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...life, the Bodybugg ($249 for the device, plus a recurring monthly fee) acts as the CIA, surreptitiously monitoring my caloric burn. The Bodybugg is a collection of sensors that measure such things as motion, body heat and sweat 32 times per second, then run the data through an algorithm. The company says the calorie estimate is better than 90% accurate. I also recommend getting the optional digital display wristband ($100), which syncs to the Bodybugg and gives you a read on calories burned so far, how many steps you've taken and other real-time data...
With the results of Datamatch sent out, discussion has also arisen about the “secret algorithm” that Datamatch uses to match people. The members of HCS were decidedly coy, saying only that the algorithm is complex and intricate...
...algorithm has been built up over the generations, and it is several thousand nights of code,” Uchiyama said...
...receive some requests from other colleges asking to divulge the algorithm but our main job is to bring fun and love to the Harvard campus,” Uchiyama said...
...Winston S. Hill ’12, said. “I’m going to e-mail them to everyone I know.” HCS President Keito Uchiyama ’11, said that although the questions were not scored based on psychological science, the algorithm is effective in pairing compatible students. To match participants, members of the Harvard Computer Society score each question based on personality traits. The results are then run through a secret computer algorithm. “We use a very complex and mysterious algorithm that no one really knows anything about...