by Peter Harrison | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog, Journal
In the book 1984, George Orwell explores pervasive surveillance and social control. Citizens in 1984 experience total surveillance, potentially monitored twenty four hours a day through cameras and microphones that are installed into all homes. Everything said and...
by Peter Harrison | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Journal
In George Orwell’s 1984 the state had something like a TV in every room that was two way. There could be someone watching or listening to you at any time, and therefore you could not assume that it was safe to talk about any critical views of the state without...
by Peter Harrison | Apr 25, 2018 | Journal
The days of highly trained specialists being required to perform analysis of medical images is coming to a close. There is an avalanche of neural networks trained by deep learning with large medical datasets performing analysis and categorization of images which once...
by Peter Harrison | Apr 18, 2018 | Journal, Opinions
The coupling of artificial intelligence and weapons is well under way. Any military strategist will tell you that technology is a huge tactical advantage on the battlefield. At Agincourt it was the longbow, and in World War II the nuclear weapon. Deciding not to take...
by Peter Harrison | Oct 15, 2017 | Journal, News
When terminal illness robs people of a long and happy future, leaving them only with the ashes of suffering and decline, who would say that we should refuse to end their suffering should they openly request it? Those that propose we deny people the right to choose an...
by NZARH Admin | Dec 30, 2015 | Journal
If you listen to those whose theistic belief causes them to question Evolution through Natural Selection you might be expected to believe that the evidence is incomplete or weak. You might hear about how radiological dating can be inaccurate. Dawkins has spent a...
