Researchers from the University of Washington and Intel Labs in Seattle show off smart phone applications designed to make people more aware of the importance of sleep. It’s part of a larger movement to integrate computer technology into personal health.

Interviewees:
Jared Bauer; Ph.D student, Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

David Dinges, Ph.D; Director, Unit for Experimental Psychiatry; Chief, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.

Julie Kientz; Assistant Professor, University of Washington Information School and the Human Centered Design and Engineering Department, Director of the Computing for Healthy Living and Learning Lab.

Jonathan Schooler; Graduate Student, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

White Papers:
Julie Kientz’s academic publications

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