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Computers Weren’t Designed For Human Bodies

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Back pain, vision loss, carpal tunnel syndrome — all can be blamed on the personal computer. Laine Nooney, assistant professor of media and information studies at New York University, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the ailments brought about computer usage – and about the trouble with shutting down your work computer for the day only to pick up your tablet. Their article, “How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body,” was published in Vice.