ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Reality mining

Reality mining is a way of studying how people behave by gathering data about their everyday activities and interactions. It does this by collecting information from people's devices, like their phones, laptops, and wearables. This data helps to understand how people interact with the world around them, their social networks, and the activities they do. By collecting these data points, researchers can get a better picture of the behavior of a population over time.