title: “Just wrong”, “disgusting”, “grotesque”: How to deal with public rejection of new potentially life-saving technologies

authors: Weijers, Dan M.

abstract: This chapter begins by explaining how PAM was supposed to work and how public expressions of moral repugnance led to the project being shut down. It then introduces and explains the psychology of moral repugnance and discusses a taxonomy of kinds of moral repugnance that might result from the roll out of a new or disruptive technology for security purposes. A major contribution of this chapter is the discussion of what these different kinds of repugnance should mean for new disruptive technology proposals. Using PAM as the central example, the chapter works through a taxonomy of kinds of repugnance to identify the responses that would be appropriate for teams to use when researching and implementing new technologies. The chapter closes with some words of advice about managing public perception of disruptive new security technologies.

text: “Just wrong”, “disgusting”, “grotesque”: How to deal with public rejection of new potentially life-saving technologies This chapter begins by explaining how PAM was supposed to work and how public expressions of moral repugnance led to the project being shut down. It then introduces and explains the psychology of moral repugnance and discusses a taxonomy of kinds of moral repugnance that might result from the roll out of a new or disruptive technology for security purposes. A major contribution of this chapter is the discussion of what these different kinds of repugnance should mean for new disruptive technology proposals. Using PAM as the central example, the chapter works through a taxonomy of kinds of repugnance to identify the responses that would be appropriate for teams to use when researching and implementing new technologies. The chapter closes with some words of advice about managing public perception of disruptive new security technologies.

year: 2021

title: Analysis of the SoftKinetic DepthSense for Range Imaging

authors: Cree, Michael J.

subjects: range imaging

abstract: We analyse the SoftKinetic DepthSense 325 range imaging camera for precision and accuracy in ranging out to 3 m. Flat planar targets (one a grey board, the other made from retroreflective material) are imaged at a variety of distances. Straight-forward image processing is used to identify the target and calculate the range and the root mean square variation in ranging to the target. It is found that inaccuracies in ranging of up to 2 cm occur to the grey board when imaging over 0 m to 1.5 m and the precision in ranging degrades from just below 1 cm at 0 m to almost 10 cm at 1.5 m. Similar inaccuracies occur with the retroreflective target but the precision is always under 1 cm even out to 3 m due to the strong signal return received from the target.

text: Analysis of the SoftKinetic DepthSense for Range Imaging We analyse the SoftKinetic DepthSense 325 range imaging camera for precision and accuracy in ranging out to 3 m. Flat planar targets (one a grey board, the other made from retroreflective material) are imaged at a variety of distances. Straight-forward image processing is used to identify the target and calculate the range and the root mean square variation in ranging to the target. It is found that inaccuracies in ranging of up to 2 cm occur to the grey board when imaging over 0 m to 1.5 m and the precision in ranging degrades from just below 1 cm at 0 m to almost 10 cm at 1.5 m. Similar inaccuracies occur with the retroreflective target but the precision is always under 1 cm even out to 3 m due to the strong signal return received from the target.

year: 2013

title: Addressing diversity: Race, ethnicity, and culture in the classroom

authors: Bishop, Russell

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: The widely accepted educational goals for Maori, established at the first Hui Taumata Matauranga held in 2001, are that Maori ought to be able to live as Maori, actively participate as citizens of the world, and enjoy both good health and high standards of living (Durie, 2001). Together with the government goals of equipping learners with twenty-first century skills and reducing systemic underachievement in education, these goals inform the new 2008-2012 Maoni Education Strategy, Ka Hikitia Managing for Success (Ministry of Education, 2007), which has as its main strategic outcome: Maori students enjoying education success as Maori. Within this frame, there are four student outcomes for Maori: learning to learn, making a distinctive cultural contribution, contributing to Te Ao Maori, and contributing to Aotearoa/New Zealand and the world.

text: Addressing diversity: Race, ethnicity, and culture in the classroom The widely accepted educational goals for Maori, established at the first Hui Taumata Matauranga held in 2001, are that Maori ought to be able to live as Maori, actively participate as citizens of the world, and enjoy both good health and high standards of living (Durie, 2001). Together with the government goals of equipping learners with twenty-first century skills and reducing systemic underachievement in education, these goals inform the new 2008-2012 Maoni Education Strategy, Ka Hikitia Managing for Success (Ministry of Education, 2007), which has as its main strategic outcome: Maori students enjoying education success as Maori. Within this frame, there are four student outcomes for Maori: learning to learn, making a distinctive cultural contribution, contributing to Te Ao Maori, and contributing to Aotearoa/New Zealand and the world.

year: 2009