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Body Electric

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NPR

Our bodies are adapting and changing to meet the demands of the Information Age. What is happening? And what can we do about it? This six-part series is an interactive investigation into the relationship between our technology and our bodies...and how we can fix it.

#24

Life Kit: Don't always depend on GPS. Your sense of direction will thank you

We've got a special episode for you today from our friends at Life Kit! Do you feel like y... more

13 Aug 2024

17 MINS

17:57

13 Aug 2024

#23

5 minute walk & talk: The low-tech gadget to make your breaks better

It's the finale of Body Electric season 2! Writer Linda Stone, who coined the term "screen... more

16 Jul 2024

07 MINS

07:17

16 Jul 2024

#22

5 minute move & talk: Taking breaks when walking isn't an option

After a series of accidents over a decade ago, listener Michelle Rozovics lost her mobilit... more

09 Jul 2024

05 MINS

05:47

09 Jul 2024

#21

If a bot relationship FEELS real, should we care that it's not?

Thanks to advances in AI, chatbots can act as personalized therapists, companions and roma... more

02 Jul 2024

26 MINS

26:39

02 Jul 2024

#20

5 minute MOVE & GROOVE! DJ JP Labrosse will get you off your screen

Today, we have an extraordinary episode to get you off your screen! Join mindful movement ... more

25 Jun 2024

08 MINS

08:37

25 Jun 2024

#19

5 minute walk & talk: Manoush's journey to spend less time on her laptop

Today, Manoush takes a solo walk and shares what she does to spend less time scrolling, mo... more

18 Jun 2024

05 MINS

05:31

18 Jun 2024

#18

Type, tap, scroll, BREATHE! How our tech use impacts our breath

Do you have "screen apnea"? Former Microsoft executive Linda Stone coined this term around... more

11 Jun 2024

24 MINS

24:26

11 Jun 2024

#17

5 minute walk & talk: The professor who makes her students jog during sociology class

Professor Jennifer Lundquist has been taking movement breaks in her office and classroom f... more

04 Jun 2024

05 MINS

05:35

04 Jun 2024

#16

5 minute walk & talk: Uché Blackstock on how your neighborhood impacts your health

Even if we want to put our health first, it's not always within our control. Our genetics,... more

28 May 2024

05 MINS

05:24

28 May 2024

#15

Your earbuds and you: What all that listening is doing to us

Many of us wear earbuds for hours at a time, sometimes all day long, and all that listenin... more

21 May 2024

21 MINS

21:33

21 May 2024

#14

5 minute walk & talk: Why this listener failed at taking breaks—and her new approach

Remembering to get up and move can feel impossible, especially when you love your work and... more

14 May 2024

05 MINS

05:31

14 May 2024

#13

5 minute walk & talk: Physiologist Keith Diaz hates timers and doesn't count steps

It's time for another 5 minute movement break! This time, Columbia researcher Keith Diaz j... more

07 May 2024

05 MINS

05:32

07 May 2024

#12

5 minute walk & talk: Writer Kelly Corrigan on making movement breaks productive

To kick off Season 2 of Body Electric, host Manoush Zomorodi takes a five minute walk with... more

30 Apr 2024

05 MINS

05:07

30 Apr 2024

#11

TED Radio Hour: A More Walkable World

We know walking is good for our bodies, our communities, and our planet. But our car-centr... more

23 Mar 2024

50 MINS

50:55

23 Mar 2024

#10

Thinking Long-Term: Making Movement a Lifelong Habit

The Body Electric challenge has inspired tens of thousands of listeners to incorporate mor... more

08 Jan 2024

12 MINS

12:00

08 Jan 2024

#9

What Zoom Does To Our Brains

We've all heard of "Zoom fatigue"—that feeling of depletion and exhaustion after a long vi... more

08 Jan 2024

11 MINS

11:59

08 Jan 2024

#8

Top 10 Listener Tips To Keep Moving

Last fall, over 20,000 listeners joined our study with Columbia University to take movemen... more

08 Jan 2024

15 MINS

15:41

08 Jan 2024

#7

Part 6: Walk Into The Future

In part six: host Manoush Zomorodi digs into the preliminary results of the listener study... more

17 Nov 2023

33 MINS

33:50

17 Nov 2023

#6

Part 5: The Mind-Body-Tech Connection

In part five: host Manoush Zomorodi investigates what information overload does to our phy... more

17 Nov 2023

26 MINS

26:16

17 Nov 2023

#5

Part 4: Below the Belt

In part four: host Manoush Zomorodi explores the connection between our posture and our mo... more

17 Nov 2023

24 MINS

24:39

17 Nov 2023

#4

Part 3: Why Our Eyes Are Elongating

In part three: host Manoush Zomorodi explores how our tech habits are causing our eyes to ... more

17 Nov 2023

24 MINS

24:23

17 Nov 2023

#3

Part 2: When Human Met Desk

In part two: host Manoush Zomorodi delves into how we met and fell hard for the personal c... more

17 Nov 2023

23 MINS

23:31

17 Nov 2023

#2

Part 1: The Body Through The Ages

In this special series, host Manoush Zomorodi investigates the relationship between our te... more

17 Nov 2023

28 MINS

28:56

17 Nov 2023

#1

What is Body Electric?

On Body Electric, host Manoush Zomorodi investigates the relationship between our technolo... more

16 Nov 2023

02 MINS

02:46

16 Nov 2023

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#24

Life Kit: Don't always depend on GPS. Your sense of direction will thank you

#23

5 minute walk & talk: The low-tech gadget to make your breaks better

#22

5 minute move & talk: Taking breaks when walking isn't an option

#21

If a bot relationship FEELS real, should we care that it's not?

#20

5 minute MOVE & GROOVE! DJ JP Labrosse will get you off your screen

#19

5 minute walk & talk: Manoush's journey to spend less time on her laptop

#18

Type, tap, scroll, BREATHE! How our tech use impacts our breath

#17

5 minute walk & talk: The professor who makes her students jog during sociology class

#16

5 minute walk & talk: Uché Blackstock on how your neighborhood impacts your health

#15

Your earbuds and you: What all that listening is doing to us

#14

5 minute walk & talk: Why this listener failed at taking breaks—and her new approach

#13

5 minute walk & talk: Physiologist Keith Diaz hates timers and doesn't count steps

#12

5 minute walk & talk: Writer Kelly Corrigan on making movement breaks productive

#11

TED Radio Hour: A More Walkable World

#10

Thinking Long-Term: Making Movement a Lifelong Habit

#9

What Zoom Does To Our Brains

#8

Top 10 Listener Tips To Keep Moving

#7

Part 6: Walk Into The Future

#6

Part 5: The Mind-Body-Tech Connection

#5

Part 4: Below the Belt

#4

Part 3: Why Our Eyes Are Elongating

#3

Part 2: When Human Met Desk

#2

Part 1: The Body Through The Ages

#1

What is Body Electric?