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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology aslysun/Shutterstock The Australian Capital Territory parliament passed its voluntary assisted dying law yesterday by 20 to five. The ACT now joins the six Australian states, all of which have ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying laws have been passed in the ACT. Here’s what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-have-been-passed-in-the-act-heres-what-happens-next-231698/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying laws have been passed in the ACT. Here’s what happens next">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock The internet is awash with stories and videos of unlikely animal friendships, often with many millions of views. This content typically shows animals from different species showing affection to one another, signifying a bond or even a “friendship”. ... <a title="Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/why-do-we-love-to-see-unlikely-animal-friendships-a-psychology-expert-explains-230548/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The debate over climate change mostly focuses on how to best to limit emissions in the effort to prevent disastrous global warming. However in a new book, Living Hot, Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld challenge current priorities, arguing rising temperatures ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-clive-hamilton-on-how-australians-must-adapt-to-living-hot-231703/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Burton, Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University There is little doubt Australia is in the midst of a profound housing crisis, one that has been decades in the making. It was once reasonable to assume the market could cater for most people’s housing needs ... <a title="Tents, caravans and mobile homes are used after disasters, so why can’t they be solutions to our housing crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/tents-caravans-and-mobile-homes-are-used-after-disasters-so-why-cant-they-be-solutions-to-our-housing-crisis-230555/" aria-label="Read more about Tents, caravans and mobile homes are used after disasters, so why can’t they be solutions to our housing crisis?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Diettrich, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Rows of dancers, bodies attired with natural fibres and adorned with fragrant oils and flowers, move in synchronous harmony. They raise their voices in song and affirm connections across the vast seaways of ... <a title="Regenerating Oceania: the ‘unique and unifying’ Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture makes a comeback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/regenerating-oceania-the-unique-and-unifying-festival-of-pacific-arts-and-culture-makes-a-comeback-227548/" aria-label="Read more about Regenerating Oceania: the ‘unique and unifying’ Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture makes a comeback">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ryan, Postdoctoral CERC Fellow, CSIRO Su San Lee / Unsplash How can we explain and predict human behaviour? Are mathematics and probability up to the task, or are humans too complex and irrational? Often, people’s actions take us by surprise, particularly when they seem irrational. Take ... <a title="What toilet paper and game shows can teach us about the spread of epidemics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/what-toilet-paper-and-game-shows-can-teach-us-about-the-spread-of-epidemics-230780/" aria-label="Read more about What toilet paper and game shows can teach us about the spread of epidemics">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Duncan, PhD Candidate in Polar Marine Ecology and Climate Change, University of Technology Sydney Rebecca Duncan Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like. Fieldwork in the ... <a title="A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/a-shocking-79-of-female-scientists-have-negative-experiences-during-polar-field-work-221879/" aria-label="Read more about A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernanda Mata, Research Fellow, Monash University song-about-summer/Shutterstock Late last year the federal government announced measuresmake it easier for Australians to access financial advice? As part of this, the government wants super funds to use “nudges” to get members to engage more with their retirement investments and superannuation, ... <a title="Super funds are using ‘nudges’ to help you make financial decisions. How do they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/super-funds-are-using-nudges-to-help-you-make-financial-decisions-how-do-they-work-230404/" aria-label="Read more about Super funds are using ‘nudges’ to help you make financial decisions. How do they work?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garry Jennings, Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney Gualtiero Boffi/Shutterstock Nobody dies in good health, at least in their final moments. But to think the causes of death are easy to count or that there is generally a single reason somebody passes is an oversimplification. In fact, ... <a title="1 in 5 deaths are caused by heart disease, but what else are Australians dying from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/1-in-5-deaths-are-caused-by-heart-disease-but-what-else-are-australians-dying-from-231598/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 deaths are caused by heart disease, but what else are Australians dying from?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tianyi Ma, Distinguished Professor in Chemistry and Renewable Energy, RMIT University VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us make cuts to the 36 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases we emit each year. But renewables alone can’t get us ... <a title="Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/yes-carbon-capture-and-storage-is-controversial-but-its-going-to-be-crucial-230122/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images New Zealand plans to commission about eight gigawatts of solar photovoltaic projects – more than the maximum power demand of the whole country on a typical winter’s day ... <a title="Solar farms can eat up farmland – but ‘agrivoltaics’ could mean the best of both worlds for NZ farmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/solar-farms-can-eat-up-farmland-but-agrivoltaics-could-mean-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-nz-farmers-230531/" aria-label="Read more about Solar farms can eat up farmland – but ‘agrivoltaics’ could mean the best of both worlds for NZ farmers">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Talitha Best, Professor of Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Mary Taylor/Pexels , CC BY Last month, Ballarat Clarendon College began a trial to ban water bottles in the classroom for students in Years 5 to 9. According to the school, “early feedback” indicated it had reduced noise and bathroom ... <a title="Hydration is really important for learning. How much do kids need to drink?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/06/hydration-is-really-important-for-learning-how-much-do-kids-need-to-drink-231485/" aria-label="Read more about Hydration is really important for learning. How much do kids need to drink?">Read more</a>
