Thought Experiment: A What-if Scenario Event

This week’s story scenario enters The Broken Future.

Keywords: Future of Humanity, Space Travel, Sci-Fi, AI, Survival
A dead planet.
A silent ship.
A mission returning home.
Then you find the logs.
Trillions of signals.
All identical.
All using your ship’s voice.
You were not sent to investigate what happened.
You were sent to repeat it.

Welcome to The Thought Experiment — a meetup where we explore big “What if…?” scenarios in a fun, thoughtful, and imaginative way.
Each session, we take one scenario — from global crises to dark sci-fi futures — and work together to imagine what humanity might do next. Some people bring research, others bring instinct and imagination. Either way, the goal is curiosity, debate, and interesting conversations.
This event is for curious minds of all kinds: students, professionals, creatives, sci-fi fans, horror fans, or anyone who enjoys thinking differently.

Event Details
📍 Melbourne Central Lion Hotel.
🕒 3 PM start
👥 Small group event: 6–14 people
🎟 Free for the first 14 people, then $6 + booking fee
🌐 Tickets: https://thoughtexperiment.au
⌛ Find the table with the hourglass
Please RSVP.
We ask everyone to buy a drink at the venue.
Conversational English is required to get the best out of the event.
Format
Quick intro to the scenario
Small-group discussion
Share back with the group
Wrap up + optional post-discussion drinks
No right answers — just curiosity, debate, and fun.