Dr Guy Hatchard: A Brief Peek Into Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari, writing in his 2015 book “Homo Deus—A Brief History of Tomorrow*”, believed that mankind had already conquered famine, plague and war through technology and common sense. Therefore he wrote that we stand on the doorstep of a future of abundance, peace and even physical immortality. According to Hariri, we now understand that hunger, illness and conflict all have technological solutions, thereby we are able to manage them. We have consigned want, fear, violence and death to the history books, and no longer need to appeal to God when disaster strikes.

Dr Guy Hatchard: Short and Sweet - The Appalling Decline in Mainstream Journalism

The lead article in the New Zealand Herald on 21st July entitled “Wellington company director Finlay Thompson loses 30kg taking Ozempic, wants medication funded” was written by youthful journalist Ethan Manera. Ethan, who began his career in 2023, is described by the newspaper as a multimedia journalist bringing us premium expert opinion.