Statistical validity is one of those things that is vitally important in conducting and consuming social science research, but less than riveting to learn about. […]
Disclosing Personal Information? It May Be Less Embarrassing To Tell It To a Computer Than a Doctor
Most of the data I work with is self-report, provided by a user to a database via a device like a computer or a mobile […]
Marrying Health and Consumer Data: Insightful or Invasive?
Would you change your behavior if you knew your doctor could keep tabs on you? Would you pause before putting the chocolate or the chips […]
Big Brother’s in Your Pocket!
OK, I chose the post title just to be alarmist. I don’t really think that wearable and integrated trackers (for example, to count your daily […]
The Power of Goals and Progress Tracking
After the Boston Marathon on Monday, the New York Times has a thought provoking analysis of marathon finish times. Theoretically, marathon finish times should be […]