Nobel Prize-winning Economist Esther Duflo

Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood in Make Me Smart

Santa Cruz Works is engaged with a number of state and local institutions working to build better education pathways for our community. Imagine our surprise to learn that smaller classes and even text books are not the remedy for better education. This is what Esther Duflo Nobel Prize-winning Economist has learned in her research. Make Me Smart #140 is a fascinating podcast which also includes details on how to do research in ways that may seem obvious now, but have not been the methodology of choice in the past. There is also a great segment on Ford’s upcoming electric Mustang that is priced to compete against Tesla. And hey, it appeals well to soccer moms.