We’ve talked about Participatory Medicine and DIY in various ways, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what people are starting to do by collecting and sharing their health-related information.
If you read Gary Wolf‘s recent New York Times Magazine cover article, The Data-Driven Life, you’ll enjoy this call. He and Kevin Kelly recently started the multiparty blog The Quantified Self, where they (and Alexandra Carmichael, who just joined the fray) are describing the many facets of QS.
With Gary, let’s discuss:
- What is QS? Your favorite examples? Will everyone call it QS?
- Why is it taking off now? What sectors will it affect most?
- What dangers lurk in QS?
- What’s the best thing that QS enthusiasts might do to advance the discussion?
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This is the first Yi-Tan podcast I’ve listened to. I liked the whole thing, but I was most impressed with was the recap at the end of the call. The completeness and speed blew me away. How did you do that? Was it just good written notes? Do you have an automatic transcription of the call? Did you add it later? I’m on conference calls all the time, and being able to do what you did would be a very valuable skill. If possible, please reply by email, as I’m not a frequent visitor and may miss something that is simply posted.
Once again, great podcast. Thanks!
Jerry does that on the fly — his ability to process and summarize in real time is somewhat famous..
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