Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If The Silicon Valley-Stanford University Relationship Developed Differently?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the symbiotic relationship between Stanford University and Silicon Valley took a fundamentally different path, potentially reshaping the global technology landscape and innovation ecosystem.
What If The Smartphone Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where modern touchscreen smartphones never achieved widespread adoption, dramatically altering the course of technological development, digital culture, and global connectivity in the 21st century.
What If The Solidarity Movement in Poland Failed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Poland's Solidarity movement was crushed in the early 1980s, potentially delaying the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and reshaping the end of the Cold War.
What If The Southern African Development Community Implemented Stronger Integration?
Exploring the alternate timeline where SADC pursued European Union-style integration, creating a powerful unified economic and political bloc in Southern Africa.
What If The Soviet Union Transitioned to Capitalism Successfully?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Soviet Union managed a stable, prosperous transition to market economy in the 1990s, fundamentally reshaping global geopolitics and the post-Cold War order.
What If The Soyuz 11 Decompression Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts survived their 1971 mission, potentially accelerating Soviet space station development and altering the course of space exploration history.