s how to fix Australia’s transport injustice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/first-nations-people-are-3-times-more-likely-to-die-on-the-road-heres-how-to-fix-australias-transport-injustice-236395/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people are 3 times more likely to die on the road. Here’s how to fix Australia’s transport injustice">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Walton, Curator Invertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, CC BY-SA It has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone, ormers or ear-shells overseas) found around a remote island chain north of Aotearoa New Zealand ... <a title="‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/the-paua-that-clings-to-the-sea-a-new-species-of-abalone-found-only-in-waters-off-a-remote-nz-island-chain-236568/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Briggs, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock As Australia’s electricity supply shifts to clean energy, a big challenge is looming. How do we “keep the lights on” as big coal plants close, and a far-flung network of wind and solar generators ... <a title="Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/australia-needs-tradies-and-materials-to-build-the-power-grid-of-the-future-so-where-are-they-237858/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock, CC BY There are many reasons a child should learn a musical instrument. Not only does it give them the opportunity to make music, a significant body of research points to benefits for cognitive and academic achievement. This ... <a title="When is a good time for a child to start music lessons?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/when-is-a-good-time-for-a-child-to-start-music-lessons-237225/" aria-label="Read more about When is a good time for a child to start music lessons?">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Syed Shams, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change, businesses are under increasing pressure to take action. To avert catastrophe, this will have to go beyond merely complying with new regulations and minimum standards. Business ... <a title="Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/bold-climate-action-benefits-more-than-just-the-environment-its-also-great-for-business-237771/" aria-label="Read more about Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Schokman, Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Courtesy of Prime What do you know about narcolepsy? As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about it, or if you have, your perception may have been formed ... <a title="Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/narcolepsy-is-reduced-to-a-punch-line-in-pop-culture-what-does-that-mean-for-people-who-live-with-it-235600/" aria-label="Read more about Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tariq Choucair, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Authorities in Brazil, the country with the world’s fifth largest number of internet users, have banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The ban came into effect over the weekend. It ... <a title="Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/brazil-just-banned-x-could-other-countries-follow-suit-237960/" aria-label="Read more about Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?">Read more</a>
