Ayesha Roscoe

Since we last spoke, Manoush has spent three years combing through the results of a massive study with thousands of NPR listeners.

in partnership with Columbia University Medical Center.

And the results are at the heart of her new book, Body Electric, the hidden health cost of the digital age and new science to reclaim your well-being.

Today, she's back to explain how we can reclaim our humanity in a world that's designed to keep us sitting and glued to our screens.

We're back with the Sunday Story.

Manoush, welcome.

It's great to be back, Aisha.

Thank you for having me.

So you have a new book out this month.

It's called Body Electric.

And that's a great title.

Thank you.

And it's based on research you started back in 2023.

So kind of set the scene of what's been going on and the zeitgeist around tech use since we first spoke.

So tell me more about that, like the physical effects on our bodies of this rise in our reliance on technology.

Like what's happening to us as we treat our devices as kind of extensions of our limbs, you know, basically another part of our hand.

And, you know, give in to all of the conveniences they offer.

And they do.

They offer a lot of entertainment.

What's wrong with that?