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Tracking your sleep, your heart rate, your blood, your stress — suddenly your body feels like a dashboard. In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why biohacking went mainstream, how wearables and health data promised control in an uncertain world, and who actually benefits from all this self-tracking. Along the way, a few surprising facts reveal whether optimizing yourself is improving your health — or just giving you more numbers to worry about.
By Why This ExistsTracking your sleep, your heart rate, your blood, your stress — suddenly your body feels like a dashboard. In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why biohacking went mainstream, how wearables and health data promised control in an uncertain world, and who actually benefits from all this self-tracking. Along the way, a few surprising facts reveal whether optimizing yourself is improving your health — or just giving you more numbers to worry about.