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Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 2: Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan
FromMIT News
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 2: Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan
FromMIT News
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with associate professor of political science and faculty co-director of MIT-Africa, Mai Hassan. Her work looks at bureaucracy, public administration, and the state in Africa, and more recently, how people mobilize against repressive dictatorships.
The Curiosity Unbounded Podcast is a conversation between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and newly-tenured faculty members. Sally invites us to listen in as she dives into the research happening in MIT’s labs and in the field. Along the way, she and her guests reveal the pressing issues facing science today and what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
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The Curiosity Unbounded Podcast is a conversation between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and newly-tenured faculty members. Sally invites us to listen in as she dives into the research happening in MIT’s labs and in the field. Along the way, she and her guests reveal the pressing issues facing science today and what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
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Released:
May 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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