Fictional texts tend to draw inspiration from their surroundings and time period, such that they can act as markers to identify certain behaviors and attitudes common of the time of its production. Considering then the rapid development of science and technology in the past century,...
Pixar film WALL-E is set in a post-apocalyptic era where the earth is desolate and mankind live aboard giant starliners, known as the Axiom, while technological innovations such as the titular Wall-E attempt to clean up and restore the planet to habitable conditions. EVE robots...
Set in 2035, the film I, Robot (2004) is a dystopian, science fiction situated in a futuristic paradigm where robots are a ubiquitous feature in the bustling American city as they perform daily functions based on the commands of humans. Guided by the Three Laws...
Think of the word ‘apocalypse’, and we tend conjure up thoughts of death, destruction, and the end of the world. A seemingly rational reaction would be to avoid it – after all, the fear of death is common amongst us – yet the post-apocalyptic style...
“Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master.” - Christian Lous Lange You love stories like Contagion, I, Robot and Wall-E. You love playing zombie games. But you’d never admit your fear of technology controlling humanity one day.In this issue, we explore the depictions of...