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Haptic Tech: Clothes That Touch You

By: Drew Humecomment

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You might be thinking that all garments touch you. But we’re not talking about regular contact here. There are actually garments that are linked with phone and Internet technologies that when activated, feel like someone is touching you. Creepy or cool? You decide. [Read more…]

Technology Hijacking Biology – Why We All Want Touch Screens.

By: Drew Humecomment

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The biology of touch is something that we’ve been exploring for a significant amount of time. We’ve seen and repeatedly demonstrated that not only is physical touch incredibly important for health, happiness and overall wellbeing, we’ve also been able to analyze and understand why that happens. It turns out that we are very deeply hardwired for touch. Here’s where touch technology comes in. [Read more…]

Massage Chairs Will Never Replace Humans

By: Drew Humecomment

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Advancements in technology has created some great conveniences for all of us. When electronic massage chairs came out, they appeared commonly in many retail settings; especially in malls. More recently we might see them scattered throughout airports or even available for home-purchase. Even though they’re convenient, they’ll never replace massage by a human. [Read more…]

Thai Massage & Scoliosis

By: Drew Hume1 Comment

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About 3 percent of people around the world have scoliosis, the majority of whom are girls and women (reference). Scoliosis is characterized by a lateral/sideways “S” or “C” curve in the spine. Depending on the severity of an individual’s curvature, it can have a significant impact on breathing and the functioning of certain organs. Different strategies and interventions exist to try and prevent scoliosis from getting worse or reverse it altogether. Before we delve into the role that Thai Massage can play, here are some essentials. [Read more…]

What’s Better Than “No Touch Rules” For Kids? Education. That’s What.

By: Drew Hume3 Comments

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It’s so typical of our culture to say “In case something bad could happen, or because someone complained we’ve decided to BAN __[insert normal, natural human thing here]__ altogether”. You know, I’m surprised they haven’t banned walking. I mean, the potential of falling over and hurting yourself whilst locomoting is really scary. It’s such a high-risk activity. I would even say a higher risk than touching other people.

Yes. This is a rant. But a well-informed rant. There are also actionable items. So listen up.

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