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Body Electric
Body Electric
NPR

Our bodies are adapting and changing to meet the demands of the Information Age. What is happening? And what can we do... more

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Episodes

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 you always... more

13 Aug 2024 · 17 minutes
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 apnea," knows all too... more

16 Jul 2024 · 7 minutes
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 mobility, causing her to experience pain... more

09 Jul 2024 · 5 minutes
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 romantic partners. The apps offering these services... more

02 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
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 coach JP Labrosse for this... more

25 Jun 2024 · 8 minutes
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, more time moving, including... more

18 Jun 2024 · 5 minutes
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 2007 after noticing she'd developed an... more

11 Jun 2024 · 24 minutes
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 for 13 years(!) and she's learned a... more

04 Jun 2024 · 5 minutes
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, environment, home life,... more

28 May 2024 · 5 minutes
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 listening is taking... more

21 May 2024 · 21 minutes
Body Electric
Life Kit: Don't always depend on GPS. Your sense of direction will thank you
Body Electric