What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate • Hacker News Board

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by brandonb » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 7:42 PM UTC

mightybyte wrote: post #19

Oh man, I wish I had this heart rate data for when I was watching Homeland S03E12 for the first time. I distinctly remember that episode being an emotional roller coaster unlike pretty much anything else I've watched. I know my heart rate was really high at some point. I wouldn't be surprised if it was up in the 140-150 range. That show has an incredible ability build crazy amounts of tension. S01E11 was also off the…

If you happen to have an Apple Watch, give Cardiogram a whirl on the next episode: cardiogr.am. We'd love your feedback!

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 7:42 PM UTC

mightybyte wrote: post #19

Oh man, I wish I had this heart rate data for when I was watching Homeland S03E12 for the first time. I distinctly remember that episode being an emotional roller coaster unlike pretty much anything else I've watched. I know my heart rate was really high at some point. I wouldn't be surprised if it was up in the 140-150 range. That show has an incredible ability build crazy amounts of tension. S01E11 was also off the…

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Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by Sven7 » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 7:52 PM UTC

bsaul wrote: post #5

Just realized this trend of examining people watching TV (then creating blogs and articles about it) is the ultimate point of the narcissistic tendency of our society (right next to the selfie). Now, the show isn't the show itself, but our reaction to it. I've got an idea, why don't you monitor my heart rate while i'm reading this article about monitoring people's heart rate ? Then you could post something about it.…

Well said. I think we are in that period where it has become so easy to collect data...that everyone who can...be it Facebook, the NSA or Joe the Plumber...they can't help themselves. Why? Cause it produces the illusion of knowledge.

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by bsaul » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 7:59 PM UTC

brandonb wrote: post #10

bsaul wrote: post #5

Just realized this trend of examining people watching TV (then creating blogs and articles about it) is the ultimate point of the narcissistic tendency of our society (right next to the selfie). Now, the show isn't the show itself, but our reaction to it. I've got an idea, why don't you monitor my heart rate while i'm reading this article about monitoring people's heart rate ? Then you could post something about it.…

Did you read the rest of the article? There's a larger purpose here.

Indeed, i didn't read it. The title made me think of that trend. Thought it was another "watch my heart beat while i'm doing x" kind of article. Although to be fair, that's the largest part of the article, and that's the part that's put forward in the title. I suppose that's because they thought that's the part that would interest people the most.

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by bsaul » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 8:01 PM UTC

vezzy-fnord wrote: post #15

bsaul wrote: post #5

Just realized this trend of examining people watching TV (then creating blogs and articles about it) is the ultimate point of the narcissistic tendency of our society (right next to the selfie). Now, the show isn't the show itself, but our reaction to it. I've got an idea, why don't you monitor my heart rate while i'm reading this article about monitoring people's heart rate ? Then you could post something about it.…

You're like a far less intriguing Guy Debord.

I thought more of Warhol's 5 minutes than Debord, but the fact that many people have been denouncing this trend for decades only makes it even more depressing.

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by collias » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 8:21 PM UTC

brandonb wrote: post #17

rrss1122 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can try getting a tighter fit and see if that helps. I've noticed with any consumer heart rate monitor, if the fit is not tight and the monitor moves even a little bit, the heart rate the monitor reports will be off. I'm assuming the same will apply to the Apple watch.

That's good advice. When I had a Moto 360, I also sometimes did the opposite: loosen the strap one notch, and slide it up my arm slightly till it was taught again. Your forearm is a slightly easier place to measure pulse than on a bony wrist.

Interesting thought. I'm going to try to place it further up my arm and see if it helps.

Thanks!

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by brandonb » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 8:27 PM UTC

rrss1122 wrote: post #13

brandonb wrote: post #2

Hey HN! I'm not the OP, but I am the burrito-eating, Game of Thrones watching researcher mentioned in the article. This story focuses on a fun application of the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor, but there's a lot we can learn about the human body through this type of data. For example, on the super burrito causing my heart rate to spike to 123bpm, there's very sparse medical literature on what this means. First off,…

I thought I read somewhere that the heart rate goes up after eating due to the stomach requiring more blood to digest. I also read that foods that cause blood sugar to rise quickly will also cause the heart rate to rise. Does this sound like it makes sense? Also, would a super burrito contain enough minerals to affect cardiac action potential?

I think blood sugar => insulin => adrenaline => raised heart rate is as good a hypothesis as any!

For cardiac action potential, I'd like to find that out. The avocado (potassium) would be my leading candidate, but cheese (calcium) and the meat (marinated, so sodium) could also have an effect.

Re: What ‘Game of Thrones’ Does to Your Heart Rate

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Post by hollerith » Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 9:32 PM UTC

brandonb wrote: post #2

Hey HN! I'm not the OP, but I am the burrito-eating, Game of Thrones watching researcher mentioned in the article. This story focuses on a fun application of the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor, but there's a lot we can learn about the human body through this type of data. For example, on the super burrito causing my heart rate to spike to 123bpm, there's very sparse medical literature on what this means. First off,…

I'd like to teach myself to be less tense while programming, and by "tense" I refer to my sympathetic nervous system. What's the best sufficiently cheap way for me to use gadgets, software and sensors to measure my tension minute by minute? An Apple watch would qualify as sufficiently cheap for the purposes of this question.

Thanks in advance.