Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If Wayne Gretzky Never Played Hockey?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, pursued a different career path, fundamentally altering the landscape of professional hockey and sports culture in North America.
What If Wellington Developed Different Government-Tech Relationships?
Exploring the alternate timeline where New Zealand's capital city created a fundamentally different partnership between government and technology sectors, potentially reshaping digital governance globally.
What If Western Sahara's Status Was Resolved Differently?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Western Sahara conflict found a definitive resolution, reshaping North African geopolitics, regional integration, and international legal precedents on self-determination.
What If Whitney Houston Never Died?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Whitney Houston overcame her personal struggles in 2012, continuing her music career and potentially returning to the heights of her earlier success.
What If Wikipedia Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the world's largest collaborative encyclopedia never came into existence, dramatically altering how information is shared, accessed, and created in the digital age.
What If Wind Power Was More Widely Adopted?
Exploring the alternate timeline where wind energy became a dominant global power source decades earlier, reshaping our energy infrastructure, economy, and climate response.