Scenarios about 'research and development'
The systematic process of creating new knowledge and applying it to develop novel technologies, products, or systems. Research and development has been a critical driver of technological advancement throughout history, from military innovations during wartime to corporate and government-funded scientific breakthroughs. In alternate history scenarios, different R&D priorities or funding levels often serve as divergence points that lead to dramatically altered technological landscapes and societal outcomes.
What If Artificial Intelligence Development Stalled?
Exploring the alternate timeline where artificial intelligence research hit insurmountable barriers in the early 2000s, dramatically altering the trajectory of technological development, digital economies, and global power dynamics in the 21st century.
What If Japan's University-Industry Collaboration Was Stronger?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan developed robust university-industry partnerships in the 1980s, potentially transforming its economic trajectory and global technological leadership into the 21st century.