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Question Your World: What Can Scientists Learn from Our Smartwatches?

Science Museum of Virginia

Updated May 26, 2026

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About this dataset

The data collected from social media certainly has been a hot topic for a while now. Don’t forget though, social media apps on mobile phones are just one part of the ever-growing internet of things! As more and more smart devices become available, there will be more and more data out there. While there could be inappropriate, or even harmful, uses of data, some scientists have used metric data from smartwatches to uncover some pretty amazing medical findings. So, what can scientists learn from our smartwatches?

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