Waldo Russo

Author: Sebastian Buckup, Head of Programming, Global Programming Group, Member of the Executive Committee – World Economic Forum Geneva.
Published on: 06/16/2016; version, adaptation, and images by Waldo Russo on 11/13/2016.

The best science fiction stories blend two ingredients:

The first is hard science, which sometimes leads to astonishing accuracy;

The second ingredient is an acute understanding of contemporary hopes and fears, making such books and movies great tools for dissecting the feelings of an era.

This article explores how the sentiments of each era (fears, insecurity, uncertainties, expectations) generated contemporary artistic expressions.