it. So there's things that are inviting and things that are exclusionary. For example, there's a whole movement in design to create things that are ergonomically uncomfortable, that uh stop homeless people from sleeping on benches, that make it impossible for 15-year-olds to skateboard across it or pigeons can't land. So, we create things that are exclusionary. And then we also
I have a veterinary surgeon who now builds rickshaws in India-- here is where I go from New York-- Ergonomics. --ergonomics, thank you, ergonomic rickshaws-- and has a whole system around making a rickshaw driver feel more like a part of society, have health insurance, have accident insurance.
use so as not to chafe, because oh god, no. Ergonomic workplaces, what the hell?
I feel like I'm in "The Graduate." It was plastic. The ergonomics are not as easy.
And it'-- I think there's lots of different spaces to do that. Like ergonomic keyboards. BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY: I just kind of work on my posture.
here at Google. You heard a mindfulness talk yesterday. Stress reduction, they feed you, they encourage you to stand. The ergonomics team will help you stand instead of sitting, 'cause you live longer that way. Lots of things are going on. It's beautiful. This is what we want. So what is sexual health?
"The console you are playing now -- the console you have only today purchased is categorically different from its ancestors. It is called the Sony PlayStation. Its controllers are more ergonomic than those you have previously held and far more loaded with buttons. And its games are not plastic cartridges but compact discs. Previous consoles were silent but your new PlayStation zizzes and whirrs in an unfamiliar way as its digital stylus scans and loads.
And Hindustan Unilever was facing the heat of competition. They were given ergonomically sound seating arrangements.
I have two nice big monitors, which are the best for editing, and a nice ergonomic keyboard, which I love my ergonomic keyboard. Sometimes that doesn't suit where I'm at, so I will take a laptop out to the back porch or to a coffee shop or whatever.
It's helpful? Sometimes you do, sometimes-- yeah. So standing desks and ergonomic chairs are good ideas, but they're external fixes to the problem of our ancient bodies in this modern world.
There's more of a sense of you being here and it being over there. So an expensive ergonomic chair is not the answer, because it doesn't guarantee that you're going to sit in it in a balanced way.
But that couple decided that they wanted a girl. I don't mean ergonomics.
That make sense? Yeah. So if this is your ergonomics all day, I don't know how much TMJ therapy is going to help you.
That make sense? Yeah. and then you add a poor ergonomic situation where you're doing this or you're on your phone like this all the time, that is definitely going to compound it.
And so he launched this company and started making these things. And now they're famous for making ergonomically designed kitchen appliances. So that's what we're looking for in the digital world.
I'm like, I don't know what I'm going to do, or how I'm going do it, but I've got to do something. And he showed me the ergonomics of the hand, how it worked.
And it'-- I think there's lots of different spaces to do that. We have a lot of ergonomics here at Google.
That's one other thing you always want to keep in mind when taking on some kind of big project like this. If something isn't working out ergonomically, you always want to be able to twist and turn it just so that you're working in a way that's most comfortable and safe to you.
It's still basically an ergonomic approach to --
But this is more than simply good ergonomics, putting the buttons in the right place, whether they're software buttons or hardware buttons. It's often about understanding culture and
Getting the... ergonomics well done, and... that was key.
I will say mine is beyond "may." How important is ergonomics in relation to exercise?
And we did a whole webinar on home ergonomics.
and great lighting, and ergonomic chairs, and beautiful things on the wall.
That make sense? Yeah. One, the ergonomics, like you mentioned is, in today's climate, a big problem.
I feel like I'm in "The Graduate." It was plastic. and a more sophisticated design of the instrument to improve the ergonomics, to improve the intonation.
then 1,000 that they are changing the world through creating a more ergonomic chair that allows people to sit better, and will decrease arthritis
And Hindustan Unilever was facing the heat of competition. Why? Because these are forced to work in ergonomically unhygienic environments with limited access to light, ergonomic seating, ventilation,
So one thing I've heard about anecdotally is teenagers having a lot more ergonomic problems, like in their wrists and neck, than they used to.
I feel so odd. It's ergonomically incorrect.
And that we've been far too willing to hand over far too much of our developer ergonomics to the merchants of complexity.
Some might be more physical and procedural, things like learning how to type on a new ergonomic keyboard
And we had one of our physical therapists who we do-- we've done a lot of virtual ergonomic assessments now for our patients to try and figure out what mistakes.
And Hindustan Unilever was facing the heat of competition. The Mr. Perfect program aimed at providing these the kind of ergonomics and work life experience as their counterparts in the IT and BPO industries
and maybe satiate the masses in that sense, but then also have the integrity of ergonomics,
It's home to your favorite break room mug, your ergonomic computer wrist supports, your trusty laptop, which is where, exactly?
now if you get bored with your husband you might want to try the wedge now this is an ergonomic pillow
conversations, having them transcribed, then editing them out, creating Word documents, sitting in an Ergon chair with my noise cancelling headsets on.
In many ways, I think the pinnacle of developer, web developer ergonomics is late '90s PHP, you write this script,
And if we can somehow find a way to combine the advantages and advances we've had over the past 20 years with that ease of developer ergonomics, we can win.
that's important. And so you could argue that that is a sacrifice that's necessary for such good battery life, but I just think the ergonomics are right up there
Right. And in the most extreme ways, you see people who say, we're changing the world through figuring out how to build a more ergonomic chair.
I have a nice little office in the basement that my husband put together for me. I have two nice big monitors, which are the best for editing, and a nice ergonomic keyboard, which I love my ergonomic keyboard.
So if you treat your customer well from an emotional standpoint, from an environmental standpoint, from an ergonomic standpoint, from a health standpoint, you probably are