The Frankenstein Syndrome
Published: November 16, 2025
Duration: 2:07
Today I open a book that isn't on any shelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. I will travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.
Inspired by Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), this syndrome has been used to describe both an individual psychological phenomenon and a widespread social concern about the unchecked development of science and technology.
Inspired by Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), this syndrome has been used to describe both an individual psychological phenomenon and a widespread social concern about the unchecked development of science and technology.