Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If León Diversified Beyond Leather Goods?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Mexican city of León embraced industrial diversification in the mid-20th century rather than doubling down on leather production, potentially transforming central Mexico's economic landscape and the nation's industrial development.
What If Life Extension Technology Was Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where scientific breakthroughs in the early 2000s led to effective human life extension technologies, fundamentally transforming society, economics, and the human experience.
What If Loot Boxes Were Banned From The Start?
Exploring the alternate timeline where randomized monetization mechanics in video games faced immediate regulation, dramatically altering the trajectory of the gaming industry's business models and design philosophy.
What If Machine Learning Never Advanced?
Exploring the alternate timeline where machine learning technology stalled in the early 2000s, never achieving the breakthroughs that revolutionized AI and transformed virtually every sector of the global economy.
What If Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Was Never Lost?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 safely landed in Beijing, averting one of aviation's greatest mysteries and potentially reshaping aircraft tracking technology and international protocols.
What If Manchester's Industrial Base Never Declined?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Manchester maintained its industrial dominance, transforming the economic landscape of Britain and global manufacturing patterns in the post-war era.