Cultural Developments
Scenarios examining alternate paths for art, literature, music, religion, and social movements
What If Education Was Never Segregated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where racial segregation never took hold in American education, potentially reshaping the nation's social, economic, and political landscape from the post-Civil War era onward.
What If Einstein Never Developed Relativity?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Albert Einstein never formulated his theories of special and general relativity, potentially delaying mankind's understanding of spacetime and fundamentally altering the course of 20th-century physics and technology.
What If Electronic Music Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where electronic music failed to develop as a musical form, dramatically altering the evolution of popular music, technology, and cultural expression from the 20th century to the present day.
What If Elvis Presley Lived Longer?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Elvis Presley overcame his health issues in 1977 and continued his musical career for decades longer, reshaping the landscape of popular music and entertainment.
What If English-Only Education Was Never Mandated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Native American, immigrant, and other minority communities retained their linguistic rights in American education, dramatically reshaping the nation's cultural landscape and identity.
What If Esports Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where competitive video gaming failed to evolve into a global entertainment industry, dramatically altering digital culture, entertainment economics, and technological development in the 21st century.