Scientific Discoveries
Scenarios exploring how different scientific breakthroughs or their timing might have changed history
What If Academic Publishing Took a Different Path?
Exploring the alternate timeline where academic publishing evolved without commercial publishers dominating the field, fundamentally altering how research is shared, evaluated, and accessed worldwide.
What If Aging Was Slowed or Reversed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where science discovers a viable method to significantly slow or reverse human aging, fundamentally transforming society, economics, and human potential.
What If AIDS Was Contained Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where HIV/AIDS was identified, understood, and effectively contained in the early 1980s, potentially saving millions of lives and reshaping global health priorities.
What If Air France Flight 447 Never Crashed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Air France Flight 447 safely completed its journey in 2009, potentially transforming aviation safety, pilot training, and sensor technology development.
What If Alexandria Preserved More of Its Historical Heritage?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Great Library and other intellectual treasures of Alexandria survived destruction, potentially altering the course of scientific and cultural development in the Western world.
What If Alzheimer's Disease Was Cured?
Exploring the alternate timeline where medical researchers discovered a complete cure for Alzheimer's disease in the early 2000s, dramatically altering healthcare, economics, and social structures in an aging global population.