The Quantified Self

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  Dimitris Tzouris

  

  A Los Angeles hospital is using Fitbits to help patients go home sooner

  CNBC - Christina Farr

  Getting out of bed after a surgery is often a challenge. At Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, the doctors have figured out a new way to motivate …

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  Dimitris Tzouris

  Dec 12, 2016
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  Dimitris Tzouris

  

  How We Come to Know Ourselves In the Age of the Quantified Self

  Gizmodo - Yeesheen Yang - Boom: A Journal of California

  My grandmother recently had a pacemaker implanted. Major surgery and its aftermath are frightening at any age, but for a 93-year-old and her family …

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  Dimitris Tzouris

  

  The rise of the 'quantified self'

  Mashable - Lindsay Rothfeld

  The term “Quantified Self” was coined in 2007 by Wired editors Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly, who organized a meetup of 30 people. Today, the group has grown to include more than 20,000 members in 188 cities. The rise of the quantified self movement means we're all living by numbers. In the past, …

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  Dimitris Tzouris

  

  Wearable sensors gather lots of data _ now to make it useful

  apnewsarchive.com

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s not just about how many steps you’ve taken or how many calories you’ve burned in a day. Wearable fitness trackers and health …