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episode 4612: Lost Einsteins and Tech Innovation
Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Harvard Ph.D candidate Alex Bell about an economic research paper he worked on. The paper found that the top 5 percent of all third graders in math are no more likely to become inventors than below-average math students from affluent families. In other words, you might be smart, but if you don't have money you might become what the paper calls a "Lost Einstein". Race, ethnicity, and geography also play a role in the success or lack of success of high performing students and this, the papers authors say is stifling innovation.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone
Guest: Alex Bell
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