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Meetups This Week

October 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017: Three meetups this week featuring Show&Tell talks, and Manchester hosts a fitness & diabetes risk assessment.

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Meetups This Week

October 12, 2014

There is one QS meetup this week and it is a good one. The group in Zürich will feature a talk on using movement, EKG and EEG sensors to better understand one’s sleep phases. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over 100 QS meetup groups…

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Meetups This Week

September 21, 2014

This week will see eight meetups in three countries on three continents and will show the different forms that Quantified Self meetups take. There will be longstanding groups like New York, who are putting on their 26th meetup, while Miami will be hosting their very first. London will be convening over 100 people with formal presentations, while Ashland will have an…

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Tidings: QS Auckland Show&Tell

July 22, 2014

We’ve just heard from Camille Nicodemus about the sixth Auckland, New Zealand QS Show&Tell held on July 15, 2014 . Since Auckland is still getting off the ground they’re currently hosting about 6-8 people at the meetup, where they discuss their personal tracking projects in a open round-table format. They have been getting some recognition in their area as…

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QS Worldwide

December 7, 2012

A big part of what we do here at Quantified Self is support and promote our amazing meetup groups around the world. We have a wonderful network of meetups  in over 70 cities in more than 15 countries around the world. We wouldn’t be able to post all the great videos and articles here on…

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New Quantified Self Meetups

January 30, 2012

There are two new Quantified Self meetup comming up in Germany: On takes place on the 1st February in Munich. The other on the 7th February in Hamburg. Last month there was also another European country that had its QS Meeting: The Czech Republic.

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First German Quantified Self Meetup

December 6, 2011

While other European countries have had Quantified Self meetups for a while till now we unfortunately had no Meetups in Germany. This has got to change. Therefore we’ll do something about it. Our first German meetup is going to be held in Berlin on the 17th of December in the c-base. The meetup groups for Munich and…

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How to Start Your Own Quantified Self Show&Tell

October 7, 2011

Since we started the Quantified Self in 2007, we’ve enjoyed watching the idea grow and spread. Recently, I decided to revise our FAQ about how to start a Quantified Self Show&Tell to take advantage of what we and others have learned from doing this many times over. I asked Show&Tell organizers around the world to…

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Ernesto Ramirez: Quantified Self on a Budget

July 13, 2011

Ernesto Ramirez has world-changing dreams but a grad student budget. He built his own walking desk, which recently helped inspire me to start standing to do my work, and he has also figured out how to do QS on the cheap, using free web tools. In the video below, he describes his favorite tools, including…

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Quantified Self in Washington DC

May 18, 2011

Here’s a quick note from Xaq Rothman for all of you who live in DC: HacDC, DC’s hackerspace, will be hosting a QS Show & Tell this coming Sunday at 6pm. If you’re in the area, come see self-tracking presentations on topics including quitting cigarettes, GPS logging, and songwriting. For more about the presentations: http://www.hacdc.org/content/meet-quantified-self-presenters…

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What is The Quantified Self?

March 3, 2011

With our first Quantified Self conference coming up, many people are learning about the Quantified Self for the first time. (Welcome, newcomers!) Here, I’ll give some of the history of the Quantified Self, with a focus on why we’re organized the way we are, and some ideas about how you can get the most out…

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Quantified Self Amsterdam #2: Recap

March 2, 2011

After about 5 months from the first meetup in Amsterdam, we organized the second meetup. The venue changed from het Volkskrant gebouw to Mediamatic which also sponsored us the venue! I have to add that Mediamatic is a awesome location for QS Meetups. They had an exhibition about early computers and consoles which perfectly fits…

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Quantified Self San Diego #2 Meeting Recap

January 22, 2011

On Tuesday Evening, January 18th, another inquisitive, intelligent and enthusiastic group of individuals came together to share and learn at the 2nd Quantified Self San Diego. The event was hosted by Paula Nenn and Summer Rogers of Optimal Health and Prevention Research Foundation.  Paula attended our 1st QSSD, and was so in tune with what…