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NPR · Health

Body Electric

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.

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Big update: The Body Electric book is out!

05 May 2026
5m
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Life Kit: Don't always depend on GPS. Your sense of direction will thank you

13 Aug 2024
17m
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5 minute walk & talk: The low-tech gadget to make your breaks better

16 Jul 2024
7m
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5 minute move & talk: Taking breaks when walking isn't an option

09 Jul 2024
5m
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If a bot relationship FEELS real, should we care that it's not?

02 Jul 2024
26m
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5 minute MOVE & GROOVE! DJ JP Labrosse will get you off your screen

25 Jun 2024
8m
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5 minute walk & talk: Manoush's journey to spend less time on her laptop

18 Jun 2024
5m
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Type, tap, scroll, BREATHE! How our tech use impacts our breath

11 Jun 2024
24m
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5 minute walk & talk: The professor who makes her students jog during sociology class

04 Jun 2024
5m
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5 min walk & talk: Dr. Uché Blackstock on how your neighborhood impacts your health

28 May 2024
5m
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Your earbuds and you: What all that listening is doing to us

21 May 2024
21m
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5 minute walk & talk: Why this listener failed at taking breaks—and her new approach

14 May 2024
5m
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5 minute walk & talk: Physiologist Keith Diaz hates timers and doesn't count steps

07 May 2024
5m
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5 minute walk + talk: Writer Kelly Corrigan on making movement breaks productive

30 Apr 2024
5m
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TED Radio Hour: A More Walkable World

23 Mar 2024
50m
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This episode of the TED Radio Hour, titled "A More Walkable World," explores the benefits of walking and creating walkable cities. It begins with a discussion of the Body Electric project, which studied the effects of regular movement breaks on health and well-being, and shares listener experiences. The episode then de...

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Thinking Long-Term: Making Movement a Lifelong Habit

08 Jan 2024
12m
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What Zoom Does To Our Brains

08 Jan 2024
11m
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Top 10 Listener Tips To Keep Moving

08 Jan 2024
15m
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Part 6: Walk Into The Future

17 Nov 2023
33m
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Part 5: The Mind-Body-Tech Connection

17 Nov 2023
26m
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