This article provides a summary of our ethical concerns regarding the so-called "warrior gene" line of research. Prompted by recent claims that there is a genetic explanation for negative social and health statistics for Māori, the article discusses issues related to informed consent of research participants, the validity of the underlying science related to the "warrior gene", and scientifical...

Invisible devices supporting events that occur largely on the periphery of awareness are key features in the realisation of Weiser’s vision of a future in which computers disappear into the fabric of our homes, leisureand workplaces. It is easy to get absorbed by the technological challenges ahead. However, it is important to remember that not all of the ubiquitous media solutions to the issues...

We tackle the problem of identifying deceptive agents in highly-motivated high-conflict dialogues. We consider the case where we only have textual information. We show the usefulness of psycho-linguistic deception and persuasion features on a small dataset for the game of Werewolf. We analyse the role of syntax and we identify some characteristics of players in deceptive roles.