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Mariana Mazzucato Thinks We Need More Moonshots

May 8, 2026·55 min·7-min readconversationaltechnology
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Mariana Mazzucato, a leading economist and public policy thinker, joins the Odd Lots podcast at the Bloomberg City Lab conference in Madrid to discuss the evolving role of government in innovation, the dangers of overreliance on consultants, and the need for mission-oriented industrial poli

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Mariana Mazzucato

conversational on Odd Lots

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Mariana MazzucatoErnest BrackettNandan NilekaniEric Schmidt

Books

The Entrepreneurial Stateby Mariana MazzucatoThe Big Conby Mariana Mazzucato

Companies

McKinseyPwCNASADARPA

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceFuture Of WorkInequality

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