Is this the most connected human on the planet? Man is wired up to 700 sensors to capture every single detail of his existence
- Chris Dancy from Denver uses a range of sensors, devices, services and applications to give him real-time data about his body
- His connected lifestyle means he knows himself better than anyone and all this monitoring has even allowed him to lose 100lbs (45kg)
- He tracks what he eats and drinks, when he sleeps, how he emails, where he takes photos and even the activity of his dogs
But one man has embraced a lot of them and uses 700 systems at once to monitor his every move and mood.
Chris Dancy, who is accepted to be ‘the most quantified human’ in the world, uses a range of sensors, devices, services and applications to gather real-time data about his body and the environment around him.
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Chris Dancy (pictured) is accepted to be 'the
most quantified human' and uses sensors, devices, services and
applications to give him real-time data about his body and the
environment around him. The patches on his neck and wires coming out of
his arms are not real and are intended to represent his 'connectivity'
CHRIS DANCY: THE WORLD'S MOST QUANTIFIED MAN
Chris
Dancy, 45, uses a range of sensors, devices, services and applications
to gather real-time data about his body and the environment around him.
These include a Pebble smartwatch, Google Glass, a BodyMedia armband and Blue heart rate monitor.
He collects data about what he eats, when he sleeps, how he uses his email, his health, travel plans and photos and even his dogs' levels of activity.
Collecting data about his eating habits and fitness has enabled Mr Dancy to lose 100lbs (45kg) in weight.
His home is also hooked up with gadgets, including a smart lighting system and a mattress cover that collects data in his sleep.
He has been monitoring and collecting his personal data for five years, adding two or three systems every week.
These include a Pebble smartwatch, Google Glass, a BodyMedia armband and Blue heart rate monitor.
He collects data about what he eats, when he sleeps, how he uses his email, his health, travel plans and photos and even his dogs' levels of activity.
Collecting data about his eating habits and fitness has enabled Mr Dancy to lose 100lbs (45kg) in weight.
His home is also hooked up with gadgets, including a smart lighting system and a mattress cover that collects data in his sleep.
He has been monitoring and collecting his personal data for five years, adding two or three systems every week.
Mr Dancy, 45 from Denver, said: ‘When I touch something, I try to make sure it’s a something that I can get information out of so I can track, then search it, visualise it and share it with people who might want that piece of it.
‘I know now what to drink, what to eat, when to sleep and when to actually make myself get up. Very simple things like that.
‘It’s body and mind hacking. Just like we hack computers and any type of data, your body and your mind is the greatest information system humanity has ever known and understanding it makes it hackable.’
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Mr Dancy describes his lifestyle as 'body and
mind hacking' and believes that the mind is greatest information system
humanity has ever known and that understanding it makes it hackable.
Here is a screenshot of his Google calender, which is a hub for readings
from his various wearable devices and other collected data
Mr Dancy has a plethora of wearable technology on his person at all times, including a Pebble smartwatch and Google Glass to a BodyMedia armband and Blue heart rate monitor.
His home is also hooked up with numerous sensors for products such as the smartphone-controlled Hue lighting system and a Beddit mattress cover, which collects data on his sleep.
The dedicated technophile also tracks the progress of his two dogs by collecting data on their daily activities via pet GPS system, Tagg.
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Mr Dancy's connected lifestyle means he knows
himself better than anyone and various apps, such as this one, which
counts calories, have allowed him to lose 100lbs by tracking how much he
moves
Mr Dancy has a plethora of wearable technology
on his person at all times, including a Pebble smartwatch and Google
Glass (pictured) to a BodyMedia armband and Blue heart rate monitor
The dedicated technophile also tracks the
progress of his two dogs (pictured) by collecting data on their daily
activities via pet GPS system, Tagg
Explaining how he adopted his futuristic lifestyle, he said: ‘I realised I was putting a lot of information online and if one of these services went out of business, I would have been without a lot of information that was relevant, at least to me at that time.
‘It really started with me having a desire to digitally collect what I was creating. I just spent the last five years bringing on two to three systems a week.’
Mr Dancy collects and uses the data to his advantage and by tracking his eating and fitness habits he has seen a huge benefit to his health, including weight loss.
Mr Dancy's data obsession started when he wanted
to digitally collect what he was creating and in the last five years he
has added a system a week. Here are some of the subjects he collects
data on, including: health, work, content and money
Mr Dancy thinks that people don't understand the
value of their information or they don't want to learn how to use it.
Here is a graph showing his mood over a week
‘I have had a lot of people tell me they want to do it or they are working on it but it has been two-and-a half-years since people starting learning about me and no one has really done it. I don’t know what the hold up is as to me it is very easy to do.
‘Either they don’t understand the value of the information or it is just something hard for them to break,’ he said.
Chris has now become a sought after individual for both major companies and start-ups who hope he can help them to develop smarter products.
‘I have had everybody from people who wanted to make smart cups to people who want to make underwear to major beverage companies and sportswear companies,’ he said.
He is surprised that others have not followed
him in collecting data to track their lives in the same way. These maps
show photos taken in cities that Mr Dancy has visited in recent times
‘I don’t want to name drop but almost every big company and a lot of start-ups have reached out to me. I give them advice and I will spend time creating what I think are good solutions for them.’
He believes that people will use more technology around the home before they adopt wearable gadgets.
He said: ‘I think wearables will be confined to the health market for next two years.
‘It’s not about a refrigerator that knows you’re out of butter. It is about a lighting system that says take an umbrella, it’s going to rain in an hour, just by flashing blue near your front door. No one needs something to read their texts or talk to you, they just need subtle reminders.’
In his video, Mr Dancy pronounced the internet dead and said: 'The "innernet" - the information of you - is the future'.
WHAT DEVICES DOES HE WEAR AND WHICH APPS DOES HE USE?
- Chris Dancy wears a narrative camera, Google Glass, Body MediaFit, a Fitbit, Blue HR heart rate monitor, Lumoback and Pebble smartwatch.
- He carries an iPhone 5S and also uses a Moto X.
- In his house he uses Netatmo to monitor sound, air quality and temperature, Wemo for motion sensors, and Tagg to monitor the activity and health of his pet dogs.
- A Nest thermostat regulates the temperature in his house, and a Nest Protect checks for carbon monoxide and smoke.
- He has in-car statistics from his driving and uses Estimotes, which is a proximity system giving him information when he is near something in his home.
- Mr Dancy is testing technology that has not yet launched, such as the 'Ring' which is a gesture-based control gadget and the Canary smart home security system.
- He uses 23andMe and UBioMe for genetic information about my health and wellbeing and has hundreds of services and applications that track his behaviour.
- He uses numerous services, including: Google Spreadsheet, Evernote, Google Calendar, LinkedIn Labs,SoundCloud, Klout, Flickr, Email, Pinterest, File System, dropbox and Placeme.
Mr Dancy (pictured) said that he has been contacted by numerous big brands to give them advice about technology and apps
He believes that people will use more technology
around the home before they adopt wearable gadgets. This chart shows an
analysis of how Mr Dancy manages his emails
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