The Weirdly Fascinating Social Science of Selfies

If you've barely given much thought to the phenomenon of selfies, but are vaguely curious about the cultural implications, then you may be pleased to know that a group of geeks have more than overcompensated for your lack of initiative. Led by Lev Manovich, a professor of computer science at The Graduate Center at the City University of New York, and Moritz Stefaner, an information-visualization consultant based in Lilienthal, Germany, the Selfiecity project has come along to "investigate selfies using a mix of theoretic, artistic and quantitative methods."