Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 11:21 a.m.

It began, as many revolutions do, not with a bang, but with a quiet squeak. In the 19th century, inside his study at Down House…

Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 11:10 a.m.

For millions of years, our skeleton was a masterpiece of motion. The human spine, with its elegant, double S-curve, is not a de…

Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 10:40 a.m.

Charles Darwin, in the quiet sanctum of his study, made a small but revolutionary modification to his armchair. Frustrated by t…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 7:04 p.m.

We are a species built for movement, yet we have engineered a world that demands stillness. We sit to work, to play, to sociali…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 6:46 p.m.

We live in an era defined by the chair. For many of us, it is a cage—a softly upholstered prison where we spend a third or more…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

Our bodies, sculpted by millennia of movement, now spend much of their lives in a state of profound stillness. We hunt for dead…

Published on Feb. 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

In the 19th century, Charles Darwin, beset by illness and deep in thought, jury-rigged a set of castors to the bottom of his ar…

Published on Feb. 3, 2024, 12:32 p.m.

We live in a cage of our own making. It’s a comfortable cage, often climate-controlled, with a view of a glowing screen. Its th…

Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 12:15 p.m.

Our modern lives are built upon a paradox: in a world of constant motion, our bodies are increasingly still. We sit for work, f…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 10:07 a.m.

Our bodies are primal blueprints, masterpieces of evolution designed for motion. For millennia, the human form was defined by t…

Published on Feb. 3, 2024, 12:22 p.m.

We are living through the great sedentary migration. For eight, ten, sometimes twelve hours a day, we command our posts from a …

Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 3:58 p.m.

Before the standing desk, before the ergonomic keyboard, there was a simple, profound invention. In the 1840s, naturalist Charl…

Published on Feb. 2, 2024, 7:29 p.m.

*We dissected a popular, affordable chair to reveal the hidden science, design trade-offs, and psychological tricks that define…

Published on Feb. 3, 2024, 3:48 p.m.

There’s a quiet paradox unfolding in millions of home offices and cubicles across the continent. We sit down to work, to create…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 2:46 p.m.

In my two decades as a chiropractor, I’ve seen a silent epidemic unfold. It isn’t a virus, but a posture—a slow, creeping colla…

Published on Feb. 3, 2024, 9:45 a.m.

Your chair is a paradox. It is the silent partner to your productivity, the throne of your digital kingdom, and very likely, a …

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 9:05 a.m.

We are a species built for movement, yet we spend our days in a state of suspended animation. In offices, homes, and dorm rooms…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 9:24 a.m.

It’s one of the most curious artifacts of modern digital life. In millions of bedrooms, home offices, and streaming studios, yo…

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 9:44 a.m.

There’s a silent, creeping force that defines the modern workday. It isn’t the pressure of a deadline or the glow of a screen. …

Published on Feb. 1, 2024, 10:40 a.m.

For most of human history, the chair was a symbol of power. It was the throne of a king, carved from ivory and gold, an object …