This is a guestpost from Winslow Strong, author of the blog Biohack Yourself. Winslow was one of the early backers of the crowdfunded startup Talking20 and describes the service and his experience of taking his blood sample. Talking20 is a recently founded direct-to-consumer biomedical testing company. Their mission is to transform useful biomarker diagnostics into … [Weiterlesen...] Infos zum Plugin Talking 20 – Take a Look Inside
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Augmented Human International Conference in Stuttgart, Germany
The Augmented Human International Conference will be taking place in Stuttgart on March 7-8. At the AH’13 experts and scientists will meet for the 4th time in a row to discuss the extension of the human capabilities based on innovative technologies. The conference will cover topics like the augmentation of the human perception with optical and haptic interfaces, data recording … [Weiterlesen...] Infos zum Plugin Augmented Human International Conference in Stuttgart, Germany
Quantified Self vs. Sedative Lifestyle
Life is undoubtedly getting better in many ways thanks to technology and economic development. However, what we associate with “progress” often makes us more distracted and dependent. The trend is to select the default option, go with the flow and seek more convenience, e.g. the elevator apartment, getting food delivery, the new home entertainment system – all of … [Weiterlesen...] Infos zum Plugin Quantified Self vs. Sedative Lifestyle
International Quantified Self Culture in Berlin
Along with several co-organizers, I founded the English-speaking Berlin Quantified Self Meetup Group this October 17th. With this group, we want to organize meet-ups at the same level as other European metropolises in the future. The first meeting of our new Berlin group will take place on the 22nd of November. Amongst the speakers, there will be two well-known people from the … [Weiterlesen...] Infos zum Plugin International Quantified Self Culture in Berlin
The 2012 Quantified Self Conference
This year, the Quantified Self Conference took place on the 15th and 16th of September 2012 in Palo Alto, California. At the Arrillaga Alumni Center of the Stanford University 600 self-trackers, scientists, entrepreneurs and journalists met up to exchange their stories and to network. Two days beforehand, more than 40 organizers from cities such as New York, London, Amsterdam, … [Weiterlesen...] Infos zum Plugin The 2012 Quantified Self Conference