What If Wired

Welcome to What If Wired — where technology meets imagination, and timelines twist in unexpected ways.

What if the world had taken a different path? What if yesterday’s tech dreams came true or today’s innovations reshaped everything we know?

At What If Wired, we explore futures that never were and those that could be. From alternate histories and retro-futurist visions to bold predictions about what lies ahead, we imagine how technology might redefine society, survival, and even the soul.

Whether it’s sci-fi made real, tech-driven dystopias, or utopias built on bold innovation, we ask the questions that spark curiosity and deeper thinking. Each video dives into one possibility, one version of the story. Because in a world of what ifs, there’s rarely just one truth, only endless futures to explore.

Progress is a choice. The future is unwritten.

New videos every Wednesday and Friday.

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What If Babbage’s Analytical Engine Had Launched a Digital Revolution in 1850?
What If Babbage’s Analytical Engine Had Launched a Digital Revolution in 1850?
What If Dinosaurs Were Brought Back as Biotech Weapons?
What If Dinosaurs Were Brought Back as Biotech Weapons?
What If Earth Was Encased in a Dyson Net?
What If Earth Was Encased in a Dyson Net?
What If We Built the Internet from Vacuum Tubes?
What If We Built the Internet from Vacuum Tubes?
What If Sony Had Released a Smartphone in 1983?
What If Sony Had Released a Smartphone in 1983?
What If Zeppelins Became the World’s Main Transport?
What If Zeppelins Became the World’s Main Transport?
What If Quantum AI Ran the 1980s Financial System?
What If Quantum AI Ran the 1980s Financial System?
What If Alan Turing Had Access to a Quantum Computer in World War II?
What If Alan Turing Had Access to a Quantum Computer in World War II?
What If Quantum Computing Replaced the Internet?
What If Quantum Computing Replaced the Internet?
What If We’ve Been Building the Wrong Way For the Last Two Thousand Years?
What If We’ve Been Building the Wrong Way For the Last Two Thousand Years?
What If Ancient Egyptians Had Electric Light? | The Mystery of the Dendera Light
What If Ancient Egyptians Had Electric Light? | The Mystery of the Dendera Light
What If the Nazca Lines Were an Ancient Data Network?
What If the Nazca Lines Were an Ancient Data Network?
What If Damascus Steel Holds the Key to the Future of Materials Science?
What If Damascus Steel Holds the Key to the Future of Materials Science?
What If the Ancient World Invented Electricity 2,000 Years Early? | The Baghdad Battery Mystery
What If the Ancient World Invented Electricity 2,000 Years Early? | The Baghdad Battery Mystery
What If the Iron Pillar of Delhi Hid the Secret to Rust-Proof Metal?
What If the Iron Pillar of Delhi Hid the Secret to Rust-Proof Metal?
What If the First Earthquake Detector Still Holds Secrets? | Zhang Heng’s Ancient Seismoscope
What If the First Earthquake Detector Still Holds Secrets? | Zhang Heng’s Ancient Seismoscope
What If the Secrets of Greek Fire Were Rediscovered? | The Ancient Weapon That Burned on Water
What If the Secrets of Greek Fire Were Rediscovered? | The Ancient Weapon That Burned on Water
What If Ancient India’s Flying Machines Were Real? | The Mystery of Vimanas
What If Ancient India’s Flying Machines Were Real? | The Mystery of Vimanas
What If AI Replaced Super Recognisers in the Police Force?
What If AI Replaced Super Recognisers in the Police Force?
What If Elon Musk Lived in the 1800s?
What If Elon Musk Lived in the 1800s?
What If Morse Code Was Replaced by Emojis?
What If Morse Code Was Replaced by Emojis?
What If You Could Code With Just Your Thoughts?
What If You Could Code With Just Your Thoughts?
What if ASMR Was Discovered in the Victorian Era?
What if ASMR Was Discovered in the Victorian Era?
What If Google Maps Tracks More Than Your Location?
What If Google Maps Tracks More Than Your Location?
What If Social Media Platforms Were Built to Control Emotions?
What If Social Media Platforms Were Built to Control Emotions?
What If Face Recognition Tech Is Being Used to Predict Crimes?
What If Face Recognition Tech Is Being Used to Predict Crimes?
What If Every Tech Conspiracy Was True? | The Dark Reality of a Surveillance-Driven World
What If Every Tech Conspiracy Was True? | The Dark Reality of a Surveillance-Driven World
What If Blockchain Had Been Invented in the 1800s For Banking?
What If Blockchain Had Been Invented in the 1800s For Banking?
What if the Industrial Revolution happened 100 years later — with AI from the start?
What if the Industrial Revolution happened 100 years later — with AI from the start?
What if YouTube Had existed in the 1980s? Who would have been the first stars?
What if YouTube Had existed in the 1980s? Who would have been the first stars?