Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If Nuclear Weapons Were Used After World War II?
Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear weapons were deployed in subsequent conflicts following WWII, fundamentally altering geopolitics, warfare, and humanity's relationship with this devastating technology.
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 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 Organ Transplantation Was Developed Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where functional organ transplantation became medically viable in the early 20th century, revolutionizing healthcare decades ahead of our timeline and fundamentally altering medical science and ethics.
What If Ottawa Developed a Stronger Tech Sector Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Canada's capital established itself as a major technology hub decades before the rise of Silicon Valley North, fundamentally altering North American tech development and Canada's economic trajectory.
What If Oxford and Cambridge Developed Different Relationships with Tech?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Oxford embraced commercialization of research while Cambridge maintained a purist academic approach, reshaping both universities and Britain's role in the global tech ecosystem.