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Hidden women of history: Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller

December 31, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, University of Western Australia In a new series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. In 1913, at the age of 23, Elsie Masson was travelling on a steamer near Port Essington, 150 miles from Darwin, when it ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/31/hidden-women-of-history-elsie-masson-photographer-writer-intrepid-traveller-107808/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller">Read more</a>

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Trust Me, I’m An Expert: What research says about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions

December 31, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling It’s that time of year when we all start to make promises to ourselves about how this year it’ll be different. This is the year I’ll get my health in order, exercise more, save money, cut that bad habit, do more ... <a title="Trust Me, I’m An Expert: What research says about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/31/trust-me-im-an-expert-what-research-says-about-how-to-stick-to-your-new-years-resolutions-107279/" aria-label="Read more about Trust Me, I’m An Expert: What research says about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions">Read more</a>

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Why two people see the same thing but have different memories

December 28, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Matthews, Postdoctoral Research Officer – Cognitive Neurology Laboratory, Monash University Does it ever strike you as odd that you and a friend can experience the same event at the same time, but come away with different memories of what happened? So why is it that people ... <a title="Why two people see the same thing but have different memories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/why-two-people-see-the-same-thing-but-have-different-memories-104327/" aria-label="Read more about Why two people see the same thing but have different memories">Read more</a>

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Making New Year’s resolutions personal could actually make them stick

December 28, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernice Plant, Assistant Lecturer, Monash University If you feel you consistently fail at your New Year’s resolutions, you are not alone. Despite our good intentions, we’re pretty poor at changing our own behaviour. We continue to smoke, eat or drink too much, and exercise too little, all ... <a title="Making New Year’s resolutions personal could actually make them stick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/making-new-years-resolutions-personal-could-actually-make-them-stick-106780/" aria-label="Read more about Making New Year’s resolutions personal could actually make them stick">Read more</a>

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Don’t waste your dog’s poo – compost it

December 28, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By M. Leigh Ackland, Professor in Molecular Biosciences, Deakin University Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, with 38% of Australian households owning dogs. Dogs improve the quality of our lives, and studies show that exposure to dogs can even improve our ... <a title="Don’t waste your dog’s poo – compost it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/dont-waste-your-dogs-poo-compost-it-107603/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t waste your dog’s poo – compost it">Read more</a>

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Higher education policy in 2018: Culture wars reignite, but in the end it’s all about the money

December 28, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Researcher Fellow, Curtin University This is a longer read at just over 1,300 words. Enjoy! In 2018, the relationship between the Australian higher education sector and the federal government finished as it began: with the announcements of more funding cuts. In between these financial ... <a title="Higher education policy in 2018: Culture wars reignite, but in the end it’s all about the money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/higher-education-policy-in-2018-culture-wars-reignite-but-in-the-end-its-all-about-the-money-109080/" aria-label="Read more about Higher education policy in 2018: Culture wars reignite, but in the end it’s all about the money">Read more</a>

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Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach

December 28, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Ellison, Lecturer in Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia Australians flock to the beach over the summer holidays: Bondi alone had 2.9 million visitors in 2017 – 2018. But while tourism campaigns often portray the beach as an idyllic, isolated haven, many of our beach stories depict it ... <a title="Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/ten-great-australian-beach-reads-set-at-the-beach-108083/" aria-label="Read more about Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach">Read more</a>

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When you look up, how far back in time do you see?

December 27, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University Our senses are stuck in the past. There’s a flash of lightning, and then seconds pass until we hear the rumble of distant thunder. We hear the past. We are seeing into the past too. While sound ... <a title="When you look up, how far back in time do you see?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/when-you-look-up-how-far-back-in-time-do-you-see-101176/" aria-label="Read more about When you look up, how far back in time do you see?">Read more</a>

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‘Strong is the new skinny’ isn’t as empowering as it sounds

December 27, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Papathomas, Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Psychology, Loughborough University Women have long been subject to powerful social pressures to look a certain way. The “feminine ideal” – a svelte female figure – has dominated film, television and magazine culture. The result is a narrow idea of ... <a title="‘Strong is the new skinny’ isn’t as empowering as it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/strong-is-the-new-skinny-isnt-as-empowering-as-it-sounds-107703/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Strong is the new skinny’ isn’t as empowering as it sounds">Read more</a>

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Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer

December 27, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edmund Goh, Deputy Director, Markets and Services Research Centre, Edith Cowan University Many Australians will take a trip to one of our national parks over the holidays. In New South Wales alone, there are more than 51 million visits to national parks each year. Few if any ... <a title="Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/stick-to-the-path-and-stay-alive-in-national-parks-this-summer-108062/" aria-label="Read more about Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer">Read more</a>

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Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help

December 27, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Natasha Wardman, Lecturer, School of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University If we think back to our own childhood days, most of us would agree making good friends in primary school was not always an easy task. Sometimes friendship occurred out of convenience or survival when ... <a title="Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/making-friends-in-primary-school-can-be-tricky-heres-how-parents-and-teachers-can-help-107609/" aria-label="Read more about Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help">Read more</a>

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New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost

December 27, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Hu, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design & Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The new economy and new technology are changing Canberra’s city centre, Walter Burley Griffin’s design legacy of 100 years ago. While the central area is becoming an innovation precinct ... <a title="New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/new-creatives-are-remaking-canberras-city-centre-but-at-a-social-cost-97322/" aria-label="Read more about New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost">Read more</a>