MORGEN 10-12 Uhr: The Quantified Self: Making Stories from Data in the Algorithmic Age / Lecture by Kirsten Ostherr

[Moritz Queisner]

Liebe Sichtbarmacherinnen und Sichtbarmacher,
anbei die kurzfristige Einladung zu unserem kleinen Workshop über „Information Architecture and Visualization“ morgen vormittag in kleiner Runde.
Vielleicht hat ja die eine oder der andere Interesse und Zeit dazuzukommen.
Herzlich, Moritz

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„The Quantified Self: Making Stories from Data in the Algorithmic Age“
Lecture by Prof. Kirsten Ostherr, Rice University
June 23 (Tuesday), 10.00–12.00 am
Where: BWG, seminar room

Short introduction to the workshop topic „Information Architecture and Visualization“ by Moritz Queisner

Abstract for the lecture: “The Quantified Self: Making Stories from Data in the Algorithmic Age explores the translational role of digital media in the visualization and circulation of information between science, art and popular culture. From personalized genomics to wearable technologies, the digital revolution has radically transformed the sources of evidence humans use to make sense of our experiences. Our public and private activities leave a digital residue that is reshaping our understanding of selfhood, social relationships, and human behavior, especially as they relate to health. In the face of a nationwide crisis of preventable chronic disease and crushing medical debt, individual- and population-scale health data seem poised to offer evidence-based solutions to complex social problems. Yet, as personal identity becomes increasingly quantified, information architects struggle to transform large data sets into compelling stories. The Quantified Self analyzes the 21st century forms of mediation that inhabit our screens, paying close attention to the new aesthetics, economies, and networks that emerge through both deliberate and accidental practices of transmedia storytelling at the nexus of big data and the “n of 1” study.“