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Why Quantified Self Show&Talks are Amazing

July 30, 2015

I have had the esteemed pleasure for the last couple of years of helping speakers at Quantified Self conferences put together their talks. It’s a lot of work for me, but more so for the speakers. At the QS15 Conference last month in San Francisco, I took the opportunity to not only express my appreciation…

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2015 QS Visualization Gallery: Part 3

July 28, 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 and Part 2 as well! Name: Edward Dench Description: All recorded flights I’ve taken. Tools: Manual entry into openflights.org (there is an interface using…

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Damien Catani: Tracking 7,459 Dreams

July 27, 2015

After going through a life crisis during his teenage years, Damien Catani turned to tracking his dreams to help “rebuild his sense of self.” Eighteen years and seven thousand dreams later Damien shared his tracking process and what he’s been learning at the QS15 Conference and Expo. In his data he found patterns for the…

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Meetups This Week

July 26, 2015

There are four Quantified Self meetups occurring this week. Highlights include St. Louis  giving a recap of the QS Global Conference that occurred last month in San Francisco. As well, the always excellent London meetup will be getting together. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over…

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Runkeeper & Research: The Keeping Pace Study

July 23, 2015

Yesterday evening I laced up my running shoes, connected my bluetooth headphones, turned on my Spotify playlist, and most importantly, hit “Go Running” on my Runkeeper app. About an hour later and I had run 6 miles at a decent pace of around 8 minutes per mile. And I knew this thanks to Runkeeper. Founded…

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Quantified Self Public Health: Stephen Downs on Building a Culture of Health

July 21, 2015

[Editor’s Note] This May we hosted our second Quantified Self Public Health Symposium in San Diego at the University of California, San Diego. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation we brought together 150 researchers, toolmakers, individuals from government institutes, and science leadership. During the meeting we had multiple conversations, talks, and show&tells that…

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Our Data, Our Health: Thoughts on using mHealth for the Precision Medicine Cohort

July 20, 2015

On January 30th, President Obama announced the funding of a possibly groundbreaking research program — The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI). Launched with a $215 million investment in the President’s 2016 Budget, the Precision Medicine Initiative will pioneer a new model of patient-powered research that promises to accelerate biomedical discoveries and provide clinicians with new tools, knowledge, and…

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Meetups This Week

July 19, 2015

There are three very interesting QS meetups occurring this week. Chicago’s event will be fitness focused, with talks on what it’s like to work out with a weight system that changes it’s resistance in real-time based on your performance and effort and learning from DXA body composition data. Shanghai will have a researcher talk from Preston Estep on using genetic…

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QS Radio: Episode #3

July 17, 2015

After a bit of a hiatus, mostly due to our planning and production for the QS15 Conference and Expo, we’re back again with another episode of QS Radio. Join us as we discuss last month’s conference, including the great show&tell talks, breakout sessions, and some of the great exhibitors. Download the episode here or subscribe…

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2015 QS Visualization Gallery: Part 2

July 17, 2015

We’re back again with another round of visualizations from our QS15 Conference and Expo attendees. In today’s batch you’ll see a variety of representations of different tracking projects, from tracking biometrics while watching a movie to running distance over nearly 13 years. Enjoy! Name: Bob Troia Description: I tracked my heart rate, HRV, and galvanic…

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Steven Zhang: Concussions, Headaches and the Whole30 Elimination Diet

July 16, 2015

  At every conference, a synchronicity will occur where a few talks cover a similar, but previously unexplored topic. At QS15, we were surprised to see an increased discussion of concussions. It’s hard to know whether this is due to random chance or a glimmer of the zeitgeist, but we like to take note of…

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Mark Moschel: Parasites and Gut Repair

July 14, 2015

While traveling in Ecuador, Mark Moschel ate some ceviche from a street cart that he later found contained a parasite called giardia. Experiencing fatigue, light-headedness, and digestive issues, Mark used the Reporter app to track his symptoms and Ubiome to measure his gut flora to help him understand and combat the parasite. Though a trying experience,…

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Meetups This Week

July 12, 2015

Three Quantified Self meetup groups are getting together this week. Zürich will have two toolmaker talks from Manuel Heuer (dacadoo) and Lea von Bidder (Ava), as well as, hands-on demos of the Muse, Scanadu Scout, Sensoria Smart Socks and the HAPIfork. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over 100…

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2015 QS Europe Conference: Scholarship Application Now Open

July 10, 2015

Today we’re happy to announce that we’re opening up a scholarship application for the 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference. Since our first conference in 2011 our aim has been to foster an inclusive environment, and with the help and guidance from many attendees we’ve benefited greatly from exposing ourselves to the wide range of ideas about…

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2015 QS Visualization Gallery: Part 1

July 9, 2015

In 2013, just prior to our our Quantified Self Global Conference, we asked conference attendees to send us examples of their own personal data visualizations that they found especially meaningful. We were blown away by what everyone shared with us. From visualizations of blood glucose readings to GPS traces and plots of time tracking and…

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Meetups This Week

July 6, 2015

After a brief break to focus on the QS15 conference, Meetups This Week is back. So many of our best talks at the conference were first done at a local meetup, so it’s with great pleasure that I get to highlight all of the great QS groups that are getting together around the world. Groups…