Left: a notched tally bone from about 28,000 BCE. Right: a handwritten weight-tracking notebook from 2014.

Notched tally bone, ~28,000 BCE Detail from a QS Show&Tell, 2024

Personal science is for everyone.

If you are self-tracking for any reason — to answer a health question, achieve a goal, explore an idea, or simply because you are curious — you can find help and support here.

New to the Quantified Self?

Start with the basics and learn how to make discoveries with your own data.

For Clinicians

Connecting personal science to clinical practice.

Learn more from your data

A common complaint: “I have lots of data from my Oura ring or Apple Watch, but I’m not learning anything that matters.” These tips might help.

Research Group

The Personal Science Research Group builds tools, develops methods, and publishes case studies — science at a human scale.

QS Show&Tell Talks

Since 2008, people have been sharing their knowledge with peers by explaining: What did I do? How did I do it? What did I learn?

Cholesterol Levels While Nursing

Whitney Erin Boesel

I tracked my cholesterol across menstrual cycles while nursing to test whether it would improve on its own.

Quantified Self in Crisis

Kent Unruh

Living with Parkinson’s, I ran a few simple “quick studies” to understand my symptoms — and to reason clearly under the urgency of a health crisis.

Explore the Collection — 350+ talks since 2008

The Quantified Self: Learning to Observe by Gary Wolf — 3D view of the hardcover

Coming October 6

“A perfect road map to how to actually do personal science, outlining what one needs to do to answer questions that matter—whether about a chronic degenerative disease or some other challenge.”—Eli Pollard, executive director, World Parkinson Coalition

Learn more about the book.

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