Debate: What are the ethics of discouraging much-needed innovation given potential privacy concerns?

Sto­ry descrip­tion (CNN Mon­ey): Ned Sahin is founder and CEO of neu­rotech­nol­o­gy start-up Brain Pow­er, whose tool “Empow­er Me” uses smart glass­es like Google Glass to coach those with autism. It helps school­child­ren learn social and cog­ni­tive skills and can even guide adults through an inter­view process. Brain Power’s prod­uct is sold to many schools…

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Study finds n‑back cognitive training can increase fluid intelligence (especially outside the USA)

Improv­ing flu­id intel­li­gence with train­ing on work­ing mem­o­ry: a meta-ana­ly­­sis (Psy­cho­nom­ic Bul­letin & Review): “…due to the broad inter­est in cog­ni­tive train­ing, lab­o­ra­to­ries around the world are inves­ti­gat­ing the effects of train­ing and trans­fer. In fact, the first study of n‑back train­ing on Gf (flu­id intel­li­gence) was con­duct­ed in Switzerland…and from our own expe­ri­ences conducting…

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