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Beirut Explosion Yet Another Heartbreak For A Country Already On The Brink
Friday, 7 August 2020, 4:06 pm | The Conversation
Lebanon did not need one of the world’s most horrific accidental detonations to remind people it is a state teetering on the edge of collapse. More >>
‘An Endless Game Of COVID-19 Whack-a-mole’: A NZ Expert On Melbourne’s Stage 4 Lockdown
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 4:02 pm | The Conversation
'An endless game of COVID-19 whack-a-mole': a New Zealand expert on why Melbourne's stage 4 lockdown should cover all of Victoria More >>
Biodiversity Loss Could Be Making Us Sick – Here's Why
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 9:40 am | The Conversation
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in towns and cities. Urban living brings many benefits, but city dwellers worldwide are seeing a rapid increase in noncommunicable health problems, such as asthma and inflammatory bowel ... More >>
Claims That Behrouz Boochani Jumped The Queue Are A Reminder Of The Dangers Of Anti-Refugee Politics
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 4:13 pm | The Conversation
Claims that Behrouz Boochani jumped the queue are a reminder of the dangers of anti-refugee politics More >>
Climate Explained: Could Electric Car Batteries Feed Power Back Into The Grid?
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 4:07 pm | The Conversation
Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid? petrmalinak/shutterstock Alan Brent , Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington More >>
These Dogs Are Trained To Sniff Out The Coronavirus. Most Have A 100% Success Rate
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 4:04 pm | The Conversation
These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have a 100% success rate More >>
Trump Can’t Delay The Election, But He Can Try To Delegitimise It
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 3:59 pm | The Conversation
Americans were alarmed last week when their president suggested on Twitter that the November 3 presidential election should be delayed because mail-in ballots would be fraudulent. More >>
How Climate Change Made The Melting Of New Zealand’s Glaciers 10 Times More Likely
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 4:07 pm | The Conversation
How climate change made the melting of New Zealand's glaciers 10 times more likely More >>
Operation Burnham: The New Zealand Military’s Self-Inflicted Wounds Will Not Heal By Themselves
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 4:03 pm | The Conversation
Operation Burnham: the New Zealand military's self-inflicted wounds will not heal by themselves More >>
Pacific Islands Must Stop Relying On Foreign Aid To Adapt To Climate Change
Monday, 3 August 2020, 4:04 pm | The Conversation
Pacific Islands must stop relying on foreign aid to adapt to climate change, because the money won’t last More >>
723 New COVID-19 Cases In Victoria – Behaviour Probably Has Something To Do With It
Friday, 31 July 2020, 4:37 pm | The Conversation
Philip Russo and Brett Mitchell Victoria has today achieved another grim record, with 723 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths. This is more than double the 295 cases recorded yesterday, and flies in the face of suggestions earlier this week that Victoria ... More >>
Sharks Are Thriving At The Kermadec Islands, But Not The Rest Of New Zealand, Amid Global Decline
Friday, 31 July 2020, 4:31 pm | The Conversation
Adam Smith A recent global assessment of shark populations at 371 coral reefs in 58 countries found no sharks at almost 20% of reefs and alarmingly low numbers at many others. The study, which involved over 100 scientists under the Global FinPrint ... More >>
NZ Wants A 100% Renewable Electricity Grid, But Massive Infrastructure Is Not The Best Option
Friday, 31 July 2020, 4:28 pm | The Conversation
Janet Stephenson A proposed multibillion-dollar project to build a pumped hydro storage plant could make New Zealand’s electricity grid 100% renewable, but expensive new infrastructure may not be the best way to achieve this. New Zealand’s electricity ... More >>
Forget A Capital Gains Tax – What New Zealand Needs Is A Tax On Inherited Wealth
Friday, 31 July 2020, 4:23 pm | The Conversation
Jonathan Barrett The world’s wealthiest people will transfer US$15.4 trillion in assets to their heirs in the next decade, according to a recent report . Published by specialist data analysts Wealth-X, the report focused on the richest 0.1% (those ... More >>
‘Living People’: Who Are Sovereign Citizens And Why Do They Believe They Have Immunity From The Law?
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 5:22 pm | The Conversation
Kaz Ross You might have seen articles or comments on social media lately alluding to “ sovereign citizens ”, or “SovCits” for short, with some reports suggesting COVID-19 government restrictions have driven a surge of interest in this movement. ... More >>
Rogue Poll Or Not, All The Signs Point To A Tectonic Shift In New Zealand Politics
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 5:18 pm | The Conversation
Richard Shaw AAP(various)/NZ Greens (CC-BY-SA)/The Conversation Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support for the Labour ... More >>
Climate Explained: Are We Doomed If We Don’t Manage To Curb Emissions By 2030?
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 5:13 pm | The Conversation
Robert McLachlan Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to ... More >>
QAnon Believers Will Likely Outlast And Outsmart Twitter’s Bans
Monday, 27 July 2020, 4:16 pm | The Conversation
Audrey Courty Twitter has announced it’s taking sweeping action to limit the reach of content associated with QAnon . Believers of this fringe far-right conspiracy theory claim there is a “deep state” plot against US President Donald Trump led ... More >>
Here’s What We Know So Far About The Long-term Symptoms Of COVID-19
Monday, 27 July 2020, 4:12 pm | The Conversation
Peter Wark We’re now all too familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: a fever, dry cough and fatigue. Some people also experience aches and pains, a sore throat, and loss of taste or smell. Sufferers with mild illness might expect to get ... More >>
Joe Biden Has A Long List Of Qualified Female VP Candidates. So, Who Will He Pick?
Monday, 27 July 2020, 4:07 pm | The Conversation
Bruce Wolpe The Democratic National Convention is approaching — in virtual form — and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will present his pick for vice president to the delegates for their affirmation. In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama ... More >>
