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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, UNSW This weeks marks 15 years since Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg first set up the platform with his college roommate Eduardo Saverin. Since then, Facebook has grown into a giant global enterprise. The platform now has more than 2.32 billion monthly users and ... <a title="Why are Australians still using Facebook?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/why-are-australians-still-using-facebook-111183/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Australians still using Facebook?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramesh Thakur, Professor of International Relations, Australian National University On October 20 2018, US President Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) – an arms control treaty with Russia that contributed to the end of the Cold War. Secretary of ... <a title="The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/the-collapse-of-the-us-russia-inf-treaty-makes-arms-control-a-global-priority-111251/" aria-label="Read more about The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Davis, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Performance Sciences, and researcher at, La Trobe University What does the American Netflix fantasy-comedy The Good Place have in common with Australia’s banking royal commission? The Good Place, in case you don’t know, is about a happy afterlife accessed through ... <a title="What TV comedy The Good Place tells us about why banks and other corporations are in a bad place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/what-tv-comedy-the-good-place-tells-us-about-why-banks-and-other-corporations-are-in-a-bad-place-111062/" aria-label="Read more about What TV comedy The Good Place tells us about why banks and other corporations are in a bad place">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vince Polito, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Science, Macquarie University Microdosing means regularly taking very small doses of psychedelic substances such as LSD or psilocybin (magic mushrooms) over a period of weeks or months. The practice has made countless headlines over the past couple of years, with ... <a title="Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/does-microdosing-improve-your-mood-and-performance-heres-what-the-research-says-106850/" aria-label="Read more about Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayne Lucke, Chair, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University Abortion is a common experience for Australian women. Around one in six have had an abortion by their mid-30s, according our new research published today in the Australia New Zealand Journal of Public ... <a title="One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/one-in-six-australian-women-in-their-30s-have-had-an-abortion-and-were-starting-to-understand-why-111246/" aria-label="Read more about One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Tolhurst, Senior Lecturer, Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne Black Saturday was a day like no other; it will be forever remembered in the history of bushfire disasters in Australia. The fires burned about 300,000 hectares in a single day; 173 human lives were lost ... <a title="What has Australia learned from Black Saturday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/what-has-australia-learned-from-black-saturday-111245/" aria-label="Read more about What has Australia learned from Black Saturday?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne Ten years ago, on February 7, 2009, the Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people. More than 2,000 houses were destroyed in Victoria, including at Kilmore, Kinglake, Vectis (Horsham), Narbethong, Marysville, Strathewan, Beechworth, Labertouche (Bunyip), ... <a title="Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/climate-change-is-poised-to-deliver-more-black-saturdays-in-decades-to-come-111064/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Keenan, Professor, University of Melbourne Ten years ago, on February 7, 2009, I sat down in my apartment in central Melbourne to write a job application. All of the blinds were down, and the windows tightly closed. Outside it was 47℃. We had no air conditioning. ... <a title="Ten years ago, climate adaptation research was gaining steam. Today, it’s gutted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/ten-years-ago-climate-adaptation-research-was-gaining-steam-today-its-gutted-111180/" aria-label="Read more about Ten years ago, climate adaptation research was gaining steam. Today, it’s gutted">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James (Jim) McLennan, adjunct professor, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, La Trobe University Black Saturday, ten years ago today, was Australia’s worst bushfire tragedy. It claimed 173 lives and more than 2,000 homes, and prompted a royal commission that made 67 recommendations, including ... <a title="70 years before Black Saturday, the birth of the Victorian CFA was a sad tale of politics as usual" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/70-years-before-black-saturday-the-birth-of-the-victorian-cfa-was-a-sad-tale-of-politics-as-usual-111080/" aria-label="Read more about 70 years before Black Saturday, the birth of the Victorian CFA was a sad tale of politics as usual">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Earl, Postdoctoral associate, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne Every year Tasmania is hit by thousands of lightning strikes, which harmlessly hit wet ground. But a huge swathe of the state is now burning as a result of “dry lightning” strikes. Dry lightning occurs when ... <a title="Dry lightning has set Tasmania ablaze, and climate change makes it more likely to happen again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/dry-lightning-has-set-tasmania-ablaze-and-climate-change-makes-it-more-likely-to-happen-again-111264/" aria-label="Read more about Dry lightning has set Tasmania ablaze, and climate change makes it more likely to happen again">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, PhD candidate, RMIT University The humble honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths including addition and subtraction, shows new research published today in the journal Science Advances. [embedded content] Bee have miniature brains – but they can learn basic arithmetic. Despite having a brain ... <a title="Can bees do maths? Yes – new research shows they can add and subtract" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/can-bees-do-maths-yes-new-research-shows-they-can-add-and-subtract-108074/" aria-label="Read more about Can bees do maths? Yes – new research shows they can add and subtract">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Maria Bhatti, Lecturer in Law, Western Sydney University Islamic dispute resolution involves resolving disputes without going to court and is similar to alternative dispute resolution, or ADR. But Islamic dispute resolution has been controversial. Australia’s Muslim community is divided on whether it should be used here, ... <a title="What is Islamic dispute resolution and why is it controversial in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/what-is-islamic-dispute-resolution-and-why-is-it-controversial-in-australia-110497/" aria-label="Read more about What is Islamic dispute resolution and why is it controversial in Australia?">Read more</a>
