The Woman Who Can Read Your Brain: From refugee to pioneering mind-reading technology

Moving objects nothing more than a thought has long been the purview of science-fiction. But Emotiv Lifescience's new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, makes it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with your thoughts.

Tan Le, co-founder and president of Emotiv Lifescience talks about the development of the thought-conversion technology and breaks down how the headset works. 

And find out if Tan Le thinks that one day the reverse would be true -- if the device that reads its user's brainwaves can be used to control the mind.

She discusses the potential applications of the technology that can be used to radically change everyday life for people, especially in the areas concerning disabled patients, such as controlling an electric wheelchair, mind-keyboard or neuro-prothetics. Also a big area for potential is gaming and market research. 

Tan has an anextraordinary story: she is a refugee from Vietnam at age 4, she entered college at 16, and has since become a leader in her home country of Australia. Listen to her immigration story as she tells us about her journey on the refugee boat and why her mother carried along a bottle of poison.