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Mitchel Resnick Ph.D. in computer science, Advisory board
Currently an Associate Professor at the Media Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of his research interests include the role of technology in learning and education, design of computational systems for non-experts and children, decentralized systems and decentralized thinking. Resnick has led the development of the Programmable Brick, which served as the prototype for the LEGO Mind-storms robotics invention system. Also, he has lectured on the use of computers in education in more than a dozen countries. He co-found-ed the Computer Club-house which is an after-school learning center where youth from underserv-ed communities work together on computer-related projects. While working for Business Week magazine (1978-83) he wrote more than 100 articles about science and technology. In addition, he is author of the book "Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams" from MIT Press.

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MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, 02139 Cambridge, MA, USA.

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