The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm 2

Author: Yuki Yoshimoto
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 164659763X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
After hearing that the body of the presumed missing Major Kusanagi has turned up under mysterious circumstances, Section 9’s Togusa and Tsunagi take to the north to continue the search for answers. However, when their investigation into the involvement of the cultish Aterui community turns violent, the operation goes south fast as Tsunagi is taken by the shadowy and dangerous “White Bear.” Meanwhile, down south, Batou and Ishikawa end up in some hot water of their own with the Triads and their apparent involvement in the corrupt dealings of Osaki Heavy Industries…

Ghost in the Shell

Author:
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1682334503
Category : Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description

Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network

Author: Max Gladstone
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 164212530X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
A covert mission in Shanghai reunites Kusanagi with a wartime rival amid shifting loyalties. The infiltration of an anti-cyberization cult calls for Section 9’s most “human” members to do things the old-fashioned way. A deep dive into the mind of a criminal forces Kusanagi to question the nature of imagination – and her own identity. The stories in Global Neural Network bring a 21st-century perspective to its questions of human identity and the border between mind and machine that made The Ghost in the Shell one of the most revered manga of all time, and unleash top Western comics artists on eye-popping action scenes starring Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, Aramaki, and all the members of Section 9! Original stories by: * Alex de Campi (Twisted Romance) & Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) * Brenden Fletcher (Gotham Academy, Motor Crush) & LRNZ (Golem) * Genevieve Valentine (Mechanique, Icon), & Brent Schoonover (The Astonishing Ant-Man) * Max Gladstone (the Craft Sequence) & David López (All-New Wolverine)

The Ghost in the Shell Volume 1.5

Author: Shirow Masamune
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1935429965
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Deep into the 21st century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants, and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging technoscape, the cover-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers the digital future has to offer. Whether dealing with remote-controlled corpses, lethally malfunctioning micromachines, or cop-killer cyborgs, Section 9 is determined to serve and protect…and reboot some cybercrook butt! Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor has all the mind-twisting cybermadness you’ve come to expect from Ghost in the Shell but set in a more police-procedural context with action and suspense galore. Features the stories "Fat Cat," "Drive Slave," "Mines of Mind," and "Lost Past."

White Maze

Author: Junichi Fujisaku
Publisher: DH Press
ISBN: 9781595820747
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Novel based on the hit films and television series.

The Ghost in the Shell Volume 2

Author: Shirow Masamune
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1935429035
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
March 6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist Net security expert, heading the investigative department of the giant multi-national Poseidon Industrial. Partly transcending the physical world and existing in a virtual world of networks, Motoko is a fusion of multiple entities and identities, deploying remotely controlled prosthetic humanoid surrogates around the globe to investigate a series of bizarre incidents.

Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex

Author: Yu Kinutani
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 168233452X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description

The Ghost in the Shell

Author: Tow Ubukata
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN: 1945054905
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Neither a utopia nor a dystopia, it’s still a world of nations at strife, as dominated by corporations as ever. Technology hasn’t made humans nearly obsolete, but rather bettered us, if you will, attaching to our bodies and even brains as enhancements—for those who can afford it. Comics artist Shirow Masamune’s vision of our coming society, animated to global acclaim and finally the basis of a major Hollywood production, branches out in five original stories by some of the most beloved SF novelists working in Japan today. A standalone collection, it requires no familiarity with the franchise to be enjoyed but is indispensable for fans for its thoughtful exploration of the series’ implications. While reality may never become virtual, it will be increasingly networked and augmented. Navigate herein age-old questions about man that will return, not so ironically, in full force: What is the self? Is there such a thing as the soul?

The Lost Memory

Author: Junichi Fujisaku
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595820723
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Novel based on the hit films and television series.

Foundations of Data Science

Author: Avrim Blum
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108617360
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of data science, including machine learning, high-dimensional geometry, and analysis of large networks. Topics include the counterintuitive nature of data in high dimensions, important linear algebraic techniques such as singular value decomposition, the theory of random walks and Markov chains, the fundamentals of and important algorithms for machine learning, algorithms and analysis for clustering, probabilistic models for large networks, representation learning including topic modelling and non-negative matrix factorization, wavelets and compressed sensing. Important probabilistic techniques are developed including the law of large numbers, tail inequalities, analysis of random projections, generalization guarantees in machine learning, and moment methods for analysis of phase transitions in large random graphs. Additionally, important structural and complexity measures are discussed such as matrix norms and VC-dimension. This book is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate courses in the design and analysis of algorithms for data.