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Body Electric
Part 1: The Body Through The Ages
Nov 17, 2023
Author Vybarr Cregan-Reid and Columbia University researcher Keith Diaz discuss how economic eras have shaped the human body. They explore the impact of technology on physical and mental health, the evolution of human biology through labor practices, and the negative effects of prolonged sitting on health. Listeners are challenged to end the cycle of type, tap, collapse together.
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- Historical understanding of animal electricity from Galvani to Volta's battery invention.
- Importance of regular movement breaks to combat negative effects of sedentary lifestyles influenced by technology.
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Discovery of Animal Electricity
Luigi Galvani's experiments with dissected animals, particularly frogs, led to the hypothesis of animal electricity, believing that animals store electricity in their cells like a battery. However, Alessandro Volta's rigorous experiments showed that the frog's muscle contractions were caused by a circuit between different metals, leading to the invention of the battery.
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