Don't sit up straight!

While at WIP today, Bayman suggested it was better for your back to slouch when you are at lectures, since the 135º angle produces the least stress. This piece of research certainly agrees with his assertions: "Alterations of Lumbosacral Curvature and Intervertebral Disc Morphology in Normal Subjects in Variable Sitting Positions Using Whole-body Positional MRI". Time to petition for an imax seminar room with fully reclining chairs. I will never miss an afternoon seminar again. Now we need to find something about ipods leading to better research, since it his now officially banned AND enforced. No words yet if the labs are also banned to the hearing impaired.