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    Body Electric

    Body Electric

    Body Electric

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    Length:
    21 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 21 episodes

    Title

    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 r...

    26 minutes
    		Jul 02, 2024

    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 moveme...

    8 minutes
    		Jun 25, 2024

    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,...

    5 minutes
    		Jun 18, 2024

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

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

    24 minutes
    		Jun 11, 2024

    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 classroo...

    5 minutes
    		Jun 04, 2024

    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 geneti...

    5 minutes
    		May 28, 2024

    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 liste...

    21 minutes
    		May 21, 2024

    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 ...

    5 minutes
    		May 14, 2024

    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 Dia...

    5 minutes
    		May 07, 2024

    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 w...

    5 minutes
    		Apr 30, 2024