In this course, students will
(1) Learn about the rapidly evolving technological landscape of wearable and carryable technologies;
(2) Engage with the political, social and ethical arguments about the datafication of human life;
(3) Acquire data literacy skills (visualization, mapping, storytelling) to analyze data about the self;
(4) Learn some basic aspects of digital production (data formats, simple customization, code, web development, etc.);
(5) Explore the quantification of the self in an interdisciplinary framework, blending art and technology;
(6) Practice effective communication skills in a regular written research blog in web hosting, in addition to oral presentation format.