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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad E Tucker, Astrophysicist/Cosmologist, Australian National University For the more than 100,000 years humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy. Cultures all around the world have stories and records incorporating this ... <a title="Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/only-100-years-ago-the-milky-way-was-visible-from-central-paris-heres-how-we-can-get-the-night-sky-back-236221/" aria-label="Read more about Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hensher, Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney MT-R/Shutterstock Announcing the directive to work “primarily in an approved office”, NSW Premier Chris Minns said overseas studies showed people were less productive when working from home. “There is a drop in mentorship. There is ... <a title="Making workers return to the office might not make them any more productive, despite what the NSW premier says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/making-workers-return-to-the-office-might-not-make-them-any-more-productive-despite-what-the-nsw-premier-says-236310/" aria-label="Read more about Making workers return to the office might not make them any more productive, despite what the NSW premier says">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hopkins, Lecturer in Communication, University of Southern Queensland Over the course of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Charlotte Dujardin went from being Great Britain’s most successful Olympics dressage rider to one of the most digitally shamed athletes in the history of the internet. A video emerged which ... <a title="The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/the-paris-olympics-horse-whipping-scandal-shows-the-dangers-of-disneyfication-in-horse-sports-235672/" aria-label="Read more about The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Kong, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney MikeDotta/Shutterstock Loneliness isn’t just awful for individuals – it has society-wide impacts too. It significantly contributes to mental health issues, sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, and early death. Researchers have even ... <a title="Lonely extroverts, happy hermits: why being alone isn’t the same as being lonely – and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/lonely-extroverts-happy-hermits-why-being-alone-isnt-the-same-as-being-lonely-and-why-it-matters-235767/" aria-label="Read more about Lonely extroverts, happy hermits: why being alone isn’t the same as being lonely – and why it matters">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Newton, Professor of Exercise Medicine, Edith Cowan University Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock As the Paris 2024 Olympics come to a close, athletes who’ve pushed themselves to their limits and beyond will be focused on recovery. Even “weekend warriors” know the value of careful management after a long run ... <a title="Pneumatic compression therapy – can it really help Olympians (or you) recover after exercise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/pneumatic-compression-therapy-can-it-really-help-olympians-or-you-recover-after-exercise-236228/" aria-label="Read more about Pneumatic compression therapy – can it really help Olympians (or you) recover after exercise?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Jeffery, Sessional Academic, Discipline of Film Studies, University of Sydney A loved activity of mine is experiencing one of my favourite films with a live orchestra in a concert hall. Even though I’ve seen these films many times, either in the theatre or at home, and ... <a title="Film and its music cannot exist without each other – that’s why I love seeing films in a concert hall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/film-and-its-music-cannot-exist-without-each-other-thats-why-i-love-seeing-films-in-a-concert-hall-233110/" aria-label="Read more about Film and its music cannot exist without each other – that’s why I love seeing films in a concert hall">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristian Damir Martinez Vega, PhD candidate in Historical Musicology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Whenever the music of Richard Wagner is performed, the composer’s famously antisemitic views come back into sharper focus. With a harrowing conflict in the Middle East and rising antisemitism elsewhere, ... <a title="Wagner in Auckland: can performing a famously antisemitic composer hit the right note in 2024?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/wagner-in-auckland-can-performing-a-famously-antisemitic-composer-hit-the-right-note-in-2024-236218/" aria-label="Read more about Wagner in Auckland: can performing a famously antisemitic composer hit the right note in 2024?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Simkin, Senior Curator of Human Biology and Medicine, Museums Victoria Research Institute Why do people yawn while seeing other people who yawn? —Mithra, age 7, Chennai Yawning happens when you open your mouth, take a deep breath and take in air without even thinking about it. ... <a title="Curious Kids: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/curious-kids-why-do-i-need-to-yawn-when-someone-else-yawns-235040/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Davis, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Edith Cowan University Western Australian wildflowers draw the crowds Robert A. Davis, Author provided Have you ever liked or shared a social media post about nature? It could have been a photo of a rare orchid or an unusual bird. ... <a title="Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/liked-to-death-the-social-media-race-for-nature-photos-can-trash-ecosystems-or-trigger-rapid-extinction-235951/" aria-label="Read more about Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Peace in the Middle East seems further away than ever. The assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the threat of Iranian retaliation against Israel, and the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza have all put the region ... <a title="The World Court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land is illegal: 4 steps NZ can take now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/the-world-court-says-israels-occupation-of-palestinian-land-is-illegal-4-steps-nz-can-take-now-235878/" aria-label="Read more about The World Court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land is illegal: 4 steps NZ can take now">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
We have been lied to for decades about the creation of Israel. It was born in sin, and it continues to live in sin, writes Jonathan Cook. COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook The headline above, about yet another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in the tiny, besieged and utterly destroyed enclave of Gaza, was ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/jonathan-cook-nothings-changed-since-1948-except-now-israels-excuses-dont-work/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debbie Passey, Digital Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Science and Invention / World Radio History In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal ... <a title="From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/from-science-fiction-to-telemedicine-the-surprising-150-year-history-of-long-range-medical-treatment-235213/" aria-label="Read more about From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment">Read more</a>
