Connected Canvas Podcast

Ernesto Ramirez is the Program Director at Quantified Self Labs, and co-curator of the American and European conference and event programs. As the lead editor for QuantifiedSelf.com, he communicates about how self-tracking and personal data are impacting culture and society. He is also a PhD candidate in Public Health at the University of California, San Diego where he is studying how people integrate health technology into their daily lives. He has authored numerous research publications stemming from his work examining physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health technology while working in the Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems at Calit2 (UCSD). He's tracked over 14 million steps. Mentioned in this Episode: Fitbit in the TechCrunch Crunchies awards   Worldwide Quantified Self Meet-ups   Quantified Self 2015 Global Conference  Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf, QS Labs Founders  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  RescueTime personal tracker #quanti