It's Friday, June 19th, 2015, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds.

I'm Indra Viscontas.

And I'm Kishore Hari.

Each week, we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science, politics, and society collide.

We endeavor to find out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it all matters.

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slash minds. If you're a loyal listener to our show, you'll know that June is our month

for exploring emerging technology. This is our third episode in the series, and this week I really

wanted to talk about how tech is changing our behavior, and specifically how much data we can now collect about ourselves

just by wearing a simple device on our wrist or downloading a bunch of apps on our phones.

These days, it seems like you can find an app that measures pretty much anything, including what

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