Day: September 8, 2017

Facial recognition algorithm which can identify gay men and women has worrying ethical and potentially dangerous applications. A new study from Stanford University, first published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and first reported in the Economist found that a computer algorithm could correctly distinguish between gay and straight men 81% of the […]

Johnny Lachlan Benjamin Lumsden was jailed for two years and six months when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday 7 September. He had admitted charges of endangering the health of three men by criminal nuisance, telling the three men he was “clean” despite being HIV positive. Lumsden knew he had HIV since […]

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s well-travelled Music Director Emeritus Maestro James Judd returns in October to take audiences on a grand musical tour of Italy. Judd’s Travels in Italy celebrates works by three great composers that were inspired by Italian culture, literature and the Italian landscape. The concert opens with Frenchman Hector Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, […]