Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If Online Learning Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where digital education platforms never emerged, dramatically altering how knowledge is shared in the internet age and transforming the landscape of global education access.
What If Ontario Implemented Different Energy Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ontario pursued nuclear power more aggressively instead of renewable energy and natural gas, dramatically altering Canada's energy landscape, economy, and climate position.
What If OPEC Was Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where oil-producing nations failed to unite in 1960, dramatically reshaping global energy politics, economic development, and international relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If Open Access Publishing Was The Norm?
Exploring the alternate timeline where academic research was freely available to everyone from the beginning of the digital age, revolutionizing scientific progress, education, and global innovation.
What If OpenAI's Q* Breakthrough Led to AGI in 2024?
Exploring how the world would have changed if OpenAI's rumored Q* algorithm had achieved true artificial general intelligence in 2024, transforming technology, economy, and society.
What If Operation Market Garden Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Allied airborne operation to secure bridges in the Netherlands in September 1944 achieved its objectives, potentially shortening World War II by months.