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May 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University The recent Gaza war protests and counterprotests roiling universities around the world have attracted vocal supporters and critics alike. Protesters have occupied buildings on campuses from Los Angeles to Paris to Melbourne, and police have ... <a title="Why is the Gaza war tearing us apart?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/28/why-is-the-gaza-war-tearing-us-apart-229996/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Gaza war tearing us apart?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia New Africa/Shutterstock The cost of living crisis is affecting how we spend our money. For many people, this means tightening the budget on the weekly supermarket shop. One victim may be ... <a title="Cost of living: if you can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/28/cost-of-living-if-you-cant-afford-as-much-fresh-produce-are-canned-veggies-or-frozen-fruit-just-as-good-229724/" aria-label="Read more about Cost of living: if you can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Pessarrodona Silvestre, Research Fellow in Ecology, The University of Western Australia Loredana Caputo/Shutterstock Deep in the ocean lies the world’s largest active carbon reservoir, which plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet’s climate. Of the roughly 10 billion tonnes carbon dioxide we emit each year, ... <a title="Buried kelp: seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/28/buried-kelp-seaweed-carried-to-the-deep-sea-stores-more-carbon-than-we-thought-228888/" aria-label="Read more about Buried kelp: seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
More than 2000 people were buried alive in the huge landslide which hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, the National Disaster Centre has now confirmed. An entire community living at the foot of a mountain in the remote Enga Province were buried in their sleep about 3am. Earlier reports suggested 670 people died and 150 ... <a title="PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-buried-more-than-2000-people-alive-rescue-teams-navigate-unstable-terrain-infighting/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Alex Bainbridge talks to David Robie on Kanaky and settler colonialism. Video: Green Left Green Left Show Indigenous Kanaks in Kanaky (New Caledonia) have sprung into revolt in the last two weeks in response to moves by the colonial power France to undermine moves towards independence in the Pacific territory. Journalist David Robie from Aotearoa ... <a title="French repressive policies in New Caledonia have ‘betrayed’ Kanak hopes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/french-repressive-policies-in-new-caledonia-have-betrayed-kanak-hopes/" aria-label="Read more about French repressive policies in New Caledonia have ‘betrayed’ Kanak hopes">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s quite straightforward. Smartphones need tin, which is often mined illegally in Indonesia. When illegal tin mines are abandoned, they fill with water. Crocodiles ... <a title="Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/your-smartphone-might-be-linked-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia-heres-how-229630/" aria-label="Read more about Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
“In the aftermath of the ‘No’ denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people’s frustration, fear, and anger at being outvoted and dismissed,” writes Angelina Hurley. COMMENTARY: By Angelina Hurley After the trauma of completing a PhD on decolonising Australian humour, I needed a well-deserved break. I always ... <a title="Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial white privilege that caused it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/amid-kanaky-new-caledonias-unrest-i-saw-first-hand-the-same-colonial-white-privilege-that-caused-it/" aria-label="Read more about Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial white privilege that caused it">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock AI Generator Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on links by using generative AI ... <a title="Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: how Google’s AI is losing touch with reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/eat-a-rock-a-day-put-glue-on-your-pizza-how-googles-ai-is-losing-touch-with-reality-230953/" aria-label="Read more about Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: how Google’s AI is losing touch with reality">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kitty-Rose Foley, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University christinarosepix/Shutterstock Noise can make it hard to concentrate, especially for people who are extra sensitive to it. Neurodivergent people (such as those who are autistic or have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – ADHD) can experience different sensory sensitivities. ... <a title="Noise-cancelling headphones, earplugs and earmuffs – do they really help neurodivergent people?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/noise-cancelling-headphones-earplugs-and-earmuffs-do-they-really-help-neurodivergent-people-230113/" aria-label="Read more about Noise-cancelling headphones, earplugs and earmuffs – do they really help neurodivergent people?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette Mollenhauer, Honorary Fellow (Dance), Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, The University of Melbourne Ireland won the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, but their victory was overshadowed by the seven-minute interval “filler” that received a standing ovation. The combined talents of Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and their ... <a title="Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/riverdance-at-30-how-riverdance-shaped-irish-dance-and-reflected-a-multicultural-australia-229010/" aria-label="Read more about Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Rossell, Director Clinical Trials and Professor Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology Ground Picture/Shutterstock Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental health disorder where people fear weight gain. Those with the disorder have distorted body image and hold rigid beliefs ... <a title="Magic mushrooms may one day treat anorexia, but not just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/magic-mushrooms-may-one-day-treat-anorexia-but-not-just-yet-230391/" aria-label="Read more about Magic mushrooms may one day treat anorexia, but not just yet">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM, Shutterstock Why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t? – Jessica, age ten, Sydney Great question Jessica! We use lots of plastic in Australia and it’s frustrating to find out how little is recycled. ... <a title="Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/curious-kids-why-can-some-plastics-be-recycled-but-others-cant-229270/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?">Read more</a>
