What can futurists learn from Science Fiction movies? A lot, says Karlheinz Steinm�ller, Sci-Fi-author himself and futurist. The scientific director of Z_punkt The Foresight Company and member of the Advisory Board of the european futurists conference lucerne will give a dinner speech at the 1st conference about Science Fiction: Lab of the future.
A lot of science fictions do what futurists have to do too: The visualize possible outcomes of new technologies. Jurassic Park for example tried to figure out, what the consequences of genetic engineering could be: Take just any kind of cell - and you will have the complete genetic information of a living thing.
Futurists are therefore also advisors for producers of science fiction movies.
Karlheinz Steinm�ller will point out the fruitful interaction between systematic future studies and science fiction literature and movies.