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Stephen Wolfram

Big data, red flags, better health?

May 8, 2013 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

A new interview with Stephen Wolfram on “why he thinks your life should be measured, analyzed, and improved” popped up on the same day that American Medical News ran a story advising clinicians to look for “red flags” like unfilled prescriptions and delayed screenings since it may mean the patient has lost their job or […]

Filed Under: ethics, medical records, trends & principles Tagged With: #whatifhc, big data, Quantified Self, Stephen Wolfram

What’s the future for self-tracking?

March 9, 2012 By Susannah Fox 38 Comments

Stephen Wolfram’s essay, The Personal Analytics of My Life, begins: “One day I’m sure everyone will routinely collect all sorts of data about themselves.” A Pew Internet survey suggests we have a long way to go: a September 2010 survey found that 27% of internet users age 18+ track their own health data online. There […]

Filed Under: health data, research issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Analytics, Brigid Schulte, Health Data, Internet Survey, Matthew Cornell, Pew Internet, Quantified Self, Stephen Wolfram, tracking

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