Scenarios about 'human settlement'
Human settlement refers to any place where people establish communities, from prehistoric encampments to modern megacities. The development of permanent settlements marks a pivotal transition in human history, enabling agricultural production, specialized labor, and the emergence of complex societies. Understanding settlement patterns and their evolution is crucial for exploring alternate historical trajectories where different environmental conditions, technologies, or social structures might have produced vastly different human geographies.
What If Mars Was Colonized Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity established permanent settlements on Mars in the 1990s rather than the 2030s, transforming space exploration, geopolitics, and the future of our species.