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Podcast: The Prospect Podcast
Episode: Why are so many of us tracking our own lives? With Barbara Speed
Description: This week, Prospect gets inside the craze for tracking everything from our steps to our alcohol intake with Barbara Speed—including who the Quantified Self movement are, and why the 10,000 steps goal is basically made up. Plus: Alex Dean roots for the backstop, and Sameer Rahim goes all Marie Kondo on his bedside books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.