Megan Ward: 3 books

Seeming Human: Artificial Intelligence and Victorian Realist Character offers a new theory of realist character through character’s unexpected afterlife: the intelligent machine. The book contends that mid-twentieth-century versions of artificial intelligence (AI) offer a theory of verisimilitude...

We all have a natural desire to be happy, no one has to tell us to ‘be happy’. We only need to look at young children’s absolute joy, happiness and their ability to be present in each moment. So what happens to us as we get older? Why do most of us live with a degree of anxiety about the future,...

Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars...