Congratulations to MIT economist Esther Duflo who brings home a MacArthur Genius grant!
Also honored was my old friend John Rogers, a physicist doing fascinating applied work on flexible electronic devices who was in the Society of Fellows with me.
Esther Duflo Is Now Officially a Genius
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Congratulations indeed! Here’s a video of a talk she gave at MIT Tech Day ’06,
“Fighting Poverty: What Works? The Work of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT”
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/375
Congratulations to both Esther and John!
I truly admire Esther Duflo. As a woman in my mid-20′s, it’s inspiring to see such a remarkable person not only accomplish the things she has in a relatively short career, but also to see her being acknowledged for those contributions.
PS: Flexible electronic devices = Coolest sci-fi turned real life technology of the year!
Flexible electronic devices have been around for at least a decade; no genius there. The video clip alluded to his work with the brain, which is the more exciting part.