The human body uses electric signals to move and think, to feel the pulse of the world

in your veins is to feel alive.

But let's be real.

So many of us spend our days plugged into our devices and they don't energize us.

We have text neck, achy backs, dry eyes.

We don't remember a time before this kind of stress on the body.

We feel agitated after spending our days on Zoom.

And at night, we rest our butts down yet again to stream and scroll some more.

We see movement now as often an inconvenience.

Like, oh no, I left my charger upstairs for my phone.

Oh, I gotta go upstairs.

We are in a silent battle with our devices and they are slowly stealthily draining us.

I'm Anush Zomerodi, host of NPR's Ted Radio Hour.

And this fall, we're bringing you a special series.

Body Electric is a six-part investigation into the relationship between our technology

and our bodies.

Learn how our habits affect our anatomy, the whole global children population becoming

near-sighted.

Why time spent online can mess with our physical health.

We have feelings of heart palpitations or difficulty breathing.

Can we end this cycle of type, tap, collapse?

We're partnering with Columbia University and maybe you to do a study.

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