How advanced is the technology that exists today, what are we using it for, and can machines turn on their human creators? What is transcendence and why will we all be familiar with it? Technology is growing exponentially and the moment when it merges with the human mind, called “The Singularity,” is visible in our imminent future. Can humans, limited by slow biological evolution, compete with synthetic intelligence? Science and technology are pushing forward, transforming life as we know it—perhaps even giving humans a shot of immortality. Who will benefit from this? Where did the idea of robots originate and why are humans fearful of decision-making robots that may be able to create goals and objectives, and work toward achieving them? This book examines the history and future of robotics, artificial intelligence, zombies and a Transhumanist utopia/dystopia integrating man with machine. How did it all begin, and what’s in store for humans today, in the near future, and in the distant future? Haze and Eguino explore the fascinating role of artificial intelligence from a practical human perspective and discover that the mind-altering process necessary to accept and integrate with the inevitable is already underway, molding human consciousness. 4-Page Color Section.

The original VS. title is back to reclaim its turf and introduce itself to a new world! Eisner-losing duo CHRIS RYALL & ASHLEY WOOD return with this complete collection of their classic ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS stories. Featuring old adventures, newly created tales of wonder, ZVR newspaper strips, artistic homages, a full cover gallery, and the bonus—and quite bogus—“Complete History of ZVR” essay by RYALL, too. Join us for the first time all over again!

BACK IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE! The original VS. title is back to reclaim its turf and introduce itself to a new world! Eisner Award-nominated duo CHRIS RYALL & ASHLEY WOOD take control of ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS and kick off the excitement with a lineup of classic adventures—all packed to the gills with action! Each issue will present an iconic tale and, in this debut issue, readers will be treated to a 26-page “Which Came First?” origin story. And because we love you, each issue will also feature new WOOD covers, a new illustrated intro and outro, and an all-new story, too. Join us for the first time all over again!

The re-presentation of the oft-forgotten ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS series by CHRIS RYALL & ASHLEY WOOD rolls onward with the original two issues of the series that formed the basis for the forever-in-development-hell feature film, Inherit the Earth! Plus new covers by WOOD, all-new ZVR tributes to the mad genius that was DON MARTIN, and more! Join us for the series that Comic Book Resources recently anointed as the #2 zombie comic of all time, second only to THE WALKING DEAD (but tied for first in our hearts…)!

In this concluding re-presentation of all things ZvR, the world frosts over with RYALL and WOOD’s story from the only ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS ANNUAL, “Winter.” Plus a little-seen Hero Initiative tale, the 10-part “Tales of ZvR,” and much more!

In a world where, last issue, the entire planet was decimated by nukes, there’s only one place to go from here: a Grecian isle filled with warrior women—the Amazons! And a zombie minotaur, too, among assorted flesh-and-steel automatons. The entire 66-page saga is reprinted here, along with the proverbial “much more!”

Growing from their early roots in Caribbean voodoo to their popularity today, zombies are epidemic. Their presence is pervasive, whether they are found in video games, street signs, hard drives, or even international politics. These eighteen original essays by an interdisciplinary group of scholars examine how the zombie has evolved over time, its continually evolving manifestations in popular culture, and the unpredictable effects the zombie has had on late modernity. Topics covered include representations of zombies in films, the zombie as environmental critique, its role in mass psychology and how issues of race, class and gender are expressed through zombie narratives. Collectively, the work enhances our understanding of the popularity and purposes of horror in the modern era. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Combining phenomenological insights from Brentano and Sartre, but also drawing on recent work on consciousness by analytic philosophers, this book defends the view that conscious states are reflexive, and necessarily so, i.e., that they have a built-in, “implicit” awareness of their own occurrence, such that the subject of a conscious state has an immediate, non-objectual acquaintance with it. As part of this investigation, the book also explores the relationship between reflexivity and the phenomenal, or “what-it-is-like,” dimension of conscious experience, defending the innovative thesis that phenomenal character is constituted by the implicit self-awareness built into every conscious state. This account stands in marked contrast to most influential extant theories of phenomenal character, including qualia theories, according to which phenomenal character is a matter of having phenomenal sensations, and representationalism, according to which phenomenal character is constituted by representational content. (Series A)

This book presents the papers included in the proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology 2020 (IRICT 2020) that was held virtually on December 21–22, 2020. The main theme of the book is “Innovative Systems for Intelligent Health Informatics”. A total of 140 papers were submitted to the conference, but only 111 papers were published in this book. The book presents several hot research topics which include health informatics, bioinformatics, information retrieval, artificial intelligence, soft computing, data science, big data analytics, Internet of things (IoT), intelligent communication systems, information security, information systems, and software engineering.

Chicago is not the city it used to be. Taxes have risen in the past year. Mass riots and protests violently storm toward corrupt officials and massive business owners. What they don't know is that the publications and the business had their ways of hiding all their corruption schemes. Jungwoo is a K-pop artist who wants to explore acting. He signs up for a role where he has to go to Chicago to shoot some scenes. In Chicago, he meets Medhana, a kidnap survivor trying to seek hope during hardship. While hanging out with Medhana, Jungwoo learns what is happening in Chicago and who is the main culprit.