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1 READ the transcript from a podcast about innovations in brain research. Notice the
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Podcast 23 Innovations: Wearable EEGs

Larissa: Hello! This is Larissa coming to you from State University with this week’s
Tech Talk podcast. On today’s show, we have the president of the Tech Club
here to talk about another exciting innovator. Welcome, Jamil!

Jamil: Thank you, Larissa. Today I’d like to tell you about a woman named Tan
Le. She’s a pioneer and co-founder of a company that created the first ever
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portable EEG and BCI (brain-computer interface). It’s a lightweight headset
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that reads your brainwaves. Basically, it reads and interprets your thoughts
and sends the information to a device, such as your laptop or mobile phone.
Larissa: So, anyone can hook their brain up to a device? What do we use it for?
Jamil: Well, for one thing, Tan Le hopes that it can help people who are injured or
ill. For example, with this technology a person could soon be able to control
an electric wheelchair simply by thinking about turning left or right.
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There’s a great TED talk about it online if anyone wants to find out more . . .
Larissa: Sounds fascinating. I’ll definitely check that out. I imagine application
developers will figure out a lot of different ways to use the technology.
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Jamil: Yes, definitely. That’s the plan.
Larissa: So, I’ve heard that Tan Le’s personal story is as interesting as this innovation.
Jamil: That’s right. She grew up in Australia, but her family comes from Vietnam.
Life was not easy when she was young, but her mother and grandmother
encouraged her never to give up. Her experience really helped her to get
ahead, way ahead!

1 pioneer: a person who leads the way into a new area of knowledge or invention
2 portable: can be carried or moved around
3 wheelchair: a chair that allows people who cannot walk to move
4 application developer: a computer professional who develops specialized software or applications

Tan Le’s lightweight headset can read brainwaves and send
data to devices such as laptops and mobile phones.

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