The Quantified Self: Data Gone Wild?
Clip: 9/27/2013 | 5m 45s
New technologies allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their lives.
Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to measure productivity, time spent in REM sleep and, undoubtedly, time spent using these systems on your phone and laptop. Is this data gone wild?
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The Quantified Self: Data Gone Wild?
Clip: 9/27/2013 | 5m 45s
Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to measure productivity, time spent in REM sleep and, undoubtedly, time spent using these systems on your phone and laptop. Is this data gone wild?
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