Episode 22: No PARCing

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Xerox Alto (1972)

In the early 1970s, Xerox ruled the office copier world and had the vision to establish the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as an innovation catalyst for new technologies that would enable it to expand its place as a technology leader. PARC was the place where the first personal computer, computer network, graphical user interfaces and computer mice all had their start—none of which became part of the next phase of Xerox.

How might the world be different today if Xerox had the vision to be the company that delivered the visionary advances spawned by its own creation—PARC—to the world?

Episode 21: The Sinking White Egg Basket

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The Sinking of the White Ship

On November 25th, 1120, the vessel known as “The White Ship” sank of the Normandy coast taking the life of William Adelin, the only legitimate son and heir of England Henry I. This event led to a period in English history known as “The Anarchy”.

What might have been the alternate timeline if young William had lived and what does that potentially have to do with much of modern Western democracy as we know it today?

Episode 20: All Latin To Me

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A fully-working replica of Gutenberg's press.

In 1439, Johannes Gutenberg became the first European to use movable type in printing. What if this innovation had not come and the “Gutenberg Bible” had not been or had been delayed?

Join Alexis as she leads an exploration of would have been the impact on the Reformation and the modern world without this important historical milestone?