Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, explores how new technologies can help people (especially children) learn new things in new ways. His Lifelong Kindergarten research group developed the “programmable bricks” that were the basis for the LEGO MindStorms and PicoCricket construction kits. Resnick co-founded the Computer Clubhouse project, an international network of after-school learning centers for youth from low-income communities. Resnick’s group recently developed a new programming language, called Scratch, which makes it easier for kids to create their own interactive stories, games, music, and animations — and share their creations on the web. Resnick earned a BS in physics from Princeton, and an MS and PhD in computer science from MIT. Before pursuing his graduate degrees, he worked for five years as a science and technology journalist for Business Week magazine. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams.