by Kieron O’Hara kmoh@soton.ac.uk The dust is settling on the chaotic aftermath of the American election, and debate is opening up about free speech: in particular, was Twitter right to deny President Trump, as he then was, access, and was the tech world in general right to round upon …
by Kieron O’Hara It is one of the divisive questions of our times. Is the word ‘data’ singular or plural? Some say “this data is …”, “the data doesn’t tell us …”; others “these data are …”, “the data don’t tell us …”. The singular use, often heard in computer …
By Kieron O’Hara – University of Southampton (Author feedback to kmoh@soton.ac.uk) The problem with capitalism The Internet has always been a beacon of hope for those with a radical vision. As early as 1996, John Perry Barlow, of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (and lyricist for the Grateful Dead) had published …
In a world where society and technology are developing rapidly, writers, scientists and individuals alike have long since asked, how exactly will this affect our futures? This represents one of the core principles of Web Science and is the focus of a recent presentation from Professor Susan Halford, who highlights …
