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In this episode, Professor Soumodip Sarkar\u00a0discusses how innovation emerges under resource constraints, particularly in \u201cnon-WEIRD\u201d contexts (non-Western, less resource-rich environments). The conversation explores frugal innovation, grassroots innovation, bricolage, COVID-era problem solving, low-cost technological breakthroughs, and the future of industrial policy in the age of AI.<\/i><\/div>\n
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