Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If Twitter Never Caught On?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Twitter failed to gain mainstream adoption, dramatically reshaping the social media landscape, online discourse, and modern communication patterns.
What If Twitter Never Launched?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Twitter never came to exist, reshaping the landscape of social media, political discourse, and cultural communication in the 21st century.
What If Vaccines Were Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where vaccination was never discovered, leaving humanity vulnerable to infectious diseases and dramatically altering the course of global health, demographics, and society.
What If Venice Implemented Different Flood Protection Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Venice constructed effective flood protection systems decades before MOSE, potentially saving the city from devastating acqua alta events and changing the trajectory of historic preservation.
What If Video Games Were Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where video games never emerged as an entertainment medium, radically altering the development of technology, digital culture, and global entertainment industries.
What If Virtual Reality Gaming Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where virtual reality gaming technology failed to materialize, dramatically altering the trajectory of gaming, technology, and digital interaction in the 21st century.