Computing pioneer Larry Smarr and his quantified self – BoingBoing.net
June 22, 2012 I have the opportunity to chat with Larry with some frequency as he’s on the advisory board of Institute for the Future where I’m a researcher. I’m always intrigued by Larry’s stories of his quantified self practices. For years, Larry has been examining his own body at a very high resolution by […]
Innovator tracks everything his body does – San Diego Union-Tribune
“The bacteria in here contains more info than you’d find on a computer chip,” Smarr says. “It’s a window into your health. Within 10 years, people won’t dream of going to a doctor without first getting a sample like this.”
The Patient of the Future – MIT Technology Review
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr’s quest to quantify everything about his health led him to a startling discovery, an unusual partnership with his doctor, and more control over his life.
One Cloud to Rule Them All – HPC Wire
December 6, 2011 - Smarr’s theory begins with a simple premise: “Over the next 10 years, the physical world will become ever more overlaid with devices for sending and receiving information.”
UC San Diego Recieves NSF Support for Wildfire Modeling and Prevention – East County Magazine
Wildfires are increasing in both absolute number and severity in the American southwest and this trend is predicted to continue over decades to come. Wildfire prevention has now become a major priority, and scientists at the University of California, San Diego have received federal funding to devise descriptive and predictive simulation tools to help prevent or suppress wildfires.