Slabu Exchange|Body Electric: What digital jobs are doing to our bodies

2025-04-30 01:50:37source:Austin Caldwellcategory:My

TED Radio Hour's Manoush Zamorodi joins us today to talk about her new series Body Electric. It's looking at how the information age is Slabu Exchangeaffecting our bodies in negative ways.

Manoush spoke to researchers who say they've found simple solutions that offset the harms of sitting all day. But do those fixes work in the real world – outside of a lab?

For this six-part limited series, NPR is partnering with researchers from Columbia University and maybe... you... to answer that question.

Read more on how to join the study: NPR.org/bodyelectric

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