BIOS 237:
Engineering Wellness
This 3-week course will help students understand how lifestyle and wellness choices impact physiology using a data-driven approach powered by wearable technology. Each student will be given an Oura ring to use during the course. On Mondays and Wednesdays, we will learn evidence-based practices for mental health and well-being, and on Fridays engineers from Oura, Apple, and Fitbit will teach the students about wearable data sensors and analysis. Students will assess their own smartwatch data to look at real-time physiological responses to wellness interventions such as exercise, awareness meditation, laughter yoga, and inquiry-based stress reduction. This course will bring in academic experts and popular wellness leaders. Last year's teachers included Byron Katie, Deepak Chopra, MD, Madan Kataria, MD the founder of Laughter Yoga, Michael Snyder, PhD, James Doty, PhD, Lindsay Briner, and George Slavich, PhD, to learn about cutting edge research and innovation in mental health, and to experience these practices firsthand through immersive workshops. The capstone project of the course will involve analyzing your own personal wearable device data to quantify the physiological impact of BIOS 237. Due to the high demand for this unique three-week course, we are accepting students on a first-come, first-served basis. Complete and confirm the form promptly to secure your spot: https://forms.gle/TRMRJJ1qHA8MypF79 Learn more at engineeringwellness.stanford.edu.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)