Algocracy and Transhumanism Podcast: Deborah Lupton on the Quantified Self

2016-07-01 00:00:00

This is the sixth episode in the Algocracy and Transhumanism podcast. In this episode, IEET Affiliate Scholar John Danaher talks to Deborah Lupton about her book The Quantified Self (Polity Press 2016). Deborah is a Centenary Research Professor at the University of Canberra in Australia. She is a widely-published scholar. Her current research focuses on a variety of topics having to do with digital sociology and the impact of technology on human life. Their conversation is divided into three main topics: (i) what is the quantified self? (ii) how is the 'self' affected by self-tracking technologies? and (iii) what are the political and social consequences of self-tracking?

This is the sixth episode in the Algocracy and Transhumanism podcast. In this episode, IEET Affiliate Scholar John Danaher talks to Deborah Lupton about her book The Quantified Self (Polity Press 2016). Deborah is a Centenary Research Professor at the University of Canberra in Australia. She is a widely-published scholar. Her current research focuses on a variety of topics having to do with digital sociology and the impact of technology on human life. Their conversation is divided into three main topics: (i) what is the quantified self? (ii) how is the 'self' affected by self-tracking technologies? and (iii) what are the political and social consequences of self-tracking?

https://ia801501.us.archive.org/18/items/DeborahLuptonV1/Deborah%20Lupton%20V1.mp3