The big thinkers at Aperture examine inventions that dramatically changed human life and society.

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The Beatles' song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the "hypnagogic state". This is the twilight zone ...

From physical devices that interrupt addictive patterns to AI companions that coach better screen habits, the newest ...

Exclusive: Sitting alongside a plastic mannequin head wearing a suicide collar, euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke tells ...

The recognition is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

The human use of fire, attested by evidence from Africa, goes back around 1.6m years. But, hitherto, the oldest signs of ...

Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

Developed by Science, the device gently cleans your entire body in minutes using water jets and microbubbles, all while playing music and monitoring vital signs. A human washing machine that ...

Humans have created countless inventions that shape our lives in amazing ways. Some are practical, some are revolutionary, and some are simply fascinating. But if aliens suddenly appeared, which ...