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Quantified: Biosensing Technologies in Everyday Life (The MIT Press) by Dawn Nafus; Mette Kragh-Furbo; Adrian Mackenzie; Maggie Mort; Celia Roberts; Jamie Sherman; Sophie Day; Celia Lury; Gary Wolf; Helen Nissenbaum; Heather Patterson; Brittany Fiore-Gartland; Gina Neff; Dana Greenfield; Rajiv Mehta; Deborah Estrin; Anna de Paula Hanika; Mark Bhlen; Alex Taylor; Judith Gregory; Geoffrey C. Bowker is a computer science book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><b>What is at stake socially, culturally, politically, and economically when we routinely use technology to gather information about our bodies and environments? </b></p><p>Today anyone can purchase technology that can track, quantify, and measure the body and its environment. Wearable or portable sensors detect heart rates, glucose levels, steps taken, water quality, genomes, and microbiomes, and turn them into electronic data. Is this phenomenon empowering, or a new form of social control?

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Author

Dawn Nafus; Mette Kragh-Furbo; Adrian Mackenzie; Maggie Mort; Celia Roberts; Jamie Sherman; Sophie Day; Celia Lury; Gary Wolf; Helen Nissenbaum; Heather Patterson; Brittany Fiore-Gartland; Gina Neff; Dana Greenfield; Rajiv Mehta; Deborah Estrin; Anna de Paula Hanika; Mark Bhlen; Alex Taylor; Judith Gregory; Geoffrey C. Bowker

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262334556

Category

computer science

Subjects

Medical, Science, Technology

Updated

2026-03-25