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Why Dr Leroy Chiao, NASA Astronaut Sees Many Reasons for Optimism Despite the Pandemic

Dr Leroy Chiao

In a recent Asia Society interview, Dr Leroy Chiao, former NASA astronaut, shared why he saw many reasons for optimism despite the pandemic. In the latest episode of Asia Society’s series Asian Americans Building America, Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd speaks with Leroy Chiao, a Chinese American astronaut, about his upbringing, his work […]

Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran: A Better Way of Innovating

Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran of The Economist outlines his vision for a new kind of innovation, “not a gadget or gizmo,” but a version that is “more ambitious, more disruptive, and more democratic.” Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran Vijay V. Vaitheeswaranis an award-winning senior correspondent for the Economist.  He joined the editorial staff in 1992 as its London-based […]