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Is Lego about to embrace the Dark Side by releasing an official 3D printer? #aprilfools

Piers Dillon Scott7 years ago

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Is Lego about to embrace the Dark Side and release an official 3D printer? Let's have a look.

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Who wants some robotic Lego you can control with your iPhone?

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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At CES 2013 Lego will announce an upgrade to its Mindstorms kits which will allow iPhone & iPad users control their Lego creations with their iOS devices

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

It has been a stressful year and we are living in stressful times. In these moments, it is vital for us to exhibit strong emotional regulation to deal with the challenges of daily life. But what if this wasn’t a skill we developed as adults but instead as children through the use of video games. That is the mission of Mightier, a biofeedback video game platform designed to help children regulate their emotions.

Joining me to discuss how this technology works and how it was developed, we speak with developmental psychologist Jason Kahn, who is the founder and chief scientist at Mightier.

In this episode, we discuss how the company handles data and what it is showing us, how the technology was tested at Havard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and how data and video games can help us develop better habits in other areas of our lives.

We also discuss what games are available on the app, what is on the horizon for Mightier, and why Kahn believes a family first approach is key to successfully utilize this technology, before rolling it out in schools,