Dr Kieron O'Hara is a philosopher, computer scientist

Computer scientist

A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....

 and political writer. He is currently a senior research fellow within the department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...

 where he specialises in the politics, philosophy and epistemology of technology. He is also a research fellow at the conservative think-tank, the Centre for Policy Studies

Centre for Policy Studies

The Centre for Policy Studies is a British right wing policy think tank whose goal is to promote coherent and practical public policy, to roll back the state, reform public services, support communities, and challenge threats to Britain’s independence...

 and the Web Science Trust.

Other projects have included co-authoring the script of Tomb Raider 4 and an article in the Journal of Popular Culture

Journal of Popular Culture

The Journal of Popular Culture is a peer-reviewed journal and the official publication of the Popular Culture Association.The Journal of Popular Culture publishes academic essays on all aspects of popular or mass culture...

on the film Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby is the seventh Carry On film. Released in 1963, it was the first one written by series mainstay Talbot Rothwell from a story by Sid Green and Dick Hills...

Selected bibliography

• Plato and the Internet (2002) ISBN 1-84046-346-5
• Trust: From Socrates to Spin (2004) ISBN 1-84046-531-X
• After Blair: Conservatism Beyond Thatcher (2005) ISBN 1-84046-594-8
• The Referendum Roundabout (2006) ISBN 1-84540-040-2
• inequality.com: Power, Poverty and the Digital Divide (2006, with David Stevens) ISBN 1-85168-450-6
• After Blair: David Cameron and the Conservative Tradition (2007) ISBN 1-84046-795-9
• The Enlightenment: A Beginner's Guide (2010) ISBN 9781851687091
• Conservatism (2011)