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Episode 0097—AFIT Archive: No PARCing Mar 20, 2021

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Episode 0097—AFIT Archive: No PARCing
The podcast is taking a "spring break", but we thought an episode from the "early days" that many of our new listeners might have heard might a good idea. We are working a number of exciting new episodes in the coming months, including a large number of listener-suggested topics and new guests.
Here are the original show notes from Episode 22 "No PARCing"....
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?

The commercial for the Xerox Alto—arguably the first “personal computer”:

https://youtu.be/M0zgj2p7Ww4

Steve Jobs Audio: Interview from “Triumph of the Nerds” (1996)

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Episode 0096—Letter Ho A Go Mar 12, 2021

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Vietnamese revolutionary lead Ho Chi Minh is said to have twice approached the United States seeking assistance in gaining independence from France as a colonial power.
How would the course of history have been different if either overture had met a receptive audience?
Topic suggested by listener Joey Gibson.
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Episode 0095—World War, Boer Detour Mar 07, 2021

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On January 3, 1896, Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II sent a telegram to Transvaal Republic President, Johannes Kruger congratulating him on the recent success in repelling an attack from British raiders. In the real timeline, the telegram caused heightened tensions between Britain and Germany.
How would history have been different if further actions had followed the telegram to continue to cause strife between the factions in southern Africa?
Helpful Background Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_telegram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War
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Episode 0094—Nothing New 1492 Part Deux Feb 28, 2021

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1492 marked the beginning of many things "new", including the discovery of a New World by Christopher Columbus sailing under the banner of a newly-united and soon-to-be ascending Spain.
In this second of several episodes in the coming months on this topical thread, we look at how changing the discovery timing of the New World could have impacted the Aztec empire.
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Episode 0093—Vaccine Variation Feb 20, 2021

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In the early 1950s, Jonas Salk and other scientists led the effort to develop and deploy an effective vaccine against polio. In subsequent decades, significant progress was made to eradicate other diseases through the development of successful vaccines and widespread immunization programs.
How might the course of medical and social history be different if Salk's vaccine had proved ineffective or delayed? What are the lessons and implications of those vaccines on the current global pandemic and efforts to stem the spread of COVID?
Patron Eric Rush joins for this episode on the topic he suggested.
Link to Referenced YouTube Video on Herd Immunity illustrated via mousetraps and ping-pong balls.
https://youtu.be/Et_J8_x4qBs
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Episode 0092—Nothing New 1492 Feb 12, 2021

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1492 marked the beginning of many things "new", including the discovery of a New World by Christopher Columbus sailing under the banner of a newly-united and soon-to-be ascending Spain.
In this first of several episodes in the coming months, we look at how changing the discovery timing of the New World could have impacted the evolution of the Old World.
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Episode 0091—The X Factor Feb 07, 2021

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As many as nine of Queen Victoria's male descendants suffered from hemophilia, a bleeding disorder known to be inherited on a recessive gene on the X-chromosome.
How might history have been changed if Victoria had not been a carrier of the gene?
Topic suggestion by listener Eric Rush.
Useful Web Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Nikolaevich,_Tsarevich_of_Russia

National Hemophilia Organization:
https://www.hemophilia.org/
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Episode 0090—No "Dewey's Chewies" Jan 29, 2021

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The first major battle of the 1898 Spanish-American war was the US naval victory over Spanish forces at the Battle of Manila Bay. What if Spain had been victorious in that battle? How would the near term course of the war and the larger scope of history had been different with that change?
Topic suggested by listener Joe McCullough.
Helpful Web Links:
Battle of Manila Bay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_Bay
Admiral George Dewey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dewey
Referenced Episode:
Episode 0074—Crashing The Bull Moose Party
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Episode 0089—Alaska Alternative Jan 22, 2021

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In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million thereby increasing the land size of the US by over 20% for what is now considered a financial bargain.

How would history be different if Russian and/or the Soviet Union had maintained a territorial presence in North America?

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Episode 0088—Montezuma Reversed Jan 15, 2021

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While the guns and steel of European explorers and conquerors proved deadly to the indigenous people of the New World, the most devasting impact came in the form of new diseases for which they had no immunity. However, imagine the possibility of the reverse being true where those coming to the New World face a disease threat for which they are not prepared. How might that have altered the course of early encounters between Old and New?
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