In the genre of «Science Fiction» scientific and technological utopias permeate our everyday life. The zest for technoscientific visions is always paired with fears of catastrophy. Archetypical images like Prometheus and Dr. Frankenstein not only nurture our invention but also our attitudes towards existing science and technology.

Our present embodies a dilemma: There is no alternative to science based provision of the future. At the same time we are confronted with problematic consequences of scientific progress. How is the future anticipated and determined by science?

C. P. Snow emphasized the differing identities of disciplines in science and technology and in arts and humanities and coined the notion of "two cultures". The colloquium wants to stimulate a dialogue between the two cultures. Historical continuities of debate shall be detected and ways explored for constructive collaboration.

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