Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If Barcelona's Eixample Grid Extended Throughout the City?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Ildefons Cerdà's visionary urban grid plan for Barcelona's Eixample district was implemented across the entire city, potentially creating one of the most uniformly planned major cities in the world.

What If Bavaria Gained More Autonomy in Germany?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Bavaria secured greater autonomy within the German federal system, reshaping Germany's political landscape and potentially altering European integration.

What If Behavioral Economics Emerged Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where behavioral economics developed in the 1940s instead of the 1970s, potentially transforming economics, policy-making, and social welfare decades ahead of our timeline.

What If Beijing Addressed Air Pollution Decades Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where China implemented comprehensive air pollution controls in the 1980s instead of prioritizing economic growth at all environmental costs, potentially transforming global climate politics and public health outcomes.

What If Beijing Implemented Different Air Quality Measures Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Beijing enacted comprehensive air pollution controls in the 1990s, potentially transforming China's environmental policies, public health outcomes, and global climate leadership.

What If Beirut Avoided Civil War Through Different Policies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Lebanon implemented different political reforms and power-sharing mechanisms that prevented the devastating 1975-1990 civil war and transformed Beirut into a sustained Middle Eastern success story.