Time is the finite resource that we all share. We share, too, the befuddlement in how it’s spent. It seems that we are equally terrible at remembering what happened in the past and estimating how long something will take in the future. Having worked in project management for years, Emmanuel Pont knows full well everything…
In the nearly 10 years since direct-to-consumer genetic testing was pioneered by 23andme, regulators have grown more watchful over the claims companies can make about the benefits of knowing your genome. In response, direct-to-consumer testing companies have changed their game plan, emphasizing ancestry and fun facts over physiological insight. Meanwhile, at Quantified Self meetings and…
Everyone is asking you to share your data, but what’s in it for you? At the 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference open data activist Theo Scholl is leading an lively breakout discussion on the frontiers of data sharing: What kind of benefits make it worthwhile to share data? What’s most important: money, services, tools, altruism, participation,…
Media artist Danielle Roberts (check out her Reverse Calendar), found her curiosity piqued by a scientific paper claiming that the well-known calming benefits of being in nature can be achieved by merely looking at pictures of natural landscapes. At QS Europe 15, Danielle will present her “Virtual View” project, which combines image and sound for immersion in…
As the summer ends in the northern hemisphere, the number of QS meetups is picking up and there are some great groups getting together this week. Amsterdam will have a combined meetup with Behavior Design AMS. They will have toolmaker talks from Kenkodo (tracking metabolism) and Fithacking.nl (fitness), as well as, a researcher talk from Marleen…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Aug 29, 2015
Maggie Delano hit her head while helping a friend move. She was diagnosed with a concussion and, later, post-concussion syndrome. In order for her to heal, she had to give her brain a break from cognitively stimulating activities. In this show&tell talk, presented at the 2015 Quantified Self Conference, Maggie discusses how she tracked her progress…
We have a trio of tremendous QS meetups occurring this week. In Portland, I will be giving a presentation on the best of the Quantified Self Global Conference in June. Los Angeles will feature toolmaker talks. And in Atlanta, they will be discussing their experiences with the Apple Watch, as well as, reviewing the recent…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Aug 22, 2015
The 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference will commence in less than four weeks, bringing together the QS community to share what they’ve been learning with personal data. Anyone who engages in any sort of self-tracking discovers that the data collected is not a mere recording of some aspect of your life. Rather, engaging with and…
In just four short weeks we’ll be kicking off the 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference, and we are so excited to hear from old friends, learn from new members, and interact with some wonderful toolmakers. It’s going to be a great time. As you may know, we build our conference programs from the ground up…
I first got a look at the Oura ring at the Quantified Self Public Health Symposium last May. I was surprised that the Oura engineers had managed to get sleep and activity tracking into a bit of jewelry the size of a ring, and ever since I’ve been deeply curious to experiment for myself. Although…
We have two great Quantified Self meetups occurring this week. St. Louis will have talks on crowdsourcing clinical research and tracking for athletic performance. After Austin‘s show&tell talk on using eeg’s to improve everyday performance, they will have a roundtable discussion. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Aug 15, 2015
We’re excited to share another round of personal data visualizations from our QS community. Below you’ll find another five visualizations of different types of personal data. Make sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 as well! Name: Damien Catani Description: This is an overview of how I have been doing today against my daily habit targets….
In just little more than a month we’ll be convening in lovely Amsterdam for our 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference. While some might call us crazy since we just wrapped on our big QS15 Conference in San Francisco, we like to think that we’re on a tour, inviting people from around to world to engage and…
There will be three Quantified Self meetups this week. Zürich will have a toolmaker talk from Boonea on taking a quantified approach to relationships and personal networks. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over 100 QS meetup groups in the right sidebar. Don’t see one near you?…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Aug 8, 2015
We’re back with another episode of QS Radio! In our fourth episode we learn a bit about Steven Jonas, and the many different trackers he’s using and then it’s on to a great show&tell interview g with Mark Leavitt, co-organizer of the Portland QS meetup group about his experience with measuring HRV and it’s effect…
Five Quantified Self meetups are getting together this week. Manchester will be talking about data dashboards and Berlin has a great slate of talks on blood glucose tracking, transitioning to a Colemak keyboard layout, and how to look for signals from one’s body. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the…
