Podcast: Curiosity unbounded, episode 8 — Hard facts on soft skills

J-PAL affiliated professor Namrata Kala speaks with MIT president Sally Kornbluth about what she learned from being part of J-PAL at MIT, the importance of fieldwork in developing better policy interventions, soft skills training and the benefits of being a straight shooter.

Podcast: Curiosity unbounded, episode 8 — Hard facts on soft skills

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