Lawrence Larson, Dean of Engineering, Brown University on the Next Generation of Engineers | WHC 9003

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Lawrence Larson, Dean of Engineering at Brown University joins host Llewellyn King to talk about fostering the next generation of engineers, and what role (if any) politics should take in scientific research.
White House Chronicle, Show #9003
Air Date: Jan. 20, 2017
Host: Llewellyn King
Guest: Lawrence Larson, Brown University
Topic: The future of engineering in an unsteady political climate

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