The Quantified Self
Objectives
- To develop a deeper understand of big data and the quantified self revolution.
- To analyze the impact of sensors on optimal health.
- To consider what it means to create Humans 2.0.
Key Concepts
Big Data
Quantified Self
Module overview
We are now increasingly being able to measure everything. Physicist John Wheeler talks about how the fundamental aspect of reality is information. Everything in the universe – from flowers to fish and electrons to protons are fundamentally manifestations of information. We are generating digital information at an unfathomable rate. We are currently generating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day.
The quantified self is better health through self-knowledge and self-tracking. By sequencing our DNA and keeping tabs on our cortisol level, our heart rate, our insulin production, and a range of other biometrics, we can self-track ourselves to optimum health.
This module focuses on Jason’s views about optimal health, big data, and the quantified self revolution.
Details
Skills
Futures Thinking 
Moonshot Thinking 
Creativity & Imagination 
Citizenship & Stewardship
Cross Curricular programs and links
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