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Body Electric Part 2: When Human Met Desk

TED Radio Hour

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The Physical Toll of Computer Use

The narrator has experienced computer-related physical pain for 20 years. It was difficult to diagnose until recently. Using a computer combines various stress postures, such as extended sitting, using the keyboard, and maintaining a specific head posture. This was a new bodily posture that had no precedent before computers. The narrator also mentions that many people can't remember a time before computers were everywhere.

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