From interstellar travel to coexistence with artificial intelligence, from the wounds of war to the dangers of pseudoscience: once again this year, MONDOFUTURO invites you to fasten your seatbelts and join the crew of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival for a journey through time and space.
The adventure begins beyond Earth’s atmosphere, bridging real technology and cinematic imagination, before returning to Earth–where conflicts devastate ecosystems and the climate crisis knows no borders. It continues with close encounters with AI, which–acting as oracle, confidant, partner, and psychologist–is reshaping the very geography of human relationships. It then leads us through the labyrinth of information, equipping us with a compass to navigate hoaxes, fake news, and conspiracy theories. Because knowledge is the most precious ally we have.
Yet knowledge must be free, accessible, and shared; otherwise, it becomes a tool of power. Above all, we must learn to govern the fruits of our knowledge–a control we seem to be at risk of losing today. Reversing course is both possible and necessary. The keyword is cooperation. We can remain human in the age of the artificial, but not alone. Together–by protecting the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems, and humanity across all latitudes.

“You were not made to live as brutes,
But to follow virtue and knowledge”.